1.92 million or 80G a song for music downloading 24 songs

[M-technik-3]

RIAA is insane, can't believe a jury awarded this much money to a business.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_tec_music_downloading

[Desaevious]

I'd be soooooooo boned.

[e30frosh]

He better have appeal ability. That's crap. Bone all the people that stole music from tribesmen.

EDIT: She...sorry

[///M42 sport]

yeah, that teaches everyone to not download...

[balooshinakus]

It's always seemed odd to me that you could go steal 2 CD's from a store, get caught, and get fined what maybe $200 bucks for it, but if you download 24 songs you get fined 1.92 million dollars somehow.. She should have just used the Chewbaca defense tbh..

[asuj158]

that cruel and unusual punishment

[TexasTerp]

How pathetic is the RIAA, 1.92 million? How crazy are the dumbfuck jurors that actually determined the reward and sentence!!!

[2Big4a3Series]

1.92 million or 80G a song for music downloading 24 songs

You mean 80K, right? :)

I have a couple of problems with this situation. First of all, she was tried twice for the same crime. I always thought that if the judge made a mistake or if something went wrong in court, it would result in a mistrial. Secondly, where did they get that jury? I find it hard to believe that nobody in that jury has ever violated the copyright laws. I also find it hard to believe that anyone on that jury thought that she had $80,000 much less the $2 million in disposable income.

So how does resolve this? Does she file bankruptcy or is she subject to wage garnishments for the rest of her life?

[ldsbeaker]

You mean 80K, right? :)

ummmm G = grand as in 80 Grand = 80,000 = 80k, homeskillet.

Anyways, that's pretty jacked.

[daniel]

i thought they quit suing people?

[BraveUlysses]

i thought they quit suing people?

lol

[whiteknights]

that cruel and unusual punishment

couldnt have said it better myself.....

[Alkasquawlik]

It's just scare tactics, I really don't think she'll end up paying much, if any at all. It makes people think "damn that could be me" instead of "there are 5000000 other people DLing more music than me, they'll get caught first".

[scabzzzz]

Ill never pay for music ever again. There, I said it.

[StereoInstaller1]

i thought they quit suing people?

Old case here. Has been going on for a couple years now.

this is the ONLY case that has gone to trial: she could not find the $3500 to settle out of court, before the stupid waffleswaffleswaffleswaffles demanded a trial.

The first time (this WAS the appeal case) her fine was only $220,000

Maybe she can start a pron site for stupid ugly old broke twats.

Then others can steal her property and she can sue them!