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June 18, 2009

BREAKING: RIAA Wins Big... Thomas-Rasset Ordered to Pay $1.92 Million for Illegal Downloading... $80K Per Track...

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Wowza. The RIAA has brought 30,000 suits against alleged file-sharers, but only one has gone to trial. Today, the RIAA won big.

A 32-year-old Minnesota woman woman was found liable for illegal file-sharing and ordered to pay $1.92 million in damages. That amounts to $80,000 for each of the songs Jammie Thomas-Rasset was accused of downloading. Click here for the story, from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. As great as those old Def Leppard tunes are, $80k’s a little steep.


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#1 BigBrother says:

Love this...
She not only asked for a re-trial after a much smaller settlement, but also asked for one of a jury of her peers. And again, she was found guilty at an even bigger penalty. Well, ain't that a bitch?

Stand in the same line as the “naked wizard” at Coachella sister. Do hope she appeals one more time for shits-and-giggles. At the rate she is going she will get the chair.


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