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.
