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The 83-Year-Old Dead File Swapper

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the posthumous-distribution dept.

93,000 writes "Gertrude Walton, a deceased eighty-three-year-old woman, was named as the only defendant in a federal lawsuit filed by a group of record companies. They claimed Walton made more than 700 pop, rock and rap songs available for free on the Internet under the screen name 'smittenedkitten.' Needless to say, the suit has since been dropped."

5 of 446 comments (clear)

  1. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fpew

  2. Another Joke by DoasFu · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What's the difference between a /. poster and a lawyer?

    A lawyer has an understanding of the English language and knows the difference "your" and "you're."

    1. Re:Another Joke by zoloto · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      goodness, it was a typo. I know what your and you are mean. good grief you grammar nazi!

  3. Re:Golf Clap by aero2600-5 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    "Golf Clap"

    That should be Dr. Bill Frist's 'Safe Clapping'.. because palm on palm clapping could give you aids..

    Aero

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    Please stop hurting America -- Jon Stewart
  4. Re:Gertrude Walton has been up to a lot of things by Shakes268 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You're welcome! I'm glad I could help out in some way :)