The RIAA make a 12-year-old girl cry.

“‘I got really scared. My stomach is all turning,’ Brianna said last night at the city Housing Authority apartment on West 84th Street where she lives with her mom and her 9-year-old brother. ‘I thought it was OK to download music because my mom paid a service fee for it. Out of all people, why did they pick me?’” Link

In related news, also among those being sued is a 71-year-old Texas man. He claims that his some of his grandkids used his computer. Link. I’m thinking about getting my dog a DSL account.

In other related news, “Senator Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), who has been critical of the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) tactics in bringing music file sharing to heel, on Monday warned consumers that signing the RIAA’s amnesty agreement may not be the brightest idea.” Link

As an update: The RIAA has settled with the 12-year old. Want to know what the geeks are saying, excellent thread on Slashdot.