Download lawsuit dismissed against grandmother

[LookitMe]

Download lawsuit dismissed
RIAA drops claim that grandmother stole online music

The RIAA released a letter to South Natick, Mass., attorney Jeffrey Beeler, who is representing Ward, which said the RIAA dismissed the case "as a gesture of good faith.’’ But the letter added, "We will continue our review of the issues you raised and we reserve the right to refile the complaint against Mrs. Ward if and when circumstances warrant.’’

I guess they just can’t admit they made a mistake filing a lawsuit against that 65-year-old grandmother who knew nothing about downloading or uploading songs.

I’m glad they dismissed it instead of making her life hell.

[aaslatten]

OK, I’ll bite.

It’s sweet that her suit got dismissed, but just because she’s a grandmother doesn’t mean she didn’t know what she was doing. How do we know she wasn’t just as guilty as the other people sued? Because she said so?

[LookitMe]

Through Cohn, Ward declined an interview. But Cohn said Ward’s home computer runs on Apple’s Macintosh operating system, and Kazaa is available only for computers that run on Microsoft’s Windows.

[peterW]

I am thinking that this a publicity stunt to avoid even more negative press (if that’s possible). After seeing their lawsuit against the 7 year old blow up in their faces, I wouldn’t be surprised if this lawsuit was dropped to avoid a repeat fiasco on the other end of the spectrum.

If owning a Macintosh was a legitimate excuse, wouldn’t people being currently sued, simply go buy a Macintosh? A $800 investment sure sounds like a good deal compared to the possibilities of losing thousands in the lawsuit.

[FairyDust]

*Originally posted by peterW *
**I am thinking that this a publicity stunt to avoid even more negative press (if that’s possible). After seeing their lawsuit against the 7 year old blow up in their faces, I wouldn’t be surprised if this lawsuit was dropped to avoid a repeat fiasco on the other end of the spectrum.

If owning a Macintosh was a legitimate excuse, wouldn’t people being currently sued, simply go buy a Macintosh? A $800 investment sure sounds like a good deal compared to the possibilities of losing thousands in the lawsuit. **

Do you have a link to the news story about the 7 year old? I found lots of news coverage about the 12 year old girl, but nothing about any 7 year old.