ComputerWorld reports that the “RIAA shifts gears on music piracy, says it won’t file more suits”:

In a surprise about-face, the Recording Industry Association of America said today that it will no longer pursue its controversial legal strategy of filing large numbers of lawsuits against individuals for alleged music piracy.

…the strategy of sending out pre-litigation letters asking alleged copyright violators to settle or face legal action will stop, the group said. Also, the RIAA will no longer file “John Doe” lawsuits in which it lists an IP address and charges the person to whom that address is assigned.

The article covers several key issues such as how the RIAA ran investigations without an appropriate license.