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RIAA Threatens 15-Year-Old

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the kids-share-the-darnedest-things dept.

MunchMunch writes "It looks like the RIAA is still going after teenagers--this time, 15-year old Megan Dickinson was caught sharing 1,100 files. At the maximum statutory damages for copyright infringement, this makes Megan's liability at least $825,000, at most a mere $165,000,000. Naturally, the RIAA benevolently offered a $3,500 settlement to avoid these moderate, legally sanctioned damages. As we can hardly forget, the RIAA has already used this technique to settle with a 12 year old. Megan's unsurprising take: 'Yeah, it seems ridiculous.'"

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  1. Why don't these people fight? by whackco · · Score: 4, Funny

    I know I would represent myself under the 'my computer was compromised by Windowz insecurities and I didn't know this was going on' defense?!?!?!

  2. Good idea? by Hexydes · · Score: 4, Funny

    First they sue a 12 year old girl, and now a 15 year old girl. Is their new plan of attack to sue the only portion of their demographic that are still buying CDs?

  3. Re:Assassination? by moosesocks · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thanks to the dude who moderated this as insightful, I am now locking all of the doors in my house, and am putting on my bullet-proof vest.

    Only in America. Land of the Free, Home of the Brave.

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  4. Re:Nothing better to do by bakes · · Score: 5, Funny

    RIAA really pisses me off, which I am sure is a sediment of many here in /.

    If you have sediment in your piss, I think you have bigger problems than paying too much for your CDs.

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