Sundog lets us know about an interesting story
over at The Inquirer website. According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation
(EFF) there are, in the U.S. alone, 60 million people sharing files.
If the RIAA wants to sue all of them at the current 75 subpoenas a day, it would
take them 2191.78 years to sue
everyone:
She said: "I pulled out my calculator to see just how long it ADVERTISEMENT
Michaela points out that it's unrealistic to suppose that Plus, she points out, given the rate of tech advancement, She continues: "So let us consider more realistic numbers. ADVERTISEMENT
"Keep in mind suing 10,000 people is still only |
According to the article it will take the RIAA 219 years to process six
million people so that 1 out of every 10 Americans using file-sharing software
is affected... So this would mean that the RIAA would have to sue your
grandchildren!
Source: The Inquirer