Jammie Thomas-Rasset Loses to the RIAA

Jammie Thomas-Rasset, the only person in the United States to take a music file-sharing lawsuit to a jury trial, once again lost. This time, Thomas-Rasset’s loss was much more financially devastating.
Accused of sharing two dozen songs via the Kazaa file-sharing software, the jury concluded that she is to pay more than $1.9 million in damages. The judgment came out to approximately $80,000 per song.
The Recording Industry Association of America, or RIAA, were the ones once again fighting against Thomas-Rasset.
Said Cara Duckworth of the RIAA: “We appreciate the jury’s service and that they take this as seriously as we do. We …read more