The Recording Industry Association of America announced last month it would stop pursuing legal action against individuals for music piracy.
The decision comes after critics' complaints that the lawsuits did little to curb illegal downloading. The RIAA will now depend on the cooperation of major Internet service providers to combat the issue of music piracy.
Depending on what ISPs and the RIAA decide, music infringement may result in action by the ISP, including a warning e-mail, slower Internet service or Internet discontinuation, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The RIAA still reserves the right to prosecute piracy cases already in progress, but the RIAA ending lawsuits against individuals could spell a larger trend in the music industry. Apple's iTunes store, a digital media vendor, is also coming up with less restrictive methods to deal with music sharing. It started offering digital rights management free content, or songs that can be copied and shared, on Jan. 6, according to the iTunes Web site.
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