the riaa also launched an "early settlement program" directed to isps and to colleges and universities, urging them to pass along letters to subscribers and students offering early settlements, prior to the disclosure of their identities. the settlement letters urged isps to preserve evidence for the benefit of the riaa and invited the students and subscribers to visit an riaa website for the purpose of entering into a "discount settlement" payable by credit card. by march 2007, the focus had shifted from isps to colleges and universities.