A bit less than the idiot Boston University student and his Harvard law professor attorney who admitted downloading and sharing songs but tried claiming "fair use.
P.S France just passed the toughest anti-piracy laws in the world. It requires ISPs to give up the user names on info of anyone suspecting of illegally downloading music, movies etc. Considering this is a country that had A TRIP TO THE MOON under copyright until 2 years ago, it is not surprising http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/07/o-tenenbaum-riaa-wins-675000-or-22500-per-song.ars On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Jaeschke, Myles <[email protected]>wrote: > This just in from the peer to peer sharing copyright case … > > > > *Feed:* Copyrights & Campaigns > *Posted on:* Wednesday, November 03, 2010 7:54 PM > *Author:* Ben Sheffner > *Subject:* Third Thomas-Rasset verdict: $1.5 million > > > > The third time was not the charm for Jammie Thomas-Rasset. > > The jury in the third copyright trial of the Brainerd, Minnesota woman has > just returned a verdict of $1.5 million in statutory damages, or $62,500 for > each of the 24 songs that she downloaded and "shared" over the KaZaA > peer-to-peer network. > > The award is significantly higher than the $222,000 award in her first > trial (which was thrown > out<http://beckermanlegal.com/Lawyer_Copyright_Internet_Law/virgin_thomas_080924Decision.pdf>when > the judge determined the jury instructions to be flawed), and a bit > lower than the $1.92 million award in the second, which was reduced by the > judge<http://www.scribd.com/doc/25590909/Order-on-Jammie-Thomas-Rasset-s-motion-for-new-trial>to > $54,000 under the common-law doctrine of remittitur. After the second > trial, Thomas-Rasset -- who denied downloading any music over peer-to-peer > networks -- rejected a settlement offer of $25,000 from the record label > plaintiffs, who said they would donate the amount to a music-related > charity. > > The RIAA said in a statement after the verdict: > > We are again thankful to the jury for its service in this matter and that > they recognized the severity of the defendant's misconduct. Now with three > jury decisions behind us along with a clear affirmation of Ms. > Thomas-Rasset’s willful liability, it is our hope that she finally accepts > responsibility for her actions. > > This is far from the end of the road in this case. Thomas-Rasset is > expected to challenge the size of the award again, and the judge has already > determined that $54,000 is the maximum acceptable size for an award given > the evidence in the case. > > I'll update as more information becomes available. > Jammie Thomas-Rasset > Verdict<http://www.scribd.com/doc/40927654/Jammie-Thomas-Rasset-Verdict> > > > View > article...<http://copyrightsandcampaigns.blogspot.com/2010/11/third-thomas-rasset-verdict-15-million.html> > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > >
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