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Sahi, a commuter science major at Princeton, Class of 2010, was able to collect more concrete data regarding shared torrents or large files across the sharing site. Looking at the identification numbers of anonymous users, this February, Sahi found that perhaps only ten out of a 1000 files were actually legal. Although it is a known fact that BitTorrent contains pirated material, this project will help identify which files are being accessed most frequently, which may ultimately aid in efforts to prevent piracy.

Dunlap, Grubb & Weaver is going after individuals who have pirated films like last year's Oscar winner, 'Hurt Locker,' off of P2P file-sharing sites. Usually, the firm settles for a fine from $1,500 to $3,000. Do you think this fine range fits the crime?