Old lady taken to court for filesharing

A Florida grandma may soon rue the day she bought her granddaughter a computer after the baffled granny was served with a lawsuit by the RIAA for download 400 illegal music downloads.

Without much of a clue how to even use the computer, Ellen Sayor says she doesn’t know what she would do if she were to be found guilty of obtaining music downloads illegally. We don’t know what she would do either.

With 400 songs on the table and a possible fine of $750 per song, Ellen faces a fine of up to $300,000, which is even more than Jammie Thomas, who was last year ordered to cough up $220,000 for illegal music downloads.

Although it’s unclear at the moment, it looks as if the granny’s granddaughter may be the the one responsible for the music downloads, or, of course, Ellen Sayor could be a sneaky old lady with a fondness for Barry White. You never know.

Posted on 10 July 2008 by mike in News