Judge Asked to Reconsider $220,000 Award - AP

[varkam]

Judge Asked to Reconsider $220,000 Award
Forbes.com

MINNEAPOLIS - A woman facing a $222,000 music-sharing verdict asked a judge on Monday to overturn it.

Jurors in a case that six record companies brought against Thomas found she violated the companies' copyrights by offering 24 songs over the Kazaa file-sharing network. They ordered Thomas, a mother of two who makes $36,000 a year, to pay the companies $222,000.

Thomas's attorney, Brian Toder, did not argue in a motion filed Monday on Thomas's behalf that she hadn't violated the copyrights. But he said that, because the songs could have been purchased online for about $24, the $222,000 verdict is disproportionate and amounts to punitive damages.

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"We seek to resolve this case in a fair and reasonable manner," the industry group said. "It is unfortunate that the defendant continues to avoid responsibility for her actions. We will continue to defend our rights."

Protecting your rights?! By seeking 220,000 in damages? Good grief.

[fenriswolf]

1. contineaus to avoid responsability?

i'm sure she would gladly pay 100 bucks for this nightmare to be over, that 400% of what she stole, more then enough i would think.

[Art_from_Ark]

3. What did she steal, exactly?

[KitchenWitch]

4. Bingo!

The RIAA needs to change their business model to accomodate the new technology.

[Buzz Clik]

2. My son has a friend with over a terabyte of downloaded and shared music.

If 24 songs are worth $220,000, then this pirate would owe more than $100,000,000,000. That sounds like a lot, but it wouldn't buy six months of the US occupation in Iraq.