The RIAA’s latest attempt to convince college students not to share music using their university connections has not gone entirely smoothly. According to the RIAA, 49% of the students who have receiving the settlement notices have settled out of court; however, some universities are refusing to forward the notices to students in the first place, so the actual percentage is lower.
The latest to resist is North Carolina State University, where Pam Gerace, director of Student Legal Services, is trying to prevent sued students’ names from being turned over to the RIAA. According to her, “the RIAA actually said they might have use for the names in the future.” To protect students from additional lawsuits from record companies or even the RIAA itself, she says the names of those sued after refusing to settle should be kept out of the suits.