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"Federal Jury: Music Downloader Owes $1.92 Million
Jammie Thomas-Rasset went to trial this week hoping to nullify an earlier judgment against her on charges that she illegally downloaded music from the Internet. But in this week's jury trial she was deemed liable to pay $80,000 per song or $1.92 million.
An earlier jury had delivered a verdict in which she was deemed liable for $9,250 for each downloaded song.
This week's trial, in a Minnesota federal court, was short and sweet for the Recording Industry Association of America, which had brought the charges against Thomas-Rasset in the nation's sole music file-sharing case that has gone to trial. The RIAA recently changed its tactics against what it maintains is the illegal downloading of music from the Internet. Now it is asking internet service providers to send warnings to suspected illegal downloaders.
"There's no way they're ever going to get that (money)," said Ms Thomas-Rasset after the trial Thursday, according to media reports. "I'm a mom, limited means, so I'm not going to worry about it now."
"In the end, the jury awarded the RIAA $1.92 million or $80,000 a song. Earlier, the RIAA had initiated more than 30,000 lawsuits against persons it claimed had illegally downloaded music. Most of them settled for $3,500, but some said they were innocent of the charges but didn't have the financial resources to defend themselves in expensive litigation."
Full article http://www.informationweek.com/news/...leID=218100335
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