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Music Group To Sue Students Over Internet2 Downloads

The super-fast "Internet2" network that connects universities researching the next-generation Internet has found new followers in college students who download pirated music and movies. <br/>Entertainment groups said last month they intend to sue hundreds of students accused of illegally distributing copyrighted songs and films across college campuses using the private research network, which boasts speeds hundreds of times faster than the Internet.

7 minute read April 28, 2005 at 02:21 PM
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Samuel Fineman
Music Group To Sue Students Over Internet2 Downloads

The super-fast “Internet2″ network that connects universities researching the next-generation Internet has found new followers in college students who download pirated music and movies.

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