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Judge supports RIAA in piracy case

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Published: June 22, 2008 at 1:03 PM

NORFOLK, Va., June 22 (UPI) -- A Virginia college must tell the Recording Industry Association of America the names of 20 students accused of illegally downloading music, a judge has ruled.

Magistrate Judge F. Bradford Stillman ruled that the College of William and Mary must release the names of the students who allegedly downloaded and shared copyright music files online, the Newport News (Va.) Daily Press reported Saturday.

Following the federal judge's decision Friday, association spokeswoman Cara Duckworth said her group would contact the school within the next few days.

"We will be issuing the subpoena on the school and asking the school to send us the names of the individuals," Duckworth said.

A university spokesman told the Daily Press the school would recognize the petition from the association, which alleges the students used William and Mary's computer network to download songs.

"Protecting student privacy is very important to the college, but we will comply with the court's order once we've received it and once it's been reviewed by legal counsel," spokesman Mike Connolly said.

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