ANCHOR LEAD:
ARE YOU IN TUNE WITH YOUR KIDS' MUSIC HABITS? IF YOU NOT, YOU'D BETTER GET IN GEAR. IF ONE OF YOUR KIDS IS ILLEGALLY DOWNLOADING OR SHARING MUSIC...YOU COULD PAY THE PRICE! SO IF YOU'D RATHER NOT END UP SINGING THE JAILHOUSE BLUES..._____ GIVES YOU A HEADS UP ON WHAT YOU CAN DO MAKE SURE YOU'RE ALL IN SYNC!

TRACK ONE Length: :05
AFTER SCHOOL, JEN AND PETER YASI (YAZI) LOVE TO DOWNLOAD TUNES AND ROCK THE HOUSE.

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KEY @: :07 Jen Yasi, Downloads Tunes
"I like all kinds of music from like Michael Jackson to Britney Spears, Elvis..."

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KEY @: :11 (SHORT)Peter Yasi, Downloads Tunes
"I burn a lot of CDs when I download music."

TRACK TWO Length: :07
BUT WHEN THEIR PARENTS GOT THE "LOW DOWN" ON THE NUMBER OF KIDS BEING SUED FOR ILLEGAL FILE SWAPPING...THEY DECIDED TO HAVE A FAMILY TALK.

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KEY @: :21 Karen Yasi, Mother
"Right away said you know what's going on? How do you do it? Is it...were you doing it the right way?"

TRACK THREE Length: :07
TECHNOLOGY EXPERT MICHAEL MILLER SAYS IF YOUR CHILDREN'S DIGITAL DOWNLOADS AREN'T LEGIT...YOU, AS A PARENT, COULD PAY THE PRICE!

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KEY @: :33 Michael Miller, Technology Expert
"There have been plenty of cases in which parents and children have been sued."

TRACK FOUR Length: :10
SINCE 2003 THE RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA HAS SUED ABOUT EIGHTEEN THOUSAND PEOPLE... SO MILLER SAYS PARENTS NEED TO BE "IN TUNE" WITH WHAT THEIR FAMILY IS DOING ONLINE...

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KEY @: :49 Michael Miller, Technology Expert
"See what software is installed on their computers."

TRACK FIVE Length: :03
AND MILLER SAYS KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS...

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KEY @: :58 Michael Miller, Technology Expert
"Peer to peer file sharing programs like Kazaa and Limewire and the BitTorrent clients that allow people to both upload and download music."

TRACK SIX Length: :14
WHILE THEY ARE LEGAL, THE PROBLEM IS, THESE SERVICES CAN ALSO BE USED TO SHARE COPYRIGHTED CONTENT. THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT YOURSELF? TALK TO YOUR KIDS AND MONITOR WHAT THEY'RE DOING ONLINE... LIKE THE YASIS...THEY SET UP AN ITUNES ACCOUNT FOR JEN AND PETER.

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KEY @: 1:20 Peter Yasi, Father
"I have parental controls. We get a receipt for everything they're downloading."

TRACK SEVEN Length: :07
JEN AND PETER SAY WHILE THEY NEVER THOUGHT TWICE ABOUT HOW THEY DOWNLOADED THEIR TOP 40 FAVORITES, THEY'RE NOW SINGING A DIFFERENT TUNE.

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NO KEY Jen Yasi, Downloads Tunes
"I'm glad now that I switched over to downloading legally"

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NO KEY Peter Yasi, Downloads Tunes
"I was concerned about getting in trouble."

ANCHOR TAG:
IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO DOWNLOAD YOUR FAVORITE SONGS LEGALLY...THERE ARE PLENTY OF WAYS TO DO IT! TRY OUT A "PAY FOR" SITE LIKE ITUNES, EMUSIC, OR RHAPSODY...OR JUST LISTEN TO INTERNET RADIO FOR FREE!

SOURCE INFORMATION:

Michael Miller
Ziff Davis Media, Inc.
28 E. 28th Street
New York, NY 10016
Media Contact: Randy Zane
Phone: (212) 503-3535
E-Mail: Randy_Zane@ziffdavis.com
Michael Miller is the Chief Content Officer for Ziff Davis Media and a Contributing Editor for PC Magazine.

ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND/SOURCE INFORMATION:

TRACK FOUR:
Amanda Hunter
Deputy Director, Communications
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
1330 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 775-0101

Here is a link to a pamphlet for parents on the RIAA web site. http://www.riaa.com/pdf/musicLeafletDL_USA_HR-1.pdf

Here is a link to Music United, an educational web site that lists all the places consumers can find music legally.
http://www.musicunited.org/6_legalsites.html