Sure, the Gamecocks name has helped sell a lot of hats. But for accuracy's sake, the University of South Carolina may need to change its nickname to the Pirates.
After all, South Carolina is No. 1 in the nation in campus music piracy, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. Record companies have sent the university a whopping 914 notices of copyright infringement this academic year, officials with the trade group told The State. (For comparison, two nearby universities — Clemson and Furman — received 71 and 45 notices, respectively.)
Now that South Carolina has been outed as a den of peer-to-peer iniquity, campus officials say they will do their best to curb campus piracy. They have not had to look very far for advice: The State says administrators are discussing "changes to technology policies" with Ginger DeMint, the RIAA's director of government and industry relations. Ms. DeMint is the daughter of Jim DeMint, a Republican senator from the state. –Brock Read
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