RIAA sues 12 year-old girl!

**Jelsoft** · September 9th, 2003, 04:19 AM

The RIAA are vicious and cold hearted.

Not even the Al Qaeda terrorist group have targeted children!

12-Year-Old Sued for Music Downloading

Kooperman · September 9th, 2003, 04:28 AM

That's just the type story that should make the RIAA either stop this carnage and face the reality of a new technological era and shape a business model accordingly......or charge blindly ahead and immolate themselves in a firestorm of negative publicity.

**BloodStraw** · September 9th, 2003, 04:29 AM

thats freaking sick

**Ken17625** · September 9th, 2003, 04:38 AM

Yes, that's sick

But please hold the Al Fucktard comments to yourself. That statement made no sense whatsoever.

**Omyn** · September 9th, 2003, 04:58 AM

Wow I guess they need peoples money that bad.

Its like their own business model, if we sue more people than we sell cds well make a huge profit.

After all thats what this is about.

I'll be sure to make sure they wont run by my little brothers school and take his lunch money.

Suing a twelve year old girl, how the hell could you do something to someone so little, kids are kids they do not know better.

I think the RIAA needs to go to the "time out" corner for bullying little kids around.

**moshsandwich** · September 9th, 2003, 05:04 AM

That is absolutely sick. I really hope the RIAA fall flat on their faces on this one and all of their damn lawsuits.
Negative publicity to the RIAA is good publicity to freedom!

Anyways, "The family signed up for the Kazaa (search) music-swapping service three months ago, and paid a $29.99 service charge".... is it me or did they fall for quite an expensive scam?
Also, is it me or are reporters becoming more l337 these days? Lol.
"When reporters visited teh apartment last night"

**method** · September 9th, 2003, 05:41 AM

Okay, they've crossed the line. [after some advice.. it's probably wise I edit this post!!!]

But yeah.. they'll pay, I'm sure someone will do something about this crap!! :)

Peace!

**Theinfamousone** · September 9th, 2003, 06:16 AM

Originally posted by method
Okay, they've crossed the line. I'm going to do something about this now and it's got nothing to do with the PeerGuardian bullshit... this will be something else.

Peace!

I'm right with you.

*pulls out sword and handgun*

**Malicious Intent** · September 9th, 2003, 06:17 AM

On a more positive note, the BPI has condemned the RIAAs action, saying that such brutality will only be used as a last resort! Sounds like I'm safe for a little longer - To Queen and Country!:devil

Hopefully this 12yr old thing is gonna trip up the RIAA, but I doubt it, they must have planned for when this situation arises. I suspect they will just hold parents responsible. After all, the parents blame media companies for their bad parenting.

**tMoD** · September 9th, 2003, 06:18 AM

There's a good chance they'll drop the suit against this little girl. They don't want to look THAT draconian- that's what the amnesty thing is about as well. I thought they were going to be smart though and use private investigators to help narrow it down to unsympathetic victims. Guess not.

**Malicious Intent** · September 9th, 2003, 06:21 AM

From BBC news:

"RIAA president Cary Sherman said he hoped the legal action would prompt parents to pay more attention to potentially illegal activities by their children.

"We expect people to say 'It isn't me, it was my kid,' but someone has to take responsibility," Sherman said."

Doesn't look like they will drop it.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...ic/3091526.stm

**jonnymnemonic** · September 9th, 2003, 06:32 AM

What they should have done, and it wouldn't have cost them a lot, is hire a few investigators to go through this first batch at least and eliminate the really embarassing cases like this one and the grandpa. Ten or twenty grand and they wouldn't be in this situation. And they should also have used geographic locator software to match IPs to either high-crime urban areas, or well-to-do affluent areas just to start with. And they should really hire someone experienced in conducting psyops campaigns to oversee the whole strategy (since that's what this all is, just a big commercial psyops campaign).

The best thing about the RIAA: every time they do something idiotic, they make me feel smarter. They're really a big ego boost when I'm feeling down on myself. ;)

**Malicious Intent** · September 9th, 2003, 07:27 AM

"well-to-do affluent areas"

Heaven forbid they should attack someone who stands a chance of fighting back!

**ROMANTICGUY50** · September 9th, 2003, 07:30 AM

Originally posted by Jelsoft
The RIAA are vicious and cold hearted.

Not even the Al Qaeda terrorist group have targeted children!

12-Year-Old Sued for Music Downloading

The RIAA needs Hung.. Suing a 12 year old. Damn Bastards anyway's