Dead Woman, Who Didn't Have Computer, Sued For Music Trading

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Dead Woman, Who Didn't Have Computer, Sued For Music Trading

The recording industry sued Gertrude Walton, accusing her of illegally trading music over the Internet as "smittenedkitten."

But the lawsuit was filed more than a month after the 83-year-old woman died in December, and her daughter says Walton hated computers, anyway.

A group of record companies named Walton as the sole defendant in a federal lawsuit, claiming she made more than 700 songs available for free on the Internet.

Walton's daughter, Robin Chianumba, lived with her mother for the last 17 years and said her mother objected to having a computer in the house.

"My mother wouldn't know how to turn on a computer," Chianumba said.

She said she faxed a copy of her mother's death certificate to record company officials several days before the lawsuit was filed, in response to a letter from the company regarding the upcoming legal filing.

"I am pretty sure she is not going to leave Greenwood Memorial Park (where she is buried) to attend the hearing," Chianumba said.

A Recording Industry Association of America spokesman said Thursday that Walton was likely not the smittenedkitten it's searching for.

"Our evidence gathering and our subsequent legal actions all were initiated weeks and even months ago," said RIAA spokesman Jonathan Lamy. "We will now, of course, obviously dismiss this case.{@}

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  • obenixobenix Junior Member Shared Hoster
    Don't the enforces check or perform survellance before they start accussing a person? In this case, their reputation is going down the drain... Thanks for sharing the article, ftl but could you point out the URL for the article, please.
  • CannonBallGuyCannonBallGuy Moderator Shared Hoster
    Thats horrid.
    Think how the poor daughter must feel.
    She's only just lost her mother!
  • martian2k4martian2k4 Llama Hunter Moderator
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  • ayushsinhalayushsinhal Junior Member Shared Hoster
    ftl wrote: »
    Dead Woman, Who Didn't Have Computer, Sued For Music Trading

    The recording industry sued Gertrude Walton, accusing her of illegally trading music over the Internet as "smittenedkitten."

    But the lawsuit was filed more than a month after the 83-year-old woman died in December, and her daughter says Walton hated computers, anyway.

    A group of record companies named Walton as the sole defendant in a federal lawsuit, claiming she made more than 700 songs available for free on the Internet.

    Walton's daughter, Robin Chianumba, lived with her mother for the last 17 years and said her mother objected to having a computer in the house.

    "My mother wouldn't know how to turn on a computer," Chianumba said.

    She said she faxed a copy of her mother's death certificate to record company officials several days before the lawsuit was filed, in response to a letter from the company regarding the upcoming legal filing.

    "I am pretty sure she is not going to leave Greenwood Memorial Park (where she is buried) to attend the hearing," Chianumba said.

    A Recording Industry Association of America spokesman said Thursday that Walton was likely not the smittenedkitten it's searching for.

    "Our evidence gathering and our subsequent legal actions all were initiated weeks and even months ago," said RIAA spokesman Jonathan Lamy. "We will now, of course, obviously dismiss this case."


    weired.................
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