In papers responding to the record companies' lawsuit, Robert Santangelo, who was as young as 11 when the alleged piracy occurred, denied ever disseminating music and said it's impossible to prove that he did.
...The industry dropped its case against her in December, but sued Robert and his sister Michelle, now 20, in federal court in White Plains. Michelle has since been ordered to pay $30,750 in a default judgment because she did not respond to the lawsuit.
• SPEAKOUT! Should those who download music illegally be punished by the courts?
Robert Santangelo and his lawyer, Jordan Glass, responded at length Tuesday, raising 32 defenses, demanding a jury trial and filing a counterclaim against the companies that accuses them of damaging the boy's reputation, distracting him from school and costing him legal fees.
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