This is kind of a case where I can’t really root for anyone, frankly. I know the girl understood she was breaking rules – file sharing news was EVERYWHERE in the press at the time. But the RIAA is so heavy-handed and desperate to punish. Barely anyone is on their side and rightfully so. They represent an industry that simply refused to adopt a change in their distribution model and they paid the price for it.
This is kind of a case where I can’t really root for anyone, frankly. I know the girl understood she was breaking rules – file sharing news was EVERYWHERE in the press at the time. But the RIAA is so heavy-handed and desperate to punish. Barely anyone is on their side and rightfully so. They represent an industry that simply refused to adopt a change in their distribution model and they paid the price for it.