Internet2 becoming a nuisance for Online Copyright Protection

Data transfer speeds over the Internet are reaching sky heights. This let users share and transfer a lot of digital content to other users quite easily and without much delays. While these advancements are a boon for the research fields requiring such data transfer capabilities, it becomes a headache for the authorities looking around to stop piracy of digitally protected content.

If Internet was not a big enough nuisance, Internet2 is. Current generations of broadband connections are good enough to transfer huge files in a matter of hours. Internet2 is an advanced network originally developed for academic research, which let files as big as complete motion pictures to transfer in a matter of seconds. Many American universities are connected to each other through their new generation network.

This led to massive level file sharing between the users in these universities leading to RIAA and MPAA stepping in. RIAA alone has filed 405 copyright infringement lawsuits against students at 18 different U.S. universities accused of sharing and downloading digitally protected content. This is just going to be the beginning considering the tech know-how gained from this network would soon be applied on the general form of broadband connectivity leading to faster networks around us.

How long would RIAA, MPAA and other organizations keep on suing the users to act as a deterrent? Is this the only solution for them to get users away from sharing copy-protected content? There are some serious doubts over this theory.

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