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April 13, 2005

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Students Targeted in Piracy Lawsuits
Los Angeles Times, April 13-Leaders of the Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Picture Association of America said Tuesday that they expected to file hundreds of lawsuits today against students across the country who use a super-fast version of the Internet that connects more than 300 universities and other institutions. Among those facing copyright infringement lawsuits are 25 people at USC and an unspecified number at UCSD and UC Berkeley. More

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Students Face Suits Over Use of 'Internet2'
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 13-The super-fast "Internet2" network that connects universities researching the next-generation Internet is also apparently popular among college students who download pirated music and movies. Twenty-five of the students targeted attend UCSD, said the Recording Industry Association of America, the trade group for the largest music labels. UCSD said in a statement yesterday that it had been notified by the Recording Industry Association of an imminent subpoena relating to the students who are accused of illegally sharing files and that it would comply with the subpoena. More

Study: Sharks are Essential to Coral Reefs
Washington Times, April 12-Overfishing of sharks in the Caribbean causes a domino-like effect that leads to coral reef destruction, researchers from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography concluded Tuesday. More

Do you and your Pet Share a Striking Resemblance?
Charlotte Observer, April 12-In a recent research project, scientists at UCSD asked volunteers to match pictures of pets to their owners. More than 60 percent of the time, they matched the right pet to the right owner. In celebration of National Pet Month in May, Purina will put that research to a test with a pet look-alike contest. More

Protean Proteins
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 13-Through computer modeling, protean proteins reveal form, function and a kind of natural beauty. The Protein Data Bank, a worldwide repository operated in part by the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UCSD, currently contains 30,179 three-dimensional protein structures. More

Questions Answered
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 13-Q & A column by Sherry Seethaler, a UCSD science writer and educator who answers science questions submitted by San Diego Union-Tribune readers. More