The Free Delwin Fund

The Daily Princetonian - Students raise funds for roommate sued by RIAA "Delwin Olivan '08 might be luckier than the other 23 University students charged with music piracy by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) last spring -- his friends created a website and t-shirt line to defray the cost of his settlement. Olivan stands accused of distributing songs via the file-sharing network i2hub, which closed in November following a cease and desist letter from the RIAA. "These guys want $5,000 from him, and I get choked up thinking about it," roommate Sean Gleason '08 said. "His bank account doesn't have $5,000. He's not an old money Princeton student who gets a $5,000 monthly allowance." Olivan and Gleason devised a novel way to lessen the financial burden on Olivan's mother -- the Free Delwin Fund." It's quite fortunate that I stumbled upon this story because I really wanted to help the less fortunate this Christmas. I had been considering donating money to a homeless shelter or orphanage, but when I read this story my heart just broke for this kid. He's just a poor ivy leaguer trying to make his way through college and now he has this ridiculous bill to pay for illegally downloading music. Is he to be expected to tap into his trust fund to pay this?!? Merry Christmas Delwin Olivan. Who do I make the check out to?