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Woman Faces The Music, Loses Download Case
Jury Finds Minn. Woman Violated Copyright Law, Orders Her To Pay Record Companies $220K
DULUTH, Minn., Oct. 4, 2007
(AP) 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.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/04/national/main3330186.shtml
Jury Finds Minn. Woman Violated Copyright Law, Orders Her To Pay Record Companies $220K
DULUTH, Minn., Oct. 4, 2007
(AP) 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.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/04/national/main3330186.shtml