Record Industry Wins Piracy Lawsuit
Posted on: Saturday, 13 January 2007, 15:00 CST
A New York federal judge has granted a request by record companies for a hefty judgment against a 20-year-old woman for downloading copyrighted songs.
The White Plains Journal reported Saturday that U.S. District Judge Stephen Robinson granted record companies' motion to cite Michelle Santangelo for failing to file a response to their lawsuit.
The young woman's mother, Patricia Santangelo, became a cause celebre for her fight against music piracy lawsuits filed against Internet users who were downloading the songs through an Internet file-sharing Web site. She was allegedly one of the illegal users, although she called herself an Internet-illiterate parent, the report said.
The mother of five decided to fight the lawsuit, saying she didn't download the music. She made the TV rounds and garnered public support. The record companies did drop their suit against her, but they then filed a motion for default judgment against her daughter; the Journal said she had admitted in a deposition that she was the file-sharing culprit in the house.
The record companies will receive $30,750 in damages from Santangelo and another $500 in court costs.
Source: United Press International
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