The RIAA is asking for additional cooperation from ISPs in getting customers targeted by the RIAA's file-sharing sting to cooperate, according to a letter recently leaked to P2P attorney Ray Beckerman. In it, the RIAA lays out its vision for how it would like ISPs to cooperate with its efforts to identify and sue those accused of sharing music over P2P networks. This includes communicating a standing offer of a $1,000 settlement discount should the subscriber settle before a lawsuit is filed against him or her. The letter also discloses plans for a settlement web site that will launch later this year.

The RIAA wants to do an end run around this process, getting ISPs to start the collection agency work by sending out letters to the owners of IP addresses allegedly used for infringement. If the recipient of a such a letter contacts the RIAA, the labels get their positive ID and the chance to extract a sizable settlement without having to resort to the legal system.

The RIAA will also be providing the ISPs with another letter they can send to their subscribers, this one notifying them of the possibility of an early, out-of-court settlement. "We have heard repeatedly from targets that they want the ability to settle as early as possible at the lowest amount possible," according to the letter. "To accommodate this request, we are instituting a new Pre-Doe settlement option that will allow infringers to settle at a discounted rate if they do so prior to our filing a Doe suit."

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