Patricia Santangelo, the single mother who is defending herself against ligitation brought by the RIAA, has found some fund raising support to help with her defense. (For more on this case, see here and here.) Santangelo had been sued by the RIAA for illegally downloading music, but the suburban mom refused to pay the $3,500 demanded by the RIAA to settle the case, contending that she did not engage in illegal downloading.
Santangelo initially tried to fight the suit on her own, but then became overwhelmed by the legal process and the well-funded fight mounted by the record companies. So, she hired an attorney and quickly burned through $24,000. Out of funds, she then returned to representing herself.
Now, Jon Newton, editor of P2P.net, has started a fund called Fight Goliath and so far it has raised over $6,000, enough to allow Patricia to retain counsel.
Cynthia Brumfield at 9:12 AM|Comments(0)
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