The recording industry intends to sue hundreds of college students accused of illegally distributing music and movies across Internet2, the superfast 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.
