The expert witness said that 1/1000 will be falsely accused. Although this may be unnerving because it's not 100% certainty, 99.9% certainty is far above the more likely than not burden in civil court. Out of all the things to criticize the RIAA about, I don't think this is one of them. Regardless, I think the real problem is that the RIAA is using bully tactics so that these things never get to court at all. No poor college student is going to find a lawyer and spend tens of thousands of dollars defending a case in court when he can get out of it completely for $6,000. Regarding universities being put in a weird position, why should universities be in position of being responsible for students by providing internet access? Why don't universities do the same thing apartment complexes do for their dorms- contract with a private company to wire the building, and then have the students pay for internet plans a la carte? This way it's between the RIAA, the students and the ISP? - Nick from Avvo