No, I am not saying that I’m advocating violence. I am advocating a phone and mail campaign against these thugs. Imagine having a thousand calls per day from angry customers. These calls would do wonders to drive up the operating costs of these land sharks. If these calls came from anonymous sources such as pay phones, then these people will have nobody to retaliate against. Tying up a switchboard can cost bucks.

Better yet, a 1000 people filing individual small claims court case against Sony for damages resulting from their root kit will also send a very strong and expensive message to these thugs. A small claims court fee usually costs less than a $100.

I know there are attorney’s out there that are willing to take cases like these - that will honestly stand a much better chance of helping this honest man win than if he tries to stand alone (your not alone Jim, alot of people feel for your sorrow - we can relate, I just wish I were able to help directly).

There MUST be new laws made that recognize children should not be tried at the same level as an adult in court - just like any other (crime - God I hate calling fair use that). As the one Judge stated, this is not a serious crime (if it’s to be called a crime) it’s just infringement… nothing more and it is being given way too much power in our global-society. Yes, I recognize the court and the RIAA cannot determine the age of the person(s) downloading/sharing on the other side of the IP address; however, once it’s brought to light that the one sharing barney songs isn’t an adult (big shock on that one) they need to give a warning to the family and child and walk away - kids and their families should not be going through this.

RIAA - WHAT do you think this is going to do to your future customer, this young child? She is going to be tainted - never willing to spend her money and will suggest her friends and future children, grandchildren, etc all AVOID monsters like yourselves - who are willing to harm families for money.. You’re gangsters and deserve jail time for all the harrassment and legal games you’ve played.. You deserve to go out of business just based on how you’ve treated your customers!

Lets change venue for a moment. (Keeping in mind I dont feel exercising fair use should be treated like this in the first place - but I’ll for this moment consider downloading/sharing, a crime. - see the recording act and the betamax doctrine if you want to know why!)

- If a 30 year old man went into a store and stole a cd.. the store would have him arrested on the spot if they caught him..

- If the same store found an 8yo kid stealing the same cd they would bring the child up to customer service and page the parents.. The parents would be lectured as would the child.. police might even come out and give the child a warning but the kid would not be put in hand cuffs and would not be arrested for something like this.. The parents would, at most, get told not to come back to the store and perhaps have to buy the cd.. but beyond that, it’s not realistic!

Downloading is nothing different..

Just my 10 cents.
_-Jile-_