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PSL woman sued over her music downloads
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By DEREK SIMMONSEN
derek.simmonsen@scripps.com
January 26, 2007
PORT ST. LUCIE — Tina Moreno's music collection has just landed her in federal court.
The Port St. Lucie woman is among seven Floridians sued this week by the Recording Industry Association of America on behalf of several major recording labels that claim they illegally shared copyrighted music on the Internet. Her name was subpoenaed from her Internet service provider.

It was part of a wave of lawsuits filed around the country that accused people of using peer-to-peer networks, such as LimeWire, to illegally make copyrighted songs available to other computer users. The RIAA does not disclose its "investigatory methods," and spokeswoman Amanda Hunter said there are no hard-and-fast rules as to who is targeted in the probes.
"If you engage in this behavior, you are subject to this type of lawsuit," she said.

Warner Bros., Virgin Records, Interscope and Arista Records are among the labels named as plaintiffs, and they are asking a judge to bar Moreno, who also goes by the name Tina Eichstadt, and others from further file sharing and to award damages for breaking copyright, according to the suit.

The court filings include a large list of songs allegedly made available via Moreno's screen name and highlight 11 specific examples of copyright infringement — including Enrique Iglesias' "Be With You," Bon Jovi's "Never Say Goodbye" and George Michael's "Cowboys and Angels."

Moreno could not be reached for comment Thursday.

"Songlifting takes a tremendous toll on songwriters, record store owners, studio musicians and scores of other industry professionals," said RIAA President Cary Sherman in a written statement. "It is our preference to target the businesses that encourage piracy, but it's also important to send a message to individuals that engaging in the theft of music is illegal and has consequences."

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