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wednesday | september 10 | 2003

Maybe Orrin Hatch had a point

when he suggested destroying the computers of offending music pirates. It probably would have been cheaper than the $2000 that the mother of 12-year-old Brianna Lahara has to cough up following her recent settlement with the RIAA. It personally makes me feel really great that a single working mother is going to give $2000 to the music industry instead of spending it on something trivial, like her rent, or food for her hardened, cyber-criminal daughter [PARTIAL POST: VISIT THE SITE TO READ THE REST AND SEE PICTURES] when he suggested destroying the computers of offending music pirates. It probably would have been cheaper than the $2000 that the mother of 12-year-old Brianna Lahara has to cough up following her recent settlement with the RIAA. It personally makes me feel really great that a single working mother is going to give $2000 to the music industry instead of spending it on something trivial, like her rent, or food for her hardened, cyber-criminal daughter. Once again the law is on the side of the people. Let's celebrate by sharing all our music on WinMX (where the RIAA can't get you)!

[posted by Frank]