Indiana University and the Metallica Lawsuit

In response to news of the Metallica lawsuit, University of Indiana's Technology Policy officer Mark Bruhn told students today that if university council advised the banning of Napster, they would do so - no questions asked. While he refused to comment on the RIAA and the Napster lawsuit, as well as the recent conviction of AOL in a German court of fascilitating the piracy of music, he did say that Indiana had not yet received any legal documents concerning the matter, and that the university would continue to monitor the situation. His main focus this morning was to warn students of the dangers of downloading MP3s, saying "I hope those of you who do not know the seriousness of the situation leave here worried." Keep checking back as the story develops.