RIAA suing dead people now?, crazy... |
 Mar 22 2005, 12:51 AM
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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 =] |
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Mar 22 2005, 03:08 PM
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 ٩(͡๏̯͡๏)۶ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 14,309 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 65,593 |
i dont give a shit about RIAA. i'll still download as many songs as i want. they make lots of money as it is.
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ohh_so_elektrikk<3 RIAA suing dead people now? Mar 22 2005, 12:51 AM
basick im scared... does the RIAA track yousendit? cause ... Mar 22 2005, 12:54 AM salcha haha how ridiculous.
and here we are sharing musi... Mar 22 2005, 01:34 AM miszSERENiTY Omgsh. That makes me scared to download. Mar 22 2005, 01:37 AM sadolakced acid if everyone made one month national don't-buy... Mar 22 2005, 01:48 AM
ohh_so_elektrikk<3 QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Mar 22 2005, 1:48 AM)... Mar 22 2005, 10:58 AM toodlepops. The woman's dead? And they sued her her?
Ahha... Mar 22 2005, 02:05 AM yukichan thats sad..they're trying to sue a dead woman.... Mar 22 2005, 02:13 AM lolita kitty ok first off, we swap files everyday all over the ... Mar 22 2005, 03:00 AM angel-roh yup there was no topic about this...but that's... Mar 22 2005, 03:08 AM Levy2k6 i consider myself very lucky... people who get ... Mar 22 2005, 06:50 AM yanners hahhahahahah that's hilarious. Mar 22 2005, 08:11 AM glit_gal lol yeah i read this article before. But that... Mar 22 2005, 02:59 PM EmmalieV wow but yeah they cant get me I live in a diff cou... Mar 22 2005, 03:01 PM ahhishkaren Lol... they're wasting their time... Mar 22 2005, 03:05 PM Rachel is love ^exactly. they are just greedy buisness men who wi... Mar 22 2005, 03:27 PM Just_Dream Haha. There will always be file sharing. EVEN if t... Mar 22 2005, 03:31 PM |
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