▁the ▁DO J ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁never ▁pro sec uted ▁anyone ▁for ▁" making ▁available ". ▁The ▁case ▁was ▁argued ▁before ▁Judge ▁Kenneth ▁M . ▁Kar as ▁in ▁Manh attan ▁federal ▁court ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁same ▁issue ▁has ▁been ▁brief ed ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁recent ▁case , ▁Warner ▁v . ▁Cass in . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Judge ▁Kar as ▁ruled ▁in ▁" B ark er " ▁that ▁simply ▁" making ▁available " ▁( such ▁as ▁dro pping ▁a ▁file ▁in ▁a ▁shared ▁folder ) ▁did ▁not ▁const itute ▁copy right ▁in fr ing ement . ▁ ▁Am n esty ▁programs ▁Between ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁R I AA , ▁through ▁its ▁C lean ▁S late ▁Program , ▁offered ▁individual ▁file ▁sh ar ers ▁am n esty ▁for ▁past ▁in fr ing ements , ▁" on ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁they ▁ref rain ▁from ▁future ▁in fr ing ement ," ▁and ▁delete ▁the ▁in fr ing ing ▁material . ▁ ▁Ind ividual s ▁were ▁no ▁longer ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁am n esty ▁once ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁su ed . ▁ ▁The ▁program ▁is ▁now ▁dis cont in ued . ▁ ▁The ▁R I AA ▁states ▁this ▁was ▁an ▁educational ▁initi ative ▁about ▁illegal ▁file ▁sharing , ▁and ▁was ▁stopped ▁due ▁to ▁increased ▁public ▁aw aren ess ▁in ▁the ▁issues . ▁The ▁program ▁may ▁also ▁have ▁been ▁stopped