At first, Sarah Barg thought the e-mail was a scam. Some group called the Recording Industry Association of America was accusing the University of Nebraska-Lincoln sophomore of illegally downloading 381 songs using the school's computer network and a program called Ares.

Some group called the Recording Industry Association of America was accusing the University of Nebraska-Lincoln sophomore of illegally downloading 381 songs using the school's computer network and a program called Ares.

By Mike Allen mike.allen@roanoke.com 981-3236 The Recording Industry Association of America has sued three Roanoke Valley residents in federal court as part of an ongoing campaign against unauthorized music downloads. The three identically worded lawsuits filed in U.S.

By Mike Allen, The Roanoke Times, Va. Mar. 16--The Recording Industry Association of America has sued three Roanoke Valley residents in federal court as part of an ongoing campaign against unauthorized music downloads. The three identically worded lawsuits filed in U.S.

The music industry is asking 50 Ohio University students to pay $3,000 each to avoid lawsuits accusing them of pirating songs off the Internet.