However, once notified of a violation, they must take reasonable steps to correct it.
King argues that the use of Napster is itself sufficient evidence of copyright violations.
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"I don't think there's any doubts that people know what Napster's used for, and how much it's used on college campuses," he said.
In their letters to King, the universities all say that Napster use itself is not sufficient evidence for them to take action under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act and say they will only take action in the case of individual acts of piracy brought to their attention.