Tucson Man Sued for Allegedly Downloading Movies

Ok, might be time for me to re-think this whole thing. I know someone out there is shaking their head "yes"...

A Tucson man is about to find out that when he used the Kazaa peer-to-peer site to download movies, the Motion Picture Association of America as well as federal and local authorities were looking over his shoulder. "A lot of times people who are doing this think that they are anonymous, but we can subpoena the Internet service providers, which gives us evidence," MPAA spokeswoman Michelle Greeno told Wednesday's Arizona Daily Star. A lawsuit filed in federal court Tuesday accuses Steve Streeter of Tucson of downloading Alien Vs. Predator and Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World using the Kazaa site. Damages could be assessed by the courts at as much as $150,000 for each movie. In a statement, MPAA Chairman/CEO Dan Glickman said, "We won't stand by while people steal valuable copyrighted material with no regard whatsoever for the law or for the rights of creative people to be paid for their efforts."