Even though the United States accounts for more than 35 percent of illegal downloading that occurs across the world, the practice may actually be doing the record industry more good than harm, according to a study co-authored by Harvard Business School professor Felix Oberholzer-Gee.
The use of music sharing software will soon be scarce at the University of La Verne as the Office of Information Technology will be tracking students, staff and faculty who use this software in the ULV system.
In a world where downloading music is as easy as running for Governor of California, the Recording Industry Association of America has turned up the heat on hundreds of file swappers, while tempting the rest with an offer of "amnesty."