- These people were caught off-guard by reporters from AP. Their comments were made in the context of a conversation with a reporter who informed them that a subpoena had been served to Comcast by the RIAA for their contact info. It is not surprising that they might be a bit disoriented and not at their most articulate, so to ridicule any of those interviewed in the article for statements they made on the spot is a bit unfair, particularly Pate,who, at 67, probably has never heard of Kazaa until now and whose daughter is the user the RIAA is going after.
- Reporters condense and paraphrase. Pate never stated that he "zealously respects copyrights" - it was not a quote but a reporter's paraphrase, hence the lack of quoation marks in the article. Members of the media are rarely without an angle, if not an agenda, so don't trust everything you read.
- Pate's daughter is 23 and not a minor. To go after her parents would be difficult, as she does not live with them or use their computer. The only reason Gordon Pate was contacted was because he is the subsriber to their internet service.
- As a friend of Leah Pate, I can guarantee you that she never downloaded those songs - many other people use her computer, including myself and my sister. She has very good taste in music and is embarassed that her fifteen minutes of fame are for bad music and the lawsuit against her for music she'd never listen to
These people have not been served with subpoenas. Comcast and other large companies have been served with subpoenas requesting the contact info for these people.
As a favor to Leah, with whom I am friends, I want to make it clear that she didn't download those songs - many other people use her computer.This is a girl who was a dj on one of the most-well known independent rock college stations in the country with an encyclopedic knowledge of indie rock and old blues. She is very irritated that everyone thinks she likes bad music
Remember that the media does not always report things accurately. What could have been a twenty minutes conversation gets condensed into a few quotes that the reporter thinks support his or her angle.As a friend of the Pate family, I can assure you that Gordon is, in fact, for real and was sincere in his confusion, as his daughter doesn't even live with him but has DSL under his name. To refer to someone you don't know as "Valenti's Bitch" is really kind of mean.
None of the 911 people received subpoenas to appear in court. Comcast and other companies were the ones to get the subpoenas to release contact information for these users to the RIAA, who have not filed lawsuits against these people yet. Thus there is the looming threat of a lawsuit, in that names and contact info have been subpoenad but nothing official. They did find out from the Associated Press.
As a good friend to Leah Pate, I've got to defend her. She does not like Def Leopard, Duran Duran, Billy Idol, or any of the other shitty artists that were supposedly being broadcast from her computer. Other people have used her computer on numerous occasions, including myself and my sister. Leah is extremely irritated that everyone in the country is now going to think she has terrible taste when in fact her roommate does. Leah is a former dj for KXLU, which is one of the best indie rock college stations in the country, and worked at an independent record store all through college, where she was in charge of maintaining the vinyl section and booking in-store shows with touring bands. The only things on her computer she didn't already own were the terrible pop songs dowloaded by her roomate.
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- These people were caught off-guard by reporters from AP. Their comments were made in the context of a conversation with a reporter who informed them that a subpoena had been served to Comcast by the RIAA for their contact info. It is not surprising that they might be a bit disoriented and not at their most articulate, so to ridicule any of those interviewed in the article for statements they made on the spot is a bit unfair, particularly Pate,who, at 67, probably has never heard of Kazaa until now and whose daughter is the user the RIAA is going after. - Reporters condense and paraphrase. Pate never stated that he "zealously respects copyrights" - it was not a quote but a reporter's paraphrase, hence the lack of quoation marks in the article. Members of the media are rarely without an angle, if not an agenda, so don't trust everything you read. - Pate's daughter is 23 and not a minor. To go after her parents would be difficult, as she does not live with them or use their computer. The only reason Gordon Pate was contacted was because he is the subsriber to their internet service. - As a friend of Leah Pate, I can guarantee you that she never downloaded those songs - many other people use her computer, including myself and my sister. She has very good taste in music and is embarassed that her fifteen minutes of fame are for bad music and the lawsuit against her for music she'd never listen to
These people have not been served with subpoenas. Comcast and other large companies have been served with subpoenas requesting the contact info for these people.
As a favor to Leah, with whom I am friends, I want to make it clear that she didn't download those songs - many other people use her computer.This is a girl who was a dj on one of the most-well known independent rock college stations in the country with an encyclopedic knowledge of indie rock and old blues. She is very irritated that everyone thinks she likes bad music
Remember that the media does not always report things accurately. What could have been a twenty minutes conversation gets condensed into a few quotes that the reporter thinks support his or her angle.As a friend of the Pate family, I can assure you that Gordon is, in fact, for real and was sincere in his confusion, as his daughter doesn't even live with him but has DSL under his name. To refer to someone you don't know as "Valenti's Bitch" is really kind of mean.
None of the 911 people received subpoenas to appear in court. Comcast and other companies were the ones to get the subpoenas to release contact information for these users to the RIAA, who have not filed lawsuits against these people yet. Thus there is the looming threat of a lawsuit, in that names and contact info have been subpoenad but nothing official. They did find out from the Associated Press.
As a good friend to Leah Pate, I've got to defend her. She does not like Def Leopard, Duran Duran, Billy Idol, or any of the other shitty artists that were supposedly being broadcast from her computer. Other people have used her computer on numerous occasions, including myself and my sister. Leah is extremely irritated that everyone in the country is now going to think she has terrible taste when in fact her roommate does. Leah is a former dj for KXLU, which is one of the best indie rock college stations in the country, and worked at an independent record store all through college, where she was in charge of maintaining the vinyl section and booking in-store shows with touring bands. The only things on her computer she didn't already own were the terrible pop songs dowloaded by her roomate.