Would you pay $80,000 for "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You"?
Thirty-two-year-old Minnesota mom Jammie Thomas-Rasset might
have to, now that she's been found guilty of copyright
infringement for illegally downloading 24 songs. The damages: $1.92
million, about 80,000 bucks per song, to the aggrieved record
companies.
The closely watched case is a watershed because
it's the first to apply copyright-law standards to illegal
downloaders. "The record industry wants to use this case to
scare people into settling," says Thomas-Rasset's
attorney, Joseph Sibley, who has asked a federal court for a new
trial. The
industry has sued more than 26,000 people since
2003 for illegal downloading, most of whom have settled for around
$3000 apiece...arguably a small price to pay for keeping your love
of Hootie & The Blowfish a
secret.
On
the flip side, check out
how to get what you want for free,
legally.
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