College students who illegally download music and movies have been sued. They’ve had Internet access shut off or threatened, and they’ve been warned to never do it again.
But the threat of a letter in a permanent file doesn’t hold as much sway as it used to. Complaints of copyright violations remain steady at campuses across California – even going up in some cases.
“As far as illegal goes, it’s not really a concern for most people – it’s like buckling up or not buckling up,” said Meghan Moyle, 20, a University of California, Davis student from Reno.
The culture of downloading music without paying for it is so pervasive that two-thirds of college students say they don’t care if the music is copyrighted, according to a 2006 study by the University of Richmond law school. The study concludes that the “confrontational approach” is not working.
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