Jury rules against Minn. woman in download case

**Jason** · 06-19-2009, 11:25 AM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A replay of the nation's only file-sharing case to go to trial has ended with the same result — a Minnesota woman was found to have violated music copyrights and must pay huge damages to the recording industry.

A federal jury ruled Thursday that Jammie Thomas-Rasset willfully violated the copyrights on 24 songs, and awarded recording companies $1.92 million, or $80,000 per song.

Thomas-Rasset's second trial actually turned out worse for her. When a different federal jury heard her case in 2007, it hit Thomas-Rasset with a $222,000 judgment.

The new trial was ordered after the judge in the case decided he had erred in giving jury instructions.

Thomas-Rasset sat glumly with her chin in hand as she heard the jury's finding of willful infringement, which increased the potential penalty. She raised her eyebrows in surprise when the jury's penalty of $80,000 per song was read.

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yustr · 06-19-2009, 11:42 AM

Wow. Those must be some great songs (how else would they have made $80K for the record company.)

Lawyers - gotta love'm. 99% give the rest a bad name.

Mcninjaguy · 06-23-2009, 07:03 PM

She must have been pirating the master version of the songs for each to be worth $80,000

I'd be fined around $800 million dollars for the 10,000 songs I have. What a waste of talent to be wasting on that stupid crap.

06-19-2009, 11:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jason Faugh a ballagh Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pasco, FL Posts: 8,476 OS: Windows Vista My System Blog Entries: 2	Jury rules against Minn. woman in download case MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A replay of the nation's only file-sharing case to go to trial has ended with the same result — a Minnesota woman was found to have violated music copyrights and must pay huge damages to the recording industry. A federal jury ruled Thursday that Jammie Thomas-Rasset willfully violated the copyrights on 24 songs, and awarded recording companies $1.92 million, or $80,000 per song. Thomas-Rasset's second trial actually turned out worse for her. When a different federal jury heard her case in 2007, it hit Thomas-Rasset with a $222,000 judgment. The new trial was ordered after the judge in the case decided he had erred in giving jury instructions. Thomas-Rasset sat glumly with her chin in hand as she heard the jury's finding of willful infringement, which increased the potential penalty. She raised her eyebrows in surprise when the jury's penalty of $80,000 per song was read. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...JYgyQD98TE9RO0 __________________ Posting Tips \| Advice for New People \| Common Fixes \| Agus na damnaithe fágtha gan focal Glaoigh ormsa i measc na naomh

06-19-2009, 11:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
yustr Asst. Manager, The Conversation Pit Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut shore Posts: 6,050 OS: XP Pro My System	Re: Jury rules against Minn. woman in download case Wow. Those must be some great songs (how else would they have made $80K for the record company.) Lawyers - gotta love'm. 99% give the rest a bad name. __________________ If there are lawyers or politicians involved, logic may be a very poor tool for reaching a conclusion.

06-23-2009, 07:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Jury rules against Minn. woman in download case She must have been pirating the master version of the songs for each to be worth $80,000 I'd be fined around $800 million dollars for the 10,000 songs I have. What a waste of talent to be wasting on that stupid crap.