Music Piracy Crackdown Nets College Kids

By ANNA JO BRATTON, Associated Press Writer, Technology / Internet

University of Nebraska-Lincoln advertising major Sarah Barg recounts her music downloading experiences , in Lincoln, Neb., Thursday, May 3, 2007. Barg is one of hundreds of students at college campuses across the country whose semester changed when they got a letter from the Recording Industry Association of America, telling them they could either pay a settlement or be sued for illegally downloading music. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

(AP) -- At first, Sarah Barg thought the e-mail was a scam. Some group called the Recording Industry Association of America was accusing the University of Nebraska-Lincoln sophomore of illegally downloading 381 songs using the school's computer network and a program called Ares.

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