Students ‘rip, mix, burn’ at their own risk

Mr. Dunn at Boston College sees another pattern of targets. “What seems odd, given the scope of this, is when the RIAA rolled out these subpoenas they seemed to target high-profile schools in Boston and Chicago,” he says.

“It was suggested that the rollout strategy would be Boston and Chicago, then New York and L.A., then Miami and Dallas, and so on, as a way of publicizing the issue. You can argue that the RIAA is fighting for its survival.”

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