Apr 15, 2007 - 04:12:48 CDT
FARGO(AP) - At least two North Dakota universities are reminding students about intensified efforts to stop music theft on campuses.North Dakota State University officials sent out a campuswide e-mail Friday informing students of recent lawsuits and reminding them of the university's policies prohibiting the illegal downloading and sharing of copyrighted materials.
Keith Stenehjem, chief information officer for Mayville State University, said officials there also have notified students.
NDSU was among the first batch of colleges targeted for copyright complaints by the Recording Industry Association of America. The group sent out more than 1,200 settlement letters to users on college campuses around the country.
NDSU student body president Dante Miller said students have told him they are going to stop illegally downloading music after hearing about lawsuits filed against six students in the North Dakota State University system.
"It's hitting so close to home that I think people are going to start paying attention to it," Miller said.
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