Issue 1023 - April 5, 2007 - Pg15. RIAA's Campus Crackdown. Thousand of college students targeted for illegal file sharing. USC student charged with sharing 1,555 songs over LimeWire could face either paying $3,000.00 or if he decides to fight and looses. A cost of $1.6 million.
Does anybody remember the elderly lady who spilt hot coffee in her lap and tried to sue for million$ ??
In the famous McDonald's case, a 79-year-old woman was served 180°F to 190°F coffee (82°C to 89°C) in a thin cup in a drive-thru. She put the cup between her legs to stabilize it -- trying to be careful -- and removed the lid to add cream and sugar. The coffee sloshed out upon removing the lid, quickly giving her third-degree burns across her groin, inner thighs, and buttocks. She spent eight days in a hospital, had to go through skin grafts, and was disabled for more than two years -- all for a 49-cent cup of coffee in a flimsy cup that McDonald's served way, way too hot for a drive-in window.
Ok? Here’s lies my question. If you do remember the above and how much she tried suing for – And the outcome as to what the courts finally awarded to this woman. Then !!! Why isn’t it plain enough for everyone to see that the RIAA is just as money hungry as this old elderly woman? In the same article above it is noted “ if the USC student doesn’t settle for paying $3,000.00. He could be charged with paying $750.00 per song”. Would like your opinion on the question. “ Why isn’t it plain enough for everyone to see that the RIAA is just as money hungry as this old elderly woman?”
2007-03-28
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