From the Tacoma,WA News-Tribune:
UW will abet file-sharing lawsuits, it says
The University of Washington announced Monday a new policy about illegal music file-sharing on campus: Not only will the school not shield students from lawsuits from the recording industry, it will track them down and serve them the legal papers.
UW said it will forward notices of pending lawsuits from the Recording Industry Association of America to students who engage in illegal downloading on the university's computer network.
The notices say offending students have 20 days to settle with the association by paying it about $3,000 to $5,000 or be taken to court without possibility of a settlement.
Eric Godfrey, vice provost for student life at the UW Seattle campus, informed students of the policy Monday through a campuswide e-mail. It said some students have letters on the way, but he was unable in a later phone interview to say how many.
The university will not pass the students' names to the association, but it will use its server to identify them and inform them of their settlement options before they get stuck with a lawsuit, Godfrey said.
How about showing a little backbone and standing up to these thugs...
Sheesh -- talk about lame
