Digital Payback: Mom Sued For Kids’ Downloading

The recording industry is making good on threats to legally pursue people who illegally downloaded music over the past few years, and their long arm aiming to hit a Chicago mom right where it hurts.

Major record labels threatened to do exactly this three years ago after they sued the file-sharing Web sites, saying it would go after the consumers who swapped music without paying for it.

Now, their efforts are reaching into homes across America — in some cases, naming defendants who have no clue what a download even is.

Back in the ancient days of music sharing — some six years ago — young consumers everywhere were busy swapping top tunes on sites like Napster for free. There was seemingly little to worry about.

This past summer, a knock on the door changed all that for Chicagoan Dionne Dickson.






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