Oh Man.
Ladies and Gentlemen... a rant:
"A shy Manhattan schoolgirl who gets a kick out of nursery songs and TV themes was among 261 people sued yesterday for downloading music from the Internet.
Brianna LaHara, a curly-haired 12-year-old honor student who started seventh grade yesterday at St. Gregory the Great Catholic school on W. 90th St., couldn't believe she's one of the "major offenders" the music moguls are after.
Each person sued yesterday could be liable for fines up to $150,000 for each poached track. "
Um, what? You do not sue catholic school girls. You just don't. Especially if they're shy and curly haired, and wear glasses. NO! DO NOT SUE 12 YEAR OLDS! BAD!
The RIAA says:
"Nobody likes playing the heavy and having to resort to litigation, but when your product is being regularly stolen, there comes a time when you have to take appropriate action."
Uh... yeah... well.... I'm just going to hand this over to Mrs. Lahara. Ma'am?
"This isn't like those people who say, 'My son is a good boy,' and he's holding a bloody knife. All we did was use a service."
She said Brianna downloaded music by Christina Aguilera and Mariah Carey, along with the themes to television shows like "Family Matters" and "Full House" - and even the nursery song, "If You're Happy and You Know It."
"That's really threatening to the music industry," she scoffed.
"If this was something we were profiting from, that's one thing. But we were just listening and sometimes dancing to the music," said the mother.
Um... yeah. Ok, that's it. Dude, this is stupid as it is. But suing a 12 year old for "If you're happy and you know it".... no man, no.
And in my anger I actually fell out of my bed. I now have a bruise on my shin. So... take pity on my pain! And Brianna's!
And.. I dunno... put the riaa out of business. Imagine what would happen if we boycotted CD's for a month? A year?
Conserve Freedom Of Music... share with a friend.
Thank you.
"A shy Manhattan schoolgirl who gets a kick out of nursery songs and TV themes was among 261 people sued yesterday for downloading music from the Internet.
Brianna LaHara, a curly-haired 12-year-old honor student who started seventh grade yesterday at St. Gregory the Great Catholic school on W. 90th St., couldn't believe she's one of the "major offenders" the music moguls are after.
Each person sued yesterday could be liable for fines up to $150,000 for each poached track. "
Um, what? You do not sue catholic school girls. You just don't. Especially if they're shy and curly haired, and wear glasses. NO! DO NOT SUE 12 YEAR OLDS! BAD!
The RIAA says:
"Nobody likes playing the heavy and having to resort to litigation, but when your product is being regularly stolen, there comes a time when you have to take appropriate action."
Uh... yeah... well.... I'm just going to hand this over to Mrs. Lahara. Ma'am?
"This isn't like those people who say, 'My son is a good boy,' and he's holding a bloody knife. All we did was use a service."
She said Brianna downloaded music by Christina Aguilera and Mariah Carey, along with the themes to television shows like "Family Matters" and "Full House" - and even the nursery song, "If You're Happy and You Know It."
"That's really threatening to the music industry," she scoffed.
"If this was something we were profiting from, that's one thing. But we were just listening and sometimes dancing to the music," said the mother.
Um... yeah. Ok, that's it. Dude, this is stupid as it is. But suing a 12 year old for "If you're happy and you know it".... no man, no.
And in my anger I actually fell out of my bed. I now have a bruise on my shin. So... take pity on my pain! And Brianna's!
And.. I dunno... put the riaa out of business. Imagine what would happen if we boycotted CD's for a month? A year?
Conserve Freedom Of Music... share with a friend.
Thank you.