legalblogwatch.typepad.com — The decision this week by a federal judge in Minnesota to order a new trial in the recording industry's case against Jammie Thomas was seen by many as a victory for users of peer-to-peer networks. But was it? Thomas remains the only defendant sued by the Recording Industry Association of America to take her case to trial, resulting in a jury verdic
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007brendanSep 27, 2008
I just read part of the judge's statement on torrentfreak:<a class="user" href="http://torrentfreak.com/riaas-week-of-hell-080927/">http://torrentfreak.com/riaas-week-of-hell-080927/</a>and he basically declared a mistrial because the awarded amounts were too high -- $222,000. So basically, hey, you're guilty... wait, not that guilty. I think every juror in that case should be shot.
azeraelSep 27, 2008
How much do they pay you every time you post that? Or are you truly incapable of independent thought?
magus_melchiorSep 27, 2008
The good news is that Jammie Thomas no longer faces a six-figure fine for infringement.The bad news is that she'll probably make that up in legal fees for the retrial, especially if the Capitol counsel decides to draw it out like SCO.
Closed AccountSep 28, 2008
They don't need to prove that, they just need to prove her ip sent their ip the file. Which is very easy. It's what the case is built on.