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that could not be determined it was a Director or company secatary who took the rap.

I dont know if the same in domestic setting but would make sense..

Again thats why often from what i read of the Cases the parent is sued as they own the PC.
thats true, when i use to pat test stuff, it would not be me who got took to court, it would be the director if anyone got a ...


i think you will find in many cases, the parent takes the blame because they don't want the kid taken to court, also not many kids can pay a big fine

But children can't be sued, can they?

In the US, the record industry says it can sue anyone, including kids. Some parents have had to pay big fines because their kids were downloading illegally.

British record bosses haven't said if any of the people they sued were children, but thought it "highly likely" that some of the people that paid the fines were doing so for their kids.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/ne...00/3093138.stm

in America i believe that civil liability can extend to the parents of under-age offenders, even if they were unaware that their child had been stealing(downloading pirated s/w) but i do not think that the same in the UK.

also andy, if i own the pc and the boardband line is in the misses name , what then ! ?