Friday, October 5, 2007

Woman Loses Download Case - 24 songs cost $222,000


The recording industry won a key fight Thursday against illegal music downloading when a federal jury found a Minnesota woman shared copyrighted music online and levied $222,000 in damages against her. Jurors ordered Jammie Thomas, 30, to pay the six record companies that sued her $9,250 for each of 24 songs they focused on in the case. They had alleged she shared 1,702 songs online in violation of their copyrights. Full Story - Blender Magazine - Marlboro Cigarettes - Netflix