One brave man from Scottsdale has decided to take on the music industry. Jeffrey Howell is alleged to have shared about 2,000 songs through filesharing service Kazaa. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is demanding $40,000 from this part-time cab driver.
Howell claims that he didn’t realize his files were being shared with the Internet. All of the songs he is alleged to have shared were from his personal CD collection, which he downloaded to his computer. The case began in 2006 and will recommence January 24.
Although he claims he wasn’t filesharing, Howell admitted that he did have a Kazaa account. Some 20,000 people have been targeted by the RIAA for filesharing crimes since 2000. The Howell case achieved some media attention when it was reported that the RIAA was targeting people who download their CD collections to their hard drives.
The RIAA has since denied the allegations and said that it is just going after people who engage in illegal filesharing. Although he maintains his innocence, it’s almost certain that Howell will fail as he goes toe to toe with the RIAA.
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