RIAA pays out $107,951.03 in music piracy lawsuit

[admin]

For the most part we hear of stories where the RIAA has managed to sue individuals for thousands, or hundreds of thousands of dollars for piracy. For once, the roles have been reversed and the RIAA has had to pay up the sum of US$107,951.03.

The payment relates to the case of Tanya Andersen, a disabled single mother falsely accused of committing an act of piracy.

http://www.geek.com/riaa-pays-out-10795103-in-music-piracy-lawsuit-20080819/

[ed klein]

Do you think there is just a tiny, tiny bit of justice left in this world?

[DAFT]

It almost seems like they are ranomly picking people out of the phonebook. They went after a 13 year old kid for 3 songs he pulled, the fines were incredibly high. never really heard what happened with it.