The Recording Industry of Association America ended its "Clean Slate" program, which offered amnesty to people who voluntarily admitted to illegally downloading music, according to The Washington Post.
The program required individuals to provide written acknowledgements citing their use of illegal file sharing services. In exchange for the statement, the RIAA guaranteed it would not file charges.
RIAA decided to terminate the program because it is no longer "necessary or appropriate," a spokesperson told the Post. The public now is educated and aware of legal repercussions for illegal file sharing, he added.
Those who already received amnesty -- 1,108 people -- still are protected under the original terms of the program.
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