Q: What’s the difference between Chi-Hi, a high school, and a 12-year-old named Brianna LaHara? A: 500 CDs. It’s now routine for the Big Five record labels to sue innocent people for allegedly sharing music online without permission, and 12-year-old Brianna LaHara was one such person sued by Big Music. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) set its legal teams on her for allegedly downloading “If You’re Happy and You Know It” and the Family Matters TV theme, which were among 1,000 songs Big Music claimed Brianna had illegally snagged with a P2P file-sharing application.
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Remembering Brianna LaHara, 12-Year-Old ‘Criminal’
Posted by: Jon Newton May 19, 2004 08:38 AMQ: What’s the difference between Chi-Hi, a high school, and a 12-year-old named Brianna LaHara? A: 500 CDs. It’s now routine for the Big Five record labels to sue innocent people for allegedly sharing music online without permission, and 12-year-old Brianna LaHara was one such person sued by Big Music. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) set its legal teams on her for allegedly downloading “If You’re Happy and You Know It” and the Family Matters TV theme, which were among 1,000 songs Big Music claimed Brianna had illegally snagged with a P2P file-sharing application.