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Another Day. Another 14-year old sued to death. Another reason why I exercise my consumer rights and never buy another CD in my life. Another reason why I believe that the RIAA should be extinct before I die.
~ RIAA Suits Keep Rolling (Over People)
USA Today has a sad snapshot of Tammy Lafky, a single mother
whose 14 year-old daughter downloaded music and who now faces
up to $540,000 in damages from a music industry lawsuit. An
RIAA flak points out that the suits are supposed to teach
people that file sharing is "wrong." Not that there's anything
wrong with bankrupting a single mother...right?
http://www.eff.org/cgi/tiny?urlID=200
* Sink the PIRATE Act
The PIRATE Act (S.2237) is yet another attempt to make taxpayers fund
the misguided war on file sharing, and it's moving fast. The bill
would allow the government to file civil copyright lawsuits in
addition to criminal prosecutions, dramatically lowering the burden
of proof and adding to the thousands of suits already filed by
record companies. It would also force the American public to pay
the legal bills of foreign record companies like Bertelsmann,
Vivendi Universal, EMI, and Sony. Meanwhile, not a penny from
the lawsuits goes to the artists.
Don't let the record industry use your hard-earned dollars to pursue
this fruitless war; tell Congress to sink the PIRATE Act!
Make your voice heard:
http://action.eff.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=2906
Join EFF today:
https://secure.eff.org/
~ When "Free" Turns a Profit
USA Today on making money the new-fashioned way: giving stuff away:
http://www.eff.org/cgi/tiny?urlID=198
