Saturday, February 05, 2005
Music industry sues 83-year-old dead woman
Music industry sues 83-year-old dead woman
...More than a month after Walton was buried in Beckley, a group of record companies named her as the sole defendant in a federal lawsuit, claiming she made more than 700 pop, rock and rap songs available for free on the Internet under the screen name "smittenedkitten."...
Sorry, this is just so weird it began to seem funny. Apparently this old lady didn't even like computers.
Believe me, I'm sorry the lady died, but this quote just plain tickled me:..."I believe that if music companies are going to set examples they need to do it to appropriate people and not dead people," Chianumba said. "I am pretty sure she is not going to leave Greenwood Memorial Park (where she is buried) to attend the hearing...
...More than a month after Walton was buried in Beckley, a group of record companies named her as the sole defendant in a federal lawsuit, claiming she made more than 700 pop, rock and rap songs available for free on the Internet under the screen name "smittenedkitten."...
Sorry, this is just so weird it began to seem funny. Apparently this old lady didn't even like computers.
Believe me, I'm sorry the lady died, but this quote just plain tickled me:..."I believe that if music companies are going to set examples they need to do it to appropriate people and not dead people," Chianumba said. "I am pretty sure she is not going to leave Greenwood Memorial Park (where she is buried) to attend the hearing...
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This would almost be funny if it weren't for the fact that they will probably go after her family since she's not alive to defend herself.
Kinda gives a fresh perspective to the ole " go granny go", doesn't it?
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Kinda gives a fresh perspective to the ole " go granny go", doesn't it?
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