[dayglored]

> I guess it could be worse. Two hundred years ago in England, a child of 10 who stole a loaf of bread could end up on the gallows.

Yep, that's worse.

But for what it's worth, this woman's kids, although not swinging from a rope, are screwed pretty bad. The money that should be feeding and clothing them, buying their schoolbooks and giving them a send-off into adult life, will all go to the RIAA to pay for the record executives' fancy cars and coke spoons.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[sarc] I mean, she copied some of their songs illegally and made them available for free over the internet. That's certainly worth ruining a family for life, right? [/sarc]

What she did was wrong, and deserving of punishment. But this punishment is vast overkill.

[Swordmaker]

But for what it's worth, this woman's kids, although not swinging from a rope, are screwed pretty bad. The money that should be feeding and clothing them, buying their schoolbooks and giving them a send-off into adult life, will all go to the RIAA to pay for the record executives' fancy cars and coke spoons.

Nope. She merely has to hire another lawyer for around $700 and declare bankruptcy. Stroke of the pen, Judgement debt gone. . .