A family in Mathis is having to face the music after one of their children had her Internet activity was traced. KRIS-TV 6 carries the full story:04.22.2006 - Family learns they're being sued by music industry [KRIS-TV ]
The girl was using Peer-to-Peer networking software, also known as P2P, to illegally share music and other media online. Among Kazaa mentioned in the article, a comprehensive list of P2P software can be found on Wikipedia.
As stressed in one of the Tech Talk articles a couple months ago, the argument of "It could never happen to me" is no longer a valid safeguard. I don't entirely agree with the restriction of new DRM technologies, but following the rules is the lesser of two evils compared to being sued for $3,000+ dollars.
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