Not sure what to make of this
http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=904Internet2 is a consortium made up of universities, colleges, government and corporate networks, who are working on a high-speed network, which is also called Internet2. The speed of the network with its ability to carry media around the globe at high speeds appears to have caught the eyes of the RIAA and MPAA. Less than 5 months ago the RIAA took legal action against people at university campuses who they claim were using the network to share copyrighted music.
Dan Glickman, president of MPAA said, "The movie industry is committed to working with the technology sector to find innovative new ways to deliver entertainment to consumers… The MPAA views this partnership with Internet2 as an important opportunity for collaboration as we seek to link new delivery models with content protection."
President of the RIAA Cary Sherman said, "We look forward to collaborative work with a broad spectrum of Internet2's members to develop new technologies that will enable us to produce and distribute digital content over next generation networks in ways that protect and enhance the value of creative works.”
So it seems that rather than embrace the high speed delivery system all they are focusing on is tying it in to DRM, it wouldnt suprise me if either of those two executives have an investment in such companies.
I suspect they have cut a deal to drop any legal action against students in return for a position where they can watch out for their own cash orientated interests, on what is a publicly funded network.
