Record Industry Sues 532 Alleged Music-Swappers

Zardon · Mar 23, 2004, 09:24 PM

LOS ANGELES — The recording industry sued 532 people Tuesday, including scores of individuals using computer networks at 21 universities, claiming they were illegally sharing digital music files over the Internet.

This latest wave of copyright lawsuits brought by the Recording Industry Association of America (search) on behalf of recording companies marks the first time the trade group has targeted computer users swapping music files over university networks.

The RIAA filed the "John Doe" complaints against 89 individuals using networks at universities in Arizona, California, New York, Indiana, Maryland, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Washington. Lawsuits were also filed against 443 people using commercial Internet access providers in California, Colorado, Missouri, Texas and Virginia.

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Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Record Industry Sues 532 Alleged Music-Swappers LOS ANGELES — The recording industry sued 532 people Tuesday, including scores of individuals using computer networks at 21 universities, claiming they were illegally sharing digital music files over the Internet. This latest wave of copyright lawsuits brought by the Recording Industry Association of America (search) on behalf of recording companies marks the first time the trade group has targeted computer users swapping music files over university networks. The RIAA filed the "John Doe" complaints against 89 individuals using networks at universities in Arizona, California, New York, Indiana, Maryland, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Washington. Lawsuits were also filed against 443 people using commercial Internet access providers in California, Colorado, Missouri, Texas and Virginia. full story at fox