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Legal action for 757 file sharers

By Derek Sooman

On October 2, 2005, 2:51 PM

A trade group representing the U.S. music industry has filed lawsuits against 757 people it claims used online file-sharing networks to illegally trade in copyrighted songs. Of the 757 filed on Thursday, about 64 were filed against individuals using college networks, claims the RIAA. The latest round brings the total copyright infringement lawsuits filed against individuals to 14,800 filed by the U.S. music industry.

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