MedicCook
03-16-2007, 10:04 PM
Lake George man sued over downloaded music
A Lake George man was sued this week by the Recording Industry Association of America for illegally distributing copyrighted music on the Internet.
Noah Wells is among the 19 New Yorkers and 75 Americans targeted in the latest crackdown on illegal file-sharing. His name was subpoenaed from his Internet service provider.
According to the lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court court in Albany this week, Wells was cited for downloading 10 songs -- by N Sync, Collective Soul, Don Henley, the Outfield, Billy Idol, U2, Def Leppard, Pearl Jam, Lenny Kravitz and Eve.
Wells did not return phone calls on Friday.
Liz Kennedy, a spokeswoman for RIAA, said that under the U.S. Copyright Law, damages call for $750 per work stolen, with a maximum fine of $150,000.
"Just as we must hold accountable the businesses that encourage theft online, individuals who engage in illegal downloading -- whether on college campuses or elsewhere -- must also know there are consequences to their actions," said RIAA President Cary Sherman in a press release Friday
RIAA is a Washington-based trade group that represents a number of record companies, including Virgin Records, Capitol Records and Sony BMG Music Entertainment. They have recently launched a campaign against music theft the occurs on college campuses.
Many major players in pirating software -- including eDonkey, Bearshare, and Kazaa -- have closed their doors or transformed themselves to a legal service, though some, like LimeWire, remain in business.
Last fall, the major record companies filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the operators of LimeWire.
http://www.poststar.com/articles/2007/03/16/news/latest/doc45fb30c2452f7677237735.txt
A Lake George man was sued this week by the Recording Industry Association of America for illegally distributing copyrighted music on the Internet.
Noah Wells is among the 19 New Yorkers and 75 Americans targeted in the latest crackdown on illegal file-sharing. His name was subpoenaed from his Internet service provider.
According to the lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court court in Albany this week, Wells was cited for downloading 10 songs -- by N Sync, Collective Soul, Don Henley, the Outfield, Billy Idol, U2, Def Leppard, Pearl Jam, Lenny Kravitz and Eve.
Wells did not return phone calls on Friday.
Liz Kennedy, a spokeswoman for RIAA, said that under the U.S. Copyright Law, damages call for $750 per work stolen, with a maximum fine of $150,000.
"Just as we must hold accountable the businesses that encourage theft online, individuals who engage in illegal downloading -- whether on college campuses or elsewhere -- must also know there are consequences to their actions," said RIAA President Cary Sherman in a press release Friday
RIAA is a Washington-based trade group that represents a number of record companies, including Virgin Records, Capitol Records and Sony BMG Music Entertainment. They have recently launched a campaign against music theft the occurs on college campuses.
Many major players in pirating software -- including eDonkey, Bearshare, and Kazaa -- have closed their doors or transformed themselves to a legal service, though some, like LimeWire, remain in business.
Last fall, the major record companies filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the operators of LimeWire.
http://www.poststar.com/articles/2007/03/16/news/latest/doc45fb30c2452f7677237735.txt