Music-Sharing Case

A 19-year-old Oklahoma State University student could face criminal charges of copyright infringement after police found as many as 1,000 Internet music files on his computer, campus police said. Police seized the personal computer and a CD recorder from the student’s dormitory room after university officials were notified by the Recording Industry Assn. of America, which is campaigning against the widespread practice of copying and moving music over the Internet. University police Lt. Steve Altman declined to name the male student, who has not been arrested. The results of the police investigation will be turned over to a district attorney, and it could be weeks before any charges are filed, Altman said.