RIAA Targets Transplant Patient Ciara Sauro

"Nineteen-year-old Ciara Sauro has pancreatitis and because she needs an islet cell transplant, she's hospitalized every week, a situation resulting in a huge accumulation of medical bills.

"Now, "Because she didn't defend herself against a copyright lawsuit, a federal judge in Pittsburgh ruled she's a music pirate, and that could cost the Sauros almost $8,000 in fines,” says Pittsburg news channel WTAE.com.

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