Record Companies Win Music Sharing Trial
Friday, October 5, 2007;
Wow, so this is a good one. A thirty year old woman was sued by six large record companies for a total of $220,000. They claimed that she had over 1000 songs that she downloaded through Kaaza and allowed others to upload. The real kick in the but though, the record companies were willing to settle out of court for a few grand. This woman however insisted that she did not download the songs or have a Kaaza account. This of course is unlikely, especially since they were able to link back to her IP address and find out what computer she was using. Furthermore, one of the record companies sent her a message saying that she was violating copyright law. Shortly after she replaced her hard drive, probably hoping that they would no longer be able to link back to her. Apparently it didn't work. Well, hopefully she learned her lesson and others can take this example into consideration. If you decide to download music illegally and violate copyright laws, be prepared to pay the price, and if you do get caught, don't fight the large record companies. Instead, settle outside of court and avoid a huge catastrophe like this one.
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