RIAA’s 12 Year-Old Defendant Discovers Friends in High Places
Peer-to-peer software companies and legal music download services have come to the rescue of 12-year-old Brianna LaHara of Manhattan. Threatened by the RIAA with up to $150,000 in fines for illegally sharing copyrighted music online, Brianna’s mother opted to settle for $2,000 out of court. Now P2P Unlimited, a coalition of P2P companies, has stepped forward to pay the girl’s fine. In addition, Music download service Musicrebellion.com has set up an account in her name, credited with $2000 that she can use to download music legally at about $1 per song.
