RIAA Going After a 10-Year-Old Girl

The latest target of the RIAA’s ire is a 10-year-old girl in Oregon, who was 7 when the alleged infringement occurred, and whose disabled mother lives on Social Security. In Atlantic v. Andersen, an Oregon case that was widely reported in 2005 when the defendant counterclaimed against the RIAA under Oregon’s RICO statute and other laws, the defendant’s mother sought to limit the RIAA’s deposition of the child to telephone or video-conference. The RIAA has refused, insisting on being able to grill the little girl in person.

It’s hard to believe that we are getting the whole story, but either way, the RIAA is not intent on improving it’s PR. I suppose the recent 20% drop in music sales didn’t bother them too much so they are still trucking along with the lawsuits.

Source: Slashdot