Remember the entry yesterday about the 12 year old girl being sued by the RIAA?
It turns out the RIAA is celebrating a great victory, after forcing her mother to settle for $2000.
The USA Patriot Act has officially obliterated privacy in the US, by allowing for "secret searches ... authorized by a secret court without public knowledge or Department of Justice accountability" and "Sneak and Peek" searches, which can be carried out without any notice.
Travellers in the US are to be screened against criminal records, intelligence information and shopping habits if they fly.
Posted by Darren James Harkness on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 10:17 AM
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"Brianna downloaded more than 1,000 titles from the internet, including theme songs from the television shows Family Matters and Full House, and tunes recorded by Ms. Aguliera and pop singer Mariah Carey."
Okay, well this girl is obviously a monster who needed to be stopped. I would also recommend some counselling and maybe tickets to a rock concert.
-- Posted by >> The Downloader » Wednesday, September 10, 2003 11:26 AMI think they have all lost their minds. Greed is evil.
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