University expects subpoena Monday
The Office of the General Counsel expects to receive a subpoena Monday from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) asking the University to disclose the identities of 25 students accused of music copyright infringement, University spokesman Eric Quinones said.As part of its latest campaign to curb piracy on college campuses, the music association filed lawsuits Wednesday against 25 University students ? and a total of 405 students at 18 colleges ? accused of illegally downloading music on the Internet2 network."The judge who received the filing from the RIAA issued an order granting the RIAA's request to deliver subpoenas to the University," Quinones said.The industry trade group had notified Princeton in late March that it planned to sue 39 students, but RIAA president Cary Sherman said in a conference call earlier this week that no more than 25 lawsuits would be filed against students at any one school.One of the 39 originally notified Princeton students, a junior who asked not to be identified, said Thursday night that he still did not know if he would face litigation.The University will wait for the RIAA subpoena to arrive before it notifies the 25 students, Quinones said.The RIAA's lawsuits targeting Princeton students ? collectively known as BMG Music et al.