Internet2 legally hacked by music industry
WHEN US universities connected themselves with a superfast private Internet2 network, they failed to see the obvious – building such a structure would get them into trouble with the music and film industry.
The network is so fast that your average college kid can send a movie to his friend in another part of America in 30 seconds in comparison to a few hours for the regular interweb. Not surprisingly this is what they are doing, bless.
According to the Washington Post, the various music and film groups, who are opposed to file sharing, are getting a bit litigious and are suing students left, right and centre.
The Recording Industry Association of America is suing 405 students at 18 colleges with access to the Internet2 network.
The Motion Picture Association of America has several lawsuits pending against Internet2 users.
