| About time I'm just glad to see that someone finally stood up to the RIAA. For those saying she is guilty because the files were being shared on her computer, did she even know they were being shared? If you want this to be such a huge issue, then why does Microsoft allow any folder on your harddrive to be shared in the first place? I currently share my drives on my computer with the rest of the computers in my house, because it's easier to download patches and updates on one computer and then access them from the others. Do I have music on my computer, yes I do, so in theory because it is being shared between my computers you could try to say I'm in violation of the RIAA, even though they are mine, because if someone drops by to visit, they "could" copy these songs to their MP3 player. I still stand behind my beliefs it is not the person sharing the files that should be held accountable, but the ones actually downloading them. How hard is it to put a tag on a file that is protected that will send an alert if it is downloaded to a different comuter or IP. The fines should also be appropriate to the persons income. Let's send more single mothers into bancruptcy because their underage kid decided to share some music, we all know the family doesn't need to eat or have a place to live right..... |
