U. of Maine Law Students Defend Classmates Accused of Illegal File Sharing

By ANDREA L. FOSTER

Law students don't usually represent other students who are accused of breaking the law. But that's precisely what's happening at the University of Maine.

Hannah Ames and Lisa Chmelecki, third-year students at the university's law school, are defending two University of Maine students who are being sued by the Recording Industry Association of America for allegedly swapping music files online in violation of copyright law.

The law students are with the university's Cumberland

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Two Law Students Represent U. of Maine Students Accused of Illegal File Sharing - January 8, 2008
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Federal Appeals Court Forces Verizon to Identify 2 Alleged File-Sharers - June 20, 2003
Colleges Split Over Effects of Court Ruling on File Sharing - July 8, 2005
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