RIAA Sues 493 More People Over Piracy

A U.S. music industry group said it had sued 493 more people over copyright infringement as part of its campaign to stop consumers from copying music over the Internet.

The Recording Industry Assn. of America has now sued 2,947 individuals since September in an attempt to discourage people from copying songs through “peer to peer” networks such as Kazaa. The trade group, which represents the five largest recording companies, has settled 486 of those cases for about $3,000 each.