Back the previously mentioned need to know when it is worth pursuing anti-P2P litigation, and when it is not, and another story involving the RIAA that demonstrates they're not so good when it comes to making judgments in this domain. Following on from their unsuccessful attempts to sue one Patricia Santangelo over allegations she shared music online (she proved she pretty much didn't know how to turn on a PC), they are now pursuing legal action against her children (who probably did the illegal file sharing associated with her IP address). Now, her children are aged 20 and 16, so it's not quite the same as suing 12 year old music fans, but given that Santangelo enjoyed quite a bit of positive coverage for her original defence against the RIAA, the new case could lead to some more bad PR for the wider record industry, in a bid to win a legal action that, in the bigger picture, really doesn't matter.
Nov 6, 2006
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RIAA to pursue Patricia Santangelo's children over file sharing
The RIAA is pursuing legal action against the children of Patricia Santangelo, aged 20 and 16, over alleged file sharing from her IP address.