Girl Sued For $95k 4 Downloading A Nursery Rhyme

[limesqueezer]

I never belived in RIAA but maybe they exist, thats only maybe in USA. I read lots of wierd stories about RIAA and many of em just seem unreal and illogical, basicly scare tactics. I would like to see RIAA close a program that has instead of 1 more servers, after that i will be scared. ;P

[gamer4eva]

Yeah i think its wrong to do that to a 12 year old....poor thing must be traumatized after all that. I think that limesqueezer is right in that the RIAA have many stories and encounters and believe me it does bring fear into me. Although i don't download much at all.

[coppercox]

The RIAA and MPAA are going for the "headline-grabbing" stories to put the fear in the masses!!! Their spin-doctors know they will get the best bang for their buck by inflaming the masses. Think about it this way: How many millionaires are being sued (...and you know they are also downloading)...I can't recall reading a story about any millionaires being sued...can you? They will just settle for several thousand and continue on their way...not newsworthy.....but a 12 year old girl??? Headlines galore!!!! But I'm starting to see the tide turn....I have come across several stories recently where the RIAA has lost in court cases.....see for yourself how the tide is changing: http://thebighack.com/

[j0hn]

[Hairbautt]

Jesus...That's ridiculous, but is this REALLY true?

[redrover12345]

RIAA, bunch of assholes

[sylf2020]

Sneaky is definately the right way to do it, though of course it depends on where you're located. Some countries our way more lax then others - in fact I think in Australia its almost legal to pirate games, the law gets pretty complicated on the exactitudes. As they are more trying to make examples of the super-seeders most people should be okay - at least I think!

[smeghead]

Well for one thing most nursery rhymes I know of are waaaaay out of control of copyright legislation due to when they were first penned. So it must have been the recording artist the RIAA was "acting on behalf of".
Hmmm, not a great way to improve your fanbase methinks, sueing them into destitution and incarceration. Which leads me to believe that the RIAA and MPAA do not act on behalf of the artists they act on behalf of the corporate fat cats who cant stand to see their profit margins dip below 2000%, it's all bull everyone knows how cheap cd's are; the lies they feed you about studio time costs, pressing costs and all that good stuff - LIES.
If they didn't perpetuate this climate of fear ("we're coming to get you so you'd better pay through the nose") then their entire industry would fall down around them and artists would be forced to create GOOD media that people are willing to buy at the right price.
If I may just reference the 60s&70s briefly as a good music model (yes there were people taping from the radio, piracy, shock horror) but single + album sales were astronomical compared to today - you know why? Because they charged a fair price.
If only these guys would learn that lesson we could all get along much better n'est pas?

"yes they deserved to die, and I hope they burn in hell!!!"

[Fedders]

The RIAA can sux my dick. O in Canada it is legal to download music for free LoL via P2P.