Music industry suing innocent people for thousands of dollars

A 66-year-old woman on Social Security is being charged $6,000 because her grandchildren used kazaa to download music onto her computer.

She's not alone either.

You can even get sued even if you no longer own the computer that did the downloading. You are fair game if an IP address registered in your name was ever used to download content over peer-to-peer programs. So in other words, if you are the one who "pays the bill" for your internet service, *you're* the one who is held liable for damages -- not your kids, relatives, or friends who actually download the illegal files without your knowledge or consent.

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This is simply wrong. It's like slapping the owner of a stolen car with bank robbery charges because the car thieves used it as a getaway vehicle while robbing a bank. Crimes should not be transferable to innocent people.