i2Hub network, the file-swapping network that let college students download movies and music at blazing speeds on the Internet2 research network has closed its doors, under legal pressure.
The service, which had also expanded into less controversial legal territory such as textbook exchange and dating, had increasingly been a target of record labels and movie studios cracking down on piracy.
Related:
– File-swapping gets supercharged on student network
– RIAA After Internet2
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