
I can't pay £2,500 for daughter's uploads, says parent
By Jo Best
Published: 21 June 2005 15:15 GMT
A 14-year old music pirate could be about to send her mum to court.
Emily Price was caught in the third wave of anti-piracy action by music industry trade body the BPI and landed with a £2,500 bill for her file-sharing habit, according to reports.
Due to the girl's age, her mother Sylvia Price is legally responsible for the bill. Price has until 1 July to make the payment. If she is unable to pay by the July deadline, the fee will rise to £4,000.
Price, however, said she cannot afford to pay for her daughter's uploading - leaving her liable for a court appearance.
According to a BPI (British Phonographic Industry) spokesman, the association believes that a third of the 90 or so cases it has taken out to date against file-sharers have been as a result of young people uploading and landing their parents in hot water.
The BPI's spokesman added that file-sharers aren't treated any differently regardless of age.
"We don't do any screening for political correctness," he said. "Whether it's a 12-year-old [uploading] or a 50-year-old man stealing a CD from a shop, you wouldn't expect them to be treated any differently."
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What complete trash from BPI...a 12-year old uploa...
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I in no way endorse copyright theft but, recognisi...
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Just because the Mother pays for the connection sh...
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Surely there is difference between stealing a CD f...
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