"I don't understand this," James Walls told his local paper, the Rockmart Journal. "How can they sue us when we don't even have a computer?" The confused family believes that the copyright infringement must have been the work of their home's previous occupant, as they have lived there for less than a year. It's not hard to believe however, as the RIAA has in the past filed a lawsuit against a dead woman.
In the past, several other people sued by the RIAA have claimed they don't own a computer also. "Music and other copyrighted materials are some of America's most important, cherished and visible exports," said the RIAA in a statement this month. "However, pirated sales of our members' recordings topped $4.6bn in 2004." Perhaps going after the correct targets will help fight piracy. It would be a step, at least.
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Written by: James Delahunty @ 25 Apr 2006 2:58