RIAA Sues Woman Who Has Never Used a Computer

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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It doesn't seem that the suit would hold water if.

[ursabear]

If, indeed, she doesn't use a computer, then she should be safe from the lawsuit. If she has a relative/friend that is using a computer on her internet connectiton that did indeed deal with lots of music sharing, then she's going to have some issues.

Seriously, the way that the industry's lawsuits are going, they're going to sue themselves out of business. Public relations nightmares like this are bad news for the white-hat artists, labels, and outfits. NOISE(like this lawsuit) gets in the way of providing MUSIC for FANS and keeping artists CREATIVE and focused on the FANS.

I have strong opinions about the rights of creative people's productions, but I have even stronger opinions about mis-guided, money-focused individuals who do not place appropriate value on the FANS and the CREATIVE process.

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Re:How...

[suwain_2]

I have to admit that I'm not positive what a "home health aide" does, but I'm pretty sure it's not "helping houses."