Monday, April 24, 2006
RIAA tells College Student - Drop Out! Pay Blackmail
Cassandra Hunt shared 272 songs online. Now she is being told she must sign a settlement for $3750 or defend herself in court against a copyright infringement trial. The settlement which RIAA says isn't negotiable amounts to $13.78 per song! What would the legal fees be to do that? And how could she afford that if she can't pay the fine. She already works three jobs and has student loans of $20,000 a year to pay her college tuition. If this 20 year old physicis major were to drop out of college and forego any increase in future earnings how would she ever afford to buy any CD's or download songs at $.99 apiece? Cassi's story is featured in the May 4, 2006 edition of Rolling Stone or you may check out her story at www.screwpirates.com and make a donation by paypal! Somebody has to stop the RIAA from their blackmail and threatened lawsuits against people who have no means to defend themselves.
Cassandra Hunt shared 272 songs online. Now she is being told she must sign a settlement for $3750 or defend herself in court against a copyright infringement trial. The settlement which RIAA says isn't negotiable amounts to $13.78 per song! What would the legal fees be to do that? And how could she afford that if she can't pay the fine. She already works three jobs and has student loans of $20,000 a year to pay her college tuition. If this 20 year old physicis major were to drop out of college and forego any increase in future earnings how would she ever afford to buy any CD's or download songs at $.99 apiece? Cassi's story is featured in the May 4, 2006 edition of Rolling Stone or you may check out her story at www.screwpirates.com and make a donation by paypal! Somebody has to stop the RIAA from their blackmail and threatened lawsuits against people who have no means to defend themselves.
