Internet2 under attack

Daniel Stout from the University of Iowa blogs at Manufactured Environments and has a Malta section on his blogroll. In this post he writes about the RIAA attack on Internet2:

Internet2 is a high-speed version of the Internet available at research institutions such as the university I work at. The RIAA claims this high-end network is rife with file-sharing going on by students. “We cannot let this high-speed network become a zone of lawlessness where the normal rules don’t apply,” said Cary Sherman, president of the recording association.

The WSJ is running an AP article (subscription req’d) with all the gory details. Update: Story freely available via CBS News. Apparently the RIAA will be launching lawsuits against 405 students at 18 colleges.

Manufactured Fotos of Malta and the Mediterranean by Daniel Stout - More photos here