4.28.2004
Script from MPR
ENPS
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SUING STUDENTS (DONOHUE) - 1605
THE RECORDING INDUSTRY HAS FILED ITS FIRST FILE-SHARING LAWSUITS IN MINNESOTA. THE RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA IS SUING TWO INDIVIDUALS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOR ILLEGAL FILE-SHARING. THE RIAA FILED ITS LATEST SET OF LAWSUITS TODAY AGAINST NEARLY 500 PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE SUITS NAME 14 UNIVERSITIES WHERE DEFENDANTS ARE LOCATED, INCLUDING THE U OF M.
THE RIAA ONLY HAS NUMBERED, VIRTUAL ADDRESSES THAT INDICATE THE LOCATION OF THE DEFENDANTS' COMPUTERS. UNIVERSITY COUNSEL BILL DONOHUE SAYS AT THIS POINT THE INDUSTRY IS SEEKING TO SUBPOENA THE U OF M FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
INCUE: IF THE INDIVIDUALS ARE STUDENTS, WE WILL BE REQUIRED TO GIVE THEM NOTICE, AS REQUIRED BY LAW, AND ONCE THAT NOTICE PERIOD IS UP IF THERE IS NO DEFENSE TO THE SUBPOENA WE WILL BE REQUIRED TO TURN OVER THE NAMES.
OUTCUE: TO TURN OVER THE NAMES.
DURATION:0'10"]
THE U OF M HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN PREVIOUS LAWSUITS BY THE RIAA,
THOUGH IT HAS RECEIVED NON-BINDING NOTICES THAT CERTAIN COMPUTERS ON CAMPUS WERE INVOLVED IN ILLEGALLY SHARING SONGS. DONOHUE SAYS ALL STUDENTS ARE EDUCATED ABOUT ILLEGAL DOWNLOADING AND AGREE TO AN "ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY" DURING ORIENTATION.
ENP1398 4 V 203 MPRXWR
SUING STUDENTS (DONOHUE) - 1605
THE RECORDING INDUSTRY HAS FILED ITS FIRST FILE-SHARING LAWSUITS IN MINNESOTA. THE RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA IS SUING TWO INDIVIDUALS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOR ILLEGAL FILE-SHARING. THE RIAA FILED ITS LATEST SET OF LAWSUITS TODAY
THE RIAA ONLY HAS NUMBERED, VIRTUAL ADDRESSES THAT INDICATE THE LOCATION OF THE DEFENDANTS' COMPUTERS. UNIVERSITY COUNSEL BILL DONOHUE SAYS AT THIS POINT THE INDUSTRY IS SEEKING TO SUBPOENA THE U OF M FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
INCUE: IF THE INDIVIDUALS ARE STUDENTS, WE WILL BE REQUIRED TO GIVE THEM NOTICE, AS REQUIRED BY LAW, AND ONCE THAT NOTICE PERIOD IS UP IF THERE IS NO DEFENSE TO THE SUBPOENA WE WILL BE REQUIRED TO TURN OVER THE NAMES.
OUTCUE: TO TURN OVER THE NAMES.
DURATION:0'10"]
THE U OF M HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN PREVIOUS LAWSUITS BY THE RIAA,
THOUGH IT HAS RECEIVED NON-BINDING NOTICES THAT CERTAIN COMPUTERS ON CAMPUS WERE INVOLVED IN ILLEGALLY SHARING SONGS. DONOHUE SAYS ALL STUDENTS ARE EDUCATED ABOUT ILLEGAL DOWNLOADING AND AGREE TO AN "ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY" DURING ORIENTATION.
