Technology: Internet2 Becomes File-Sharing Target. RIAA spokesperson Amanda Hunter said that to identify the Internet2 file traders, the organization used a process similar to what it has done with the regular Internet -- using Internet protocol addresses and file-trading sessions to track users. ManageEngine OpManager, a powerful NMS for monitoring your network, physical & virtual (VMware/ HyperV) servers, apps & other IT devices.
Deploy and start monitoring in less than an hour. Trusted by over a million admins worldwide. Try it for free. It is designed to increase network speed, bandwidth, and the ability to share vast amounts of data quickly and easily, but according to copyright owners, the next-generation Internet known as Internet2 has also been facilitating illegal, unlicensed trading of copyrighted music and movie files. 'Emerging Epidemic' Next-Gen File-Trading The RIAA said the Internet2 infringement was "extensive," indicating it chose to limit its initial lawsuits to 25 per institution based on the most egregious offenders. Inside Bay Area - Tri-Valley Herald - Local News. The recording industrys latest attempt to curb Internet piracy by suing hundreds of college students — including two dozen at University of California, Berkeley — probably wont have much of an effect on students behavior, one UC Berkeley computer administrator said Wednesday.
Thats the big non-story here, said Brad Andrews, UCs manager of residential computing. Unless something very serious changes in the legal climate, its probably not going to make a big dent. Andrews said the campus has notified 25 dormitory residents that theyve been listed in lawsuits filed Wednesday by the Recording Industry Association of America, although officials arent releasing students names. Each of the students has been identified by their Internet Protocol — or IP — address. The RIAA is suing 450 students at 18 colleges across the nation who they say have illegally downloaded and traded thousands of music and movie files.
Students have engaged in illegal activity. Steal This Song (washingtonpost.com) RIAA discovers Internet2 | The Register. High performance access to file storage The RIAA said it will today sue over 400 students with access to Internet2, the high speed next-generation network, for copyright infringement. The experimental network is used by universities and researchers and has been demonstrated to transmit a DVD in around 30 seconds. The sheer speed of I2 makes file sharing much more attractive, exponentially increasing the amount of revenue lost to artists by the RIAA's failure to lobby for a scheme that reimburses them. Similar schemes have been implemented for radio and public broadcast - new technologies that initially robbed artists of their revenue while expanding the potential audience for their creative works. "We cannot let this high-speed network become a zone of lawlessness where the normal rules don't apply," said Cary Sherman, RIAA president.
Quite the contrary. Related stories. RIAA, MPAA Target File Swapping on Internet2. WASHINGTON -- The Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Picture Association of America on Wednesday separately will file lawsuits against college students that are allegedly using an Internet2 peer-to-peer service for illegal file trading. The RIAA will file copyright infringement lawsuits against 405 college students, while the MPAA will do the same against an undisclosed number of college students. Both groups are targeting college students who have allegedly used their schools' high-speed Internet2 networks to trade files illegally using the Internet2 P-to-P service called i2hub, the trade groups announced separately this week. In addition, the MPAA says it will also name defendants in a number of lawsuits it filed previously against unnamed P-to-P users.
On Monday, at 4:23 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, there were 7070 users connected to i2hub sharing 99.2TB of files, according to the MPAA. Safe Swapping? Asking for Help. RIAA goes after file-sharing on Internet2 - Tech News & Reviews - MSNBC.com. WASHINGTON — The recording industry intends to sue hundreds of college students accused of illegally distributing music and movies across Internet2, the super-fast computer network connecting leading universities for researching the next generation of the Internet, industry officials said Tuesday. The Washington-based Recording Industry Association of America, the trade group for the largest labels, said it will file federal copyright lawsuits Wednesday against 405 students at 18 colleges with access to the Internet2 network, which boasts speeds hundreds of times faster than the Internet.
Researchers at Internet2 once demonstrated they can download a DVD-quality copy of the popular movie "The Matrix" in 30 seconds over their network, a feat they said would take roughly 25 hours over the Internet. Internet2 is used by several million university students, researchers and professionals around the world but is generally inaccessible to the public. Freedom to Tinker: RIAA Suing i2hub Users.
Yesterday the RIAA announced lawsuits against many college students for allegedly using a program called i2hub to swap copyrighted music files. RIAA is trying to paint this as an important step in their anti-infringement strategy, but it looks to me like a continuation of what they have already been doing: suing individuals for direct infringement, and trying to label filesharing technologies (as opposed to infringing uses of them) as per se illegal. The new angle in this round of suits is that i2hub traffic uses the Internet2 network. The RIAA press release is careful to call Internet2 a “specialized” network, but many press stories have depicted it a private network, separate from the main Internet.
In fact, Internet2 is not really a separate network. It’s more like a set of express lanes for the Internet, built so that network traffic between Internet2 member institutions can go faster. The extra speed of Internet2 doesn’t seem like much of an issue for music files, though. News: Music Biz Sues High-Speed Traders. RIAA Cracks Down on Internet2 File Sharing. RIAA cracks down on Internet2 file-swapping | CNET News.com. ABC News: Music Group to Sue Students Over Downloads. CBS News | Downloads In A Snap; Lawsuit, Too | April 12, 2005 23:00:10. GENERIC Music sharing, download, gavel, lawsuit, Internet, Kazaa, Napster, MP3, RIAA - RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA CBS/AP Ultra-fast Internet2 isn't available to the general public.
But the recording industry is already testing its legal legs by filing suit Wednesday against hundreds of college students accused of illegally distributing music and movies across Internet2. The super-fast computer network connecting leading universities for researching the next generation of the Internet, industry officials said Tuesday. But its an unregulated and uncharted territory, the Recording Industry Association of America told CBS News Correspondent Sandra Hughes.
"Right now the Internet2 is a zone of lawlessness when it comes to theft of music and movies and that just can't be allowed to continue," said RIAA president Cary Sherman. Internet2 is used by several million university students, researchers and professionals around the world but is generally inaccessible to the public.
The New York Times > AP > Technology > Music Group to Sue Students Over Downloads. RIAA cracks down on Internet2 file swapping | CNET News.com. The Seattle Times: Business & Technology: Hollywood goes after file-sharing "i2hub" students. HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — The major Hollywood studios and record companies have a new lesson for college students: The faster you download movies and music, the sooner you may end up in a courtroom. Leaders of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) announced yesterday they expect to file hundreds of lawsuits today against students nationwide who use a program called "i2hub.
" To be included are students at the University of Southern California, the University of California, San Diego, and the University of California, Berkeley, all of whom are identified only as John Does. The i2hub software, released last year by a University of Massachusetts freshman, enables users to copy files in a fraction of the time required by other file-sharing programs. Users connect to each other through Internet2, an accelerated version of the Internet that reaches more than 300 universities, government agencies and other institutions. Music Industry Sues Hundreds Of File Sharers At Colleges (washingtonpost.com) RIAA goes after file-sharing on Internet2 - Tech News & Reviews - MSNBC.com.
Network - Network Security - Internet2: File Swapping Haven? Gnutella.com. RIAA Targets Princetonian Private File-Sharing Network. RIAA Subpoenas & Universities. Article: RIAA subpoenas target 39 students.