P2PU to pay $2k for 12yr old

[slycat]

nice


A peer-to-peer group says it will cover costs for a 12-year-old New York girl who agreed to pay record labels $2,000 to settle a file-swapping lawsuit.

P2P United, a peer-to-peer industry trade group that includes Grokster, StreamCast Networks, Limewire and other file-trading software companies, said Wednesday it had offered to reimburse Brianna Lahara and her mother's payment to the Recording Industry Association of America. Lahara's mother agreed Tuesday to settle copyright infringement charges on behalf of her daughter.

 

[LordJezo]

Dang. Stole my idea from earlier. Now they get all the credit and not me.

 

[LordMaul]

That's a nice thing to do....*holds back opinions of the RIAA*

 

[Lithium381]

that's incredibly generous.......

 

[trulfe]

dont get their intentions wrong...its cheap publicity

 

[Crazymofo]

Originally posted by: trulfe
dont get their intentions wrong...its cheap publicity

Exactly, still nice though...

 

[m2kewl]

Originally posted by: trulfe
dont get their intentions wrong...its cheap publicity

so is suing little babies and old grandpas...take kids lolly, take grandpa's soc security check.

 

[Jetblade]

Dang, that just made the RIAA look worse. :Q

 

[Spudd]

I'll laugh my butt off if the supposed 30% dip in sales due to copyright infringement turns into a 50-60% dip in sales next fiscal year due to public backlash.

 

[skace]

Oh yes

 

[Crazymofo]

Originally posted by: Spudd
I'll laugh my butt off if the supposed 30% dip in sales due to copyright infringement turns into a 50-60% dip in sales next fiscal year due to public backlash.

Not gonna happen because the only peeps who care about what the RIAA is doing are the ones who the RIAA is sueing... which is the people who havent bought CDs in 4 or 5 years...

 

[Spudd]

Originally posted by: Crazymofo

Originally posted by: Spudd
I'll laugh my butt off if the supposed 30% dip in sales due to copyright infringement turns into a 50-60% dip in sales next fiscal year due to public backlash.

Not gonna happen because the only peeps who care about what the RIAA is doing are the ones who the RIAA is sueing... which is the people who havent bought CDs in 4 or 5 years...

That's ludicrous. I don't download music, but I think what the RIAA is doing is loathsome-- those are the same people who bought/buy their music. Going after 12 year olds and gramps is disgusting. In anycase, I only listen to music when I'm driving, and the last time I checked, the radio is FREE to listen to.