We've established that the RIAA has no problem going after pirating (dead) grannies, but this lawsuit proves they're equal-opportunity jackasses. During the file-sharing fallout of 2004, there were more than 250 piracy cases pending, one of which was against Brianna LaHara. Brianna was 12-years-old. It's unlikely she'd saved up enough of her weekly allowance for doing the dishes to pay the hefty price tag of $2,000 that the RIAA was suing for. But in the corporation's own words, they were "sending a strong message" that "the illegal distribution of copyrighted music has consequences." You hear that, 12-year-olds? Get your act together! Look, the need for justice to be served is understandable. But shouldn't minors be held to a different standard in these types of cases? When a 12-year-old is caught stealing a candy bar, (or even a hundred candy bars as would be the appropriate analogy here), they wouldn't be forced to pay the candy store $2,000. ...Would they?