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# Warner Music Pitches ISP License To Universities
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/warner-music-pi/
- Published: 2008-12-05T05:50:33.000Z
- Updated: 2008-12-05T05:50:33.000Z
- Description: Warner Music Group’s Jim Griffen, who has been a vocal proponent of blanket music licensing at the ISP level, is out pitching the idea to some of America’s top universities.. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2008/12/warner-music-pi.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:03

Warner Music Group’s Jim Griffen, who has been a vocal proponent of blanket music licensing at the ISP level, is out pitching the idea to some of America’s top universities. Columbia, Stanford, University of Chicago, University of Washington, MIT, University of Colorado, University of Michigan, Cornell, Penn State, University of California at Berkeley and University of Virginia have expressed interest and talks are under way according to [TechDirt](http://techdirt.com/articles/20081204/1534153023.shtml?ref=hypebot.com) who also dubbed the plan "pay-us-not-to-sue".

Here’s the basic slide presentation that has been used with the schools:

**What do you think of this concept?**