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Single mom Patricia Santangelo is fighting her RIAA lawsuit claiming copyright infringement.

"I was shocked because I didn't understand how someone could be sued for something they didn't do. I didn't know what was going on," said Santangelo. "When [the RIAA's lawyers] called me, there was no music on my computer and they had an old IP address."

Beyond the basic "I didn't do it" defense, attorney Morlan Ty Rogers raises some interesting theories.

• Can Ms. Santangelo be liable when there is no proof that she was the guilty party? Someone else, possibly a visitor, may have shared the files.


• Can Ms. Santangelo be liable when there is no proof her computer offered the files? The files may have been shared by someone else using her network's wireless connection.


• Can Ms. Santangelo be liable when there is no evidence of actual infringement? For there to be infringement, the files have to be distributed. There is proof only that the files were offered, not that they were illegally downloaded.

Slyck has an excellent interview with Patricia Santangelo..

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