Death is no obstacle to feeling the long arm of the Recording Industry Ass. of America.
Lawyers representing several record companies have filed suit against an 83 year-old woman who died in December, claiming that she made more than 700 songs available on the internet.
"I believe that if music companies are going to set examples they need to do it to appropriate people and not dead people," Robin Chianumba told AP. "I am pretty sure she is not going to leave Greenwood Memorial Park to attend the hearing."
Gertrude Walton, who lived in Beckley, West Virginia hated computers, too, her daughter adds. An RIAA spokesperson said that it would try and dismiss the case.
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My favorite part is the RIAA saying "that it would try and dismiss the case" (rolls eyes)
Posted by Muddy at February 7, 2005 07:37 AM | TrackBackActually, the case has already been dropped.
Sadly, in some states they could have sued her family for damages in her stead.
Pathetic.
Posted by: skywalker at February 7, 2005 09:49 AMYeah, but you gotta hand it to the RIAA, though. At least they are equal opportunists when it comes to suing someone.
Personally, if I were her daughter, I would have told them to go dig her up if they wanted her *that* bad...I would have even supplied the shovel.
Posted by: mrs. muddy at February 7, 2005 10:23 AM