Copywrong Policy

Under threat of legal action — and a $30,000 fine — universities have become extended arms of publishing companies and the Recording Industry Association of America, taking up the responsibility of ferreting out and penalizing instances of copyright infringement among students and professors. Some university administrators complain that these groups have unfairly targeted universities to make an example of them, but RIAA President Cary Sherman ’68 has said the approach is valid given that copyright infringement is especially prevalent at universities.