Re:3 Things (Score 1)

- These people were caught off-guard by reporters from AP. Their comments were made in the context of a conversation with a reporter who informed them that a subpoena had been served to Comcast by the RIAA for their contact info. It is not surprising that they might be a bit disoriented and not at their most articulate, so to ridicule any of those interviewed in the article for statements they made on the spot is a bit unfair, particularly Pate,who, at 67, probably has never heard of Kazaa until now and whose daughter is the user the RIAA is going after. - Reporters condense and paraphrase. Pate never stated that he "zealously respects copyrights" - it was not a quote but a reporter's paraphrase, hence the lack of quoation marks in the article. Members of the media are rarely without an angle, if not an agenda, so don't trust everything you read. - Pate's daughter is 23 and not a minor. To go after her parents would be difficult, as she does not live with them or use their computer. The only reason Gordon Pate was contacted was because he is the subsriber to their internet service. - As a friend of Leah Pate, I can guarantee you that she never downloaded those songs - many other people use her computer, including myself and my sister. She has very good taste in music and is embarassed that her fifteen minutes of fame are for bad music and the lawsuit against her for music she'd never listen to