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Klamath Falls (Oregon) family learns high cost of free songs

Leslie Maxfield has got a case of the downloading blues.

His Klamath Falls family owes more than $4,000 after reaching a settlement with record companies over the illegal downloading of 834 rock and country songs.

With an Aug. 12 deadline approaching, Maxfield has yet to pay the settlement and he’s not sure if he can.

“I’ve got about a week and they’ll be wanting their money, and I don’t know what to do,’’ said Maxfield, a 51-year-old cabinet maker. “They’re trying to get blood out of a turnip.



Jared Moya
I've been interested in P2P since the early, high-flying days of Napster and KaZaA. I believe that analog copyright laws are ill-suited to the digital age, and that art and culture shouldn't be subject to the whims of international entertainment industry conglomerates. Twitter | Google Plus






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