Okay so the article posted below deffinately STUNNED me. The woman on trial refused to pay for the downloads the first time around and now she is going to be our 1.7 million dollars more then she would have if she just paid the fees the first time she went to court for the 24 songs that she downloaded. This article just goes to show you that if you don't read the fine print or if you ignore it ... you will get something inreturn and it most likely wont be a good thing.
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1.92 Million Reasons Not to Download Music
Stunned. That is my reaction to the news that a Minnesota jury has ordered a 32-year-old woman to pay $1.92 million to the music industry for downloading music. That is $80,000 per song for each of the 24 songs she is said to have downloaded.
The woman's reaction: "Good luck trying to get it from me. ... It's like squeezing blood from a turnip."
This was the second trial for the woman, Jammie Thomas-Rasset, in the first downloading case to go to trial. Two years ago, a jury ordered Thomas-Rasset to pay $222,000 for downloading the songs -- $9,250 per song. The judge declared a mistrial and Thomas-Rasset opted for a second go-around.
The woman's lawyer, Kiwi Camara, told reporters that when he first heard the verdict, he was "angry about it." He had felt confident that any liability finding would be for the statutory minimum amount of $750 per song.
There remains the possibility that the parties will still reach a settlement. A spokesperson for the music industry said after the verdict, "Since day one we have been willing to settle this case ... and we remain willing to do so." The music industry has made its point with this verdict and has nothing further to gain by chasing after money it will never recover. As for Thomas-Rasset, she should be looking for a way to put this nightmare behind her. Let's hope both sides find a reasonable way to bring this case to an end.
Posted by Robert J. Ambrogi on June 19, 2009 at 03:08 PM
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wow thats insane, I download music from limewire for free and never think anything wrong of it, if it is that illegal they should shut down all of the sites so no one gets in trouble for using something that is right there for them on the internet. And doesnt the music industry recognize the fact that no one really buys cd's anymore? They just need to realize its a thing in the past and come up with something new and up to date rather than making ppl pay to listen to one song on your computer. Personally I agree with the woman on trial, dont pay! well unless of course there is jail time!
ReplyDeleteWoW! I am like Amanda. I download songs from Limewire. Who in their right state of mind think that any song is worth paying that much money..it is ridiculous. I wouldn’t pay for it either!
ReplyDeletethe music industry has resisted every innovation that's come along starting with Edison being against using Microphones. It's incredible. and, of course, they've been defeated everytime. i feel bad for this woman.
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