RIAA Targets Transplant Patient Ciara Sauro | Linux Today

RIAA Targets Transplant Patient Ciara Sauro

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 8, 2008

“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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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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