Despite evidence that sharing music and movies online remains popular, a report issued Tuesday by a committee of entertainment and university leaders says universities have made strides the past year to curtail online piracy.
The report, submitted to Congress by the Joint Committee of the Higher Education and Entertainment Communities, highlights steps taken by the universities to tackle Internet piracy but offers few details of their effectiveness.
The recording industry has sued more than 3,000 computer users since September in a campaign to stem file-sharing. Studies differ as to the effectiveness of the campaign, but at any given moment, there are upward of 4 million people in the United States swapping files online, according to Beverly Hills-based BigChampagne, which tracks activity on file-sharing networks.
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