Submission + - $220,000 judgement for sharing 24 songs (startribune.com)
Colin writes: Blech. I'm not sure how much longer the RIAA will think that suing consumers is a tenable strategy, but with judgements like this, one wonders if it might not be more profitable for the music industry to stop making albums altogether and make copyright infringement cases their primary source of income. Given the avalanche of mediocrity on the radio these days, that may be the only thing left that they excel at.
From the story: A U.S. district court jury this afternoon found a Brainerd woman liable for illegal music file sharing and awarded a group of recording companies $222,000. The jury found the Jammie Thomas had willfully committed copyright infringement by downloading and sharing all 24 songs for which the companies had sought damages.
From the story: A U.S. district court jury this afternoon found a Brainerd woman liable for illegal music file sharing and awarded a group of recording companies $222,000. The jury found the Jammie Thomas had willfully committed copyright infringement by downloading and sharing all 24 songs for which the companies had sought damages.
