I'm wondering if they are accepting donations for the fines they have received?
Also concerning the verdict, it says the court took into account that they used the site for commercial use.
Finally regarding torrents in general. People do not just torrent music. What about tv shows for personal viewing? (We can tape on VHS or dvd so we can also download) What about foreign ones?
Those are perfectly legit and in many cases torrenting it is the only way to get some shows.
Torrents are not evil.
[I have no opinion yet on download albums though, but then again I dont do much]