BillV1987

Woman Fined $1.9 Million for Downloading 24 Songs (Switched)

Jun 19th 2009 2:45PM I really doubt that they want the two million; this is probably just a scare tactic to call attention to the topic of piracy, and to probably try to pull some PR campaign out of their collective behinds. How, I don't know, but I'm sure they have something clever planned. I really don't buy the whole waking up one morning and exclaiming, "I'm gonna be evil for the sake of being evil today!" idea, mainly because being evil isn't really a good way to make a living. The point being, if she were forced to pay the money, I'm pretty sure that would give the serfs plenty of reason rally in a mob and burn the whole damn thing to the ground (and probably with presidential backing, because who doesn't like being re-elected?). And even though I failed all my business courses in college, the last time I checked fire + office = suck.

If they really wanted the money, why not go after someone who actually has two million dollars? And on top of that, the RIAA said they were still open to settling with the woman. The must have some sort of common sense, plus a plan (though it might be a stupid plan, because this does seem like the beginnings of political suicide).