What if all the cases were looked at differently? What if someone (not her Kid) downloaded KAZAA on Ms. Santangelo's computer without permission? What if her children only listened to the music that they owned on the computer? What if "BY DEFAULT" through Kazaa that her computer became a super-node and was being utilized by hundreds and hundreds of other users? What if due to the spyware and malware and adware that came bundled in Kazaa the family computer was conveniently used by any computer geek around? What if the simple fact that any music these people had in thier Windows music library was immediatly stolen by this Kazaa programagain without thier knowledge or permission? What if Kazaa had to verify Parental-Consent? What if the people being sued honestly did know nothing about file-sharing technology and that is how they became the chosen few that were sued? What if your mom, dad or grandma was accused or at best your 10 year old brother or sister who knew so little about this technology,would you still be so opinionated? What if these people never stole a thing in thier lives and you have so they must do it too, is this a fair assumption. Step away from your computer screens and take a good look around at the real world, not everyone is you. Not everyone even owns a computer. Imagine That!
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What if all the cases were looked at differently? What if someone (not her Kid) downloaded KAZAA on Ms. Santangelo's computer without permission? What if her children only listened to the music that they owned on the computer? What if "BY DEFAULT" through Kazaa that her computer became a super-node and was being utilized by hundreds and hundreds of other users? What if due to the spyware and malware and adware that came bundled in Kazaa the family computer was conveniently used by any computer geek around? What if the simple fact that any music these people had in thier Windows music library was immediatly stolen by this Kazaa programagain without thier knowledge or permission? What if Kazaa had to verify Parental-Consent? What if the people being sued honestly did know nothing about file-sharing technology and that is how they became the chosen few that were sued? What if your mom, dad or grandma was accused or at best your 10 year old brother or sister who knew so little about this technology,would you still be so opinionated? What if these people never stole a thing in thier lives and you have so they must do it too, is this a fair assumption. Step away from your computer screens and take a good look around at the real world, not everyone is you. Not everyone even owns a computer. Imagine That!