Wednesday, September 10, 2003

O my gawd it just gets better

CNN.com - 12-year-old settles music swap lawsuit - Sep. 10, 2003:

"A day after being sued for illegally sharing music files through the Internet, a 12-year-old girl has settled with the Recording Industry Association of America. {boldface mine}
She's the first of 261 defendants to settle their lawsuits with the association.
Brianna LaHara agreed Tuesday to pay $2,000, or about $2 per song she allegedly shared.
'I am sorry for what I have done,' LaHara said. 'I love music and don't want to hurt the artists I love.'
The suit claimed LaHara had been offering more than 1,000 songs on the Internet, using the Kazaa file-sharing service.
The RIAA said it was pleased with the settlement. There are 260 cases still pending.
'We're trying to send a strong message that you are not anonymous when you participate in peer-to-peer file-sharing and that the illegal distribution of copyrighted music has consequences,' said Mitch Bainwol, RIAA chairman and chief executive officer. 'And as this case illustrates, parents need to be aware of what their children are doing on their computers.' "

" '...And your little dog too!,' said the RIAA, spinning itself in its long black cape and disappearing in a puff of green smoke, "Aaaaah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!' " {last statement mine}

Hey do I have to keep doing this {boldface mine} and {sarchasm mine} stuff? Can it just be assumed this is satirical, or will I get sued?

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