Kathy Hartness is a 47-year-old grandmother, churchgoer and gardener who had never been in trouble with the law — until she was served with papers in June for something she did more than a year ago.
She is one of three Kentuckians sued so far this year by national recording companies for violating copyrights by illegally downloading and sharing songs and music videos off the Internet.
Hartness, a Louisville resident, and her teenage daughter downloaded music — such as Bonnie Raitt’s “I Can’t Make You Love Me” and Alabama’s “Dixieland” — after a friend told them about KaZaA. It’s a peer-to-peer — or P2P — Internet sharing network that lets people download music and other material from another member’s computer for free.
Hartness stopped a year ago, after news stories reporting that 11 Kentuckians had been sued for illegal sharing and downloading.
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Too little too late. Come down to Canada Kathy We treat our citizens with respect!
Oh yeah this makes me wanna buy some “legal” music. NOT! I will NEVER buy a c.d. again nor download a “leagal” MP3. After buying music from these leeches for over fourty years I feel totally betrayed by these tactics. Thanks a lot! No more of my money will go to these scums of the earth. O.K. now I think I’ll go share some “illegal” files.