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UW must give RIAA names, judge declares

Brett, a UW-Madison sophomore, downloads about three new albums per day with a few clicks of the mouse and without the help of a credit card. However, he may soon be in court.

After several Recording Industry Association of America companies went to U.S. District Court demanding the University of Wisconsin release contact information for 53 individuals who received settlement letters for illegally downloading music, the university is complying.