RIAA Targets 300 Companies With Network Piracy Notices

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 18, 2003 - 4:57am.

Los Angeles -- The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), a trade group representing major record labels that has led the industry's anti-piracy efforts, has sent letters to about 300 companies informing them that their networks are being used for copyright infringement and urging them to act to avoid legal action, Reuters reported. About 35 percent of the letters went to technology firms, while the rest targeted medical-related or other industries, an RIAA spokesperson told Reuters. In addition to the letter, companies also received a CD that contained evidence of files on their networks being traded on file-sharing networks. "We strongly urge you to take immediate steps to prevent the continued infringement of our members' sound recordings on your corporate network. these acts of infringement could expose your employees and your company to significant legal damages," the letter said. Several months ago the RIAA sent a letter to Fortune 1000 companies, informing them of the importance of ensuring their networks are not used by employees for copyright infringement. http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=2395946
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