Schools that do/don't cooperate with the RIAA

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<p>Sorry if this sounds like a strange question to ask, but I have an extremely dedicated passion for having an eclectic and expansive taste in music. I’ve developed this taste over the last 2 years through reading reviews, studying critical trends, and downloading albums. I’ve amassed quite a large collection of music in the process (and I spend hundreds of dollars a year purchasing music to show my appreciation for certain artists; I do believe artists should be rewarded for their work so please, let’s try to avoid that argument). </p>

<p>Despite purchasing a lot of music, however, I am vehemently against the Recording Industry Association of America due to a variety of reasons. I am not exactly afraid of being caught; at this point, most of my downloads occur through obscure third party networks and are albums supported by underground labels that often cherish the p2p culture. Nevertheless, for ideological reasons I basically refuse to go to a school that will work with the RIAA, similarly to how I would never consider attending a school like Wheaton because I’m not an evangelical Christian. On the other hand, I might be more interested in schools that do not work with the RIAA, not necessarily because I’m convinced I’ll get away with illegal downloading but because those schools probably have like-minded students and policies (I hear MIT is like this). </p>

<p>Also, do feel free to list any schools that fall under the former or latter categories. I am mostly interested in top-tier schools, but I’m sure there are other students of multifarious academic backgrounds who are interested in knowing the same thing.</p>

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<p>I’m not sure this belongs under college life because it is a criterion I’d like to consider when deciding between schools.</p>

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<p>Have fun working at Burger King. </p>

<p>Any school will “work with the RIAA” if a student is caught illegally downloading on their network. It’s not as if the RIAA sends a cease and desist, and the school then tells them to “**** off”.</p>

<p>This thread is the dumbest thing I’ve read on here today. You’re not going to find like-minded people just because of that - because nobody is dumb enough to base their school pick on something so juvenile. This education is the foundation for the rest of your life. Drop the gripe that you’ve got with the RIAA (for probably no reason at all) and go to the school that best fits your needs.</p>

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<p>I have to second ^^. That is an incredibly stupid reason to choose a school.</p>

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<p>I don’t want to go to any school that contains more than one vowel in it.</p>

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<p>Have fun at Brown!</p>

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Have fun working for the RIAA. If you have a genuine response feel free to contribute. </p>

<p>All I am asking for are colleges where the downloading culture is popular and rampant. Would you be saying the same thing if I asked for the biggest party schools? That’s a “juvenile” reason to consider a school and yet thousands of students use it as one of their criteria.</p>

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<p>[Another</a> school says “no” to RIAA prelitigation letters - Ars Technica](<a href=“Another school says “no” to RIAA prelitigation letters | Ars Technica”>Another school says “no” to RIAA prelitigation letters | Ars Technica)</p>

<p>Next time, feel free to support your words with more than personal conjecture.</p>

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<p>I have to agree with others that it really shouldn’t be a deciding factor. I mean, 2-3 years down the college road, do you really think it’s going to matter to you? Download all your music before you go then download more when you go home on fall break/winter break, etc.</p>

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It is a cultural activity that I am highly engaged and interested in year-round. It was perhaps a drastic overstatement to claim that I would refuse to attend a school that works with the RIAA, but I would still like to consider it a minor factor.</p>