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In 2007, the RIAA accused Jammie Thomas-Rasset of illegally pirating 2,000 tracks of music; only 24 of these tracks were went after by the recording companies. After the first ruling, the courts ruled that Ms. Thomas would have to pay $2 million dollars for piracy. Thomas is a mother of four on a single income and appealed the case. The judge ruling over the appeal remarked that $2 million is fines was simply a “monstrous” amount to pay for the piracy of just 24 tracks. He reduced the sentence so that Thomas would only have to pay $54,000 to the RIAA. Thomas’s legal team will seek to lower the fine even further through a request for a re-trial.

My thoughts: Wow. Really? Although I acknowledge that it was an illegal act, I feel that the initial sum of $2 million is downright outrageous. She probably would’ve never made that amount of money in her lifetime. So there you have it, folks; think twice next time you go and download free music. It could end up screwing up the rest of your life…

Source: BBC.com


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If you do a search on CNN, you can trace the history of this whole ordeal. The RIAA was just trying to make an example of someone, and she got caught in the middle.

How did this all start??

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