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Volume 130, Number 1 |
July 14, 2009 |
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Posted 11-16-2005 at 11:22AM
i2hub closes
On Monday, i2hub, the service that utilized RPI’s Internet2 link for chat and file sharing, closed its doors over fears of impending lawsuits from the Recording Industry Association of America. The site now contains a picture of the “Remember i2hub” sign that was hung on a window of the CII last spring and links to articles written at the service’s beginning and end. According to the Associated Press, this year, 635 users at colleges across the country have been sued as a result of their usage of i2hub.
Several months ago, the Supreme Court ruled against the P2P sharing program Grokster, overturning a previous ruling indemnifying makers of a technology from possible illicit uses. This case was finally settled on Monday, and Grokster agreed to pay $50 million and cease operation of its peer-to-peer network. | |
Posted 11-16-2005 at 11:22AM | |
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