Neowin.net - Where unprofessional journalism looks better - 12 year old sued by the RIAA for downloading music!

RIAA is making some friends now... sigh. They need to get real.

UPDATE (9/10/2003): I heard this morning that they have settled this... for $2,000....

Update (9/11/2003): P2P group: We'll pay girl's RIAA bill
" peer-to-peer group says it will cover costs for a 12-year-old New York girl who agreed to pay record labels $2,000 to settle a file-swapping lawsuit.

P2P United, a peer-to-peer industry trade group that includes Grokster, StreamCast Networks, Limewire and other file-trading software companies, said Wednesday it had offered to reimburse Brianna Lahara and her mother's payment to the Recording Industry Association of America. Lahara's mother agreed Tuesday to settle copyright infringement charges on behalf of her daughter.

"We do not condone copyright infringement, but someone has to draw the line to call attention to a system that permits multinational corporations with phenomenal financial and political resources to strong-arm 12-year-olds and their families in public housing the way this sorry episode dramatizes," said Adam Eisgrau, the executive director of P2P United. "