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Juror From RIAA Trial Speaks

Posted by kdawson on from the tell-us-what-you-really-think dept.

Damon Tog notes a Wired blog posting featuring quotes from a juror who took part in the recent RIAA trial. Some excerpts: "She should have settled out of court for a few thousand dollars... Spoofing? We're thinking, "Oh my God, you got to be kidding."... She lied. There was no defense. Her defense sucked... I think she thought a jury from Duluth would be naive. We're not that stupid up here. I don't know what the f**k she was thinking, to tell you the truth."

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  1. So did the jury ... by SplatMan_DK · · Score: 5, Funny

    Her defense sucked... Apparently, so did the jury...
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  2. PEBKAC by mbarron · · Score: 2, Funny

    And to think this same person creates all the trouble tickets when their computer isn't plugged in.

    I'd rather the judge flip a coin.

    I call heads.

  3. A naive jury from Duluth. by Aqua+OS+X · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I think she thought a jury from Duluth would be naive."
    Way to disprove that by fining a stupid Kazaa user a quarter of a million dollars.

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  4. Stupidity by overbaud · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I think she thought a jury from Duluth would be naïve. We're not that stupid up here" implies that Duluth juries are stupid... just not *that* stupid.

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  5. Re:the fine didn't fit the crime by lawrenlives · · Score: 3, Funny

    Thanks, I'd love a piece of cake.

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  6. Re:the fine didn't fit the crime by b4stard · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yesterdays top 40 hits simply aren't worth ruining a civilian's life over.
    Pfft. There are no civilians in the war on copyright infringement.
  7. She was from out of town by NewYorkCountryLawyer · · Score: 2, Funny

    The key line: "I think she thought a jury from Duluth would be naïve. We're not that stupid up here."

    She was from out of town.

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  8. Minimum by Curunir_wolf · · Score: 2, Funny
    From TFA:

    At least two jurors, one of them a funeral home owner, wanted to award the Recording Industry Association of America the maximum $150,000 for each of the 24 copyright violations, while one juror held out hours for the $750 minimum for each violation of the Copyright Act, he said.

    There's a $750 minimum?? WTF? Where did that come from? Is that for anything? It seems pretty lucrative.

    Ok, this post is copyright me.

    Now I just wait until somebody copies it without my permission. That's a minimum $750 bucks, dude! Hand it over.

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