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RIAA Sues Woman Who Has Never Used a Computer

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the luddite-encouragement dept.

boarder8925 writes "Marie Lindor, a home health aide who has never bought, used, or even turned on a computer in her life, was sued by the RIAA in Brooklyn federal court for using an 'online distribution system' to 'download, distribute, and/or make available for distribution' plaintiff's music files. She has requested a pre-motion conference in anticipation of making a summary judgment motion dismissing the complaint and awarding her attorneys fees under the Copyright Act."

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  1. Safest place to hide is out in the open by scottsk · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    So the RIAA is sending the strong and unmistakeable message that the safest place to hide is out in the open. They sue parents because of what their children do, sue a guy who wiped his hard drive, sue a woman who has never used a computer. The only safe thing to do is BE A PIRATE because they're the ONE GROUP NO ONE IS SUING!!! Fire up WinMX - er, BearShare now - and get to work being very OPEN about BLATANT DISSIMENATION OF COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL. That's the only way to avoid the RIAA. (And you have to wonder what the POINT of all this is, since it has zero effect on any sort of file sharing.)