Cary Sherman, president of the Recording Industry Association of America, is continuing his campaign to persuade colleges to ramp up their antipiracy policies. In a recent essay in a Pittsburgh newspaper, he called on Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh to "foster a climate where creativity is valued and respected" by installing filtering software on the campus network or signing a contract with a legal downloading service. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
In April, the RIAA sued 41 computer users at the two universities whom it accuses of file-sharing offenses. For more on the lawsuits, see an article from The Chronicle by Brock Read.
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