One Mom vs RIAA
Monday September 5, 2005
This story on BoingBoing got my attention. A mom who was threatened with a lawsuit by the RIAA yet insists she never used any P2P software, has decided to take it to court. Saying that she didn’t even know what P2P or MP3 were, or that any of her family had traded or used them either, her lawyer has pledged to hire more lawyers, as many as it takes. Here’s what she said:
I had no idea what Kazaa was or what it was used for. I think of software as an actual disk that you hold in your hand so I’m not sure about that or how it was installed. The screen-name that was used for the Kazaa account did not belong to any of my children is what I said….I had no idea what either a p2p or an mp3 was.
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Comment 1
Wholeheartedly agree. As you may already know, I’m no fan of these monsters.
mrcorey commented on September 5th, 2005
Comment 2
Good for her!
Diane commented on September 5th, 2005
Comment 3
Oh the Irony.
Just triped over this link just now. So long Kazaa! I never used this one because of the spyware, but I do use P2P software, and I just hope this doesn’t end up being the tip on the wedge.
MacBros commented on September 5th, 2005
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Ouch, so I guess they’ll all be following suit here with Kazaa.
rich commented on September 5th, 2005
Comment 5
Oh, but of course!
Monkey see, Monkey doo-doo.
MacBros commented on September 5th, 2005
Comment 6
Australia’s always been tough with computers and the internet. I’m surprised that Microsoft hasn’t tried to get some control of the web by appealing to Australian law (didn’t work in Europe, thankfully - monoculture’s bad).
mrcorey commented on September 6th, 2005
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