2007-05-14 07:03:32 · 7 answers · asked by sherri p 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I apologize for using the word "only". The article I read today was talking about a group of college students being prosecuted and having to either pay 3000 dollars fine out of court or face going to court. Are they going to also go after the general public at large as well? How are they able to even know who the offending parties are?
2007-05-14 08:35:01 · update #1
Usually college kids do not have the money to hire a lawyer to fight for them...if you get the right lawyer, it would cost the Record Company more to go to court with you than the amount they might get from you...
2007-05-14 07:07:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not true. Perhaps illegal downloading is more prevalent among college students than other groups so you hear about more college students being prosecuted. I don't know if that is the case or not.
However, I do recall hearing about a 70 year old man being charged with downloading music illegally about 4 or 5 years ago. His defense was that his grandchildren must have done it. I don't remember how the case was disposed of.
2007-05-14 07:12:30 · answer #2 · answered by CT2007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're hoping to "Make an example" of them, and suppress others from doing the same thing. Also, college students are unlikely to be able to afford decent attorneys to defend them. It's ridiculous to sue someone for finding what's free- does the Water company sue when it rains? They make enough money- it's just greedy to punish college students for downloads.
2007-05-14 07:08:54 · answer #3 · answered by Beardog 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It isn't really true, it just seems that way. Most of the illegal downloads are from people in this age group.
2007-05-14 07:07:18 · answer #4 · answered by MG 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what are you talking about? They've hit every age, gender and economical group you can think of. Sarah Ward a Boston Senior Citizen ,was sued by the RIAA but they dropped their suit as soon as soon as they found out that she uses an old macintosh computer; when Kazaa wasn't available for it (they accused her of using that program to download music).
http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5081469.html
2007-05-14 07:08:09 · answer #5 · answered by arus.geo 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because they are the public sector that illegally downloads the most...
2007-05-14 07:06:05 · answer #6 · answered by Ryan F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They account for the highest number of violators.
2007-05-14 07:06:56 · answer #7 · answered by Moose 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋