RIAA suing dead people now?, crazy... Options

[ohh_so_elektrikk...]

ok i found this article... and now the RIAA is suing an old dead woman. haha read this...

In what could be classified as its biggest cock-up yet, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has sued a dead woman for swapping music files.

The Associated Press reported that the RIAA identified Gertrude Walton as a prolific file sharer known as "smittenedkitten". Accusing her of illegally trading music over the internet, the lawsuit was apparently filed more than a month after the 83-year-old woman died in December.

Her daughter, Robin Chianumba, also pointed out that Walton, who was the sole defendant in a federal lawsuit that claimed she'd shared more than 700 songs through P2P networks, hated computers and objected to having them in the house.

"[She] wouldn't know how to turn on a computer," Mrs Chianumba is reported to have told AP.

The dead woman's daughter had also faxed a copy of her mother's death certificate to RIAA officials several days before the lawsuit was filed,in response to a letter from the company regarding the upcoming legal filing.

"I am pretty sure she is not going to leave Greenwood Memorial Park (where she is buried) to attend the hearing," AP quotes Chianumba as saying. The RIAA is reported to be dropping the case.

Meanwhile a backlash in Europe is growing against what are seen as the heavy-handed measures being taken by the entertainment industry. After the enormous fine levied last week against a teacher in France for file sharing, dozens of French musicians, intellectuals and politicians are criticising what they call a "repressive" crackdown against those who download music illegally over the internet.


wow... RIAA getting pretty crazy. what do you all think about this? i say its just effin crazy to sue an old dead lady...

pee ess.:. i used the search button, didnt find anything. if there was already a topic on this, i apologize in advance =]

[angel-roh]

yup there was no topic about this...but that's STUPID for suing a dead old lady! rofl but pretty funny at the same time. and like blondiechick says... i had to agree with her because she said "we swap files all over the internet, why do they choose to sue this one woman" LOL!! that is funny.. why her when she's like DEAD already!! rofl!! and like blondiechick said... maybe the sue-err is like her jealous ex and just want to get back at her! that might be true... lol this is totally funny.. i cant believe they are doing that. or maybe they just want to pick on someone... more like "dead" people just so they can make other people laugh about it? hehe.