▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁the ▁R I AA ▁and ▁invited ▁the ▁students ▁and ▁subscri bers ▁to ▁visit ▁an ▁R I AA ▁website ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁entering ▁into ▁a ▁" dis count ▁settlement " ▁pay able ▁by ▁credit ▁card . ▁By ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁focus ▁had ▁shift ed ▁from ▁I SP ' s ▁to ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities . ▁ ▁The ▁average ▁settlement ▁amount ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁R I AA ▁is ▁around ▁$ 3 , 0 0 0 , ▁but ▁it ▁depends ▁on ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁in fr ing ements ▁In ▁one ▁case ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁ 1 8 ▁U C ▁Ber keley ▁students ▁were ▁informed ▁by ▁the ▁R I AA ' s ▁law f irm ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁in fr ing ing ▁on ▁copy right s ▁through ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁L ime wire . ▁They ▁were ▁offered ▁a ▁settlement ▁of ▁$ 7 5 0 ▁per ▁song ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁avoid ▁legal ▁action . ▁ ▁Ident ification ▁of ▁defend ants ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁R I AA ▁attempted ▁to ▁get ▁Ver izon ▁to ▁disc lose ▁the ▁ident ities ▁of ▁file - sh aring ▁customers ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁simple ▁one - page ▁sub po ena . ▁Ver izon ▁att orney ▁Sarah ▁Deutsch ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁sub po ena ' s ▁valid ity ▁on ▁proced ural ▁and ▁priv acy ▁grounds . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁this ▁failed ▁when ▁a ▁federal ▁appe