RIAA sues 717 file-swappers

By John Borland
Staff Writer, CNET News

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) said Thursday that it had filed 717 new lawsuits against alleged file-swappers, including 68 unnamed people at universities.

The suits come several days after the record label group filed its arguments with the Supreme Court in a case examining the broader legal liability of file-swapping software companies. Movie studios also filed their own second round of lawsuits against individual computer users on Wednesday.

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by MeepIsTheWord October 14, 2009 1:44 PM PDT: RIAA should be sued for bulling ... stupidity ... all governments should have something imposed on all internet service providers ... that should stipulate a warning when downloading illegal content. Not everything on the internet is illegal ... it is the fault of the music industry for not keeping up with the internet explosion.

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