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Judge Lowers Jammie Thomas' Damages to $54,000

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the no-resolution-in-sight dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Judge Michael Davis has slashed the amount Jammie Thomas-Rassett is said to owe Big Music from almost $2,000,000 to $54,000. 'The need for deterrence cannot justify a $2 million verdict for stealing and illegally distributing 24 songs for the sole purpose of obtaining free music. Moreover, although Plaintiffs were not required to prove their actual damages, statutory damages must still bear some relation to actual damages.' The full decision (PDF) is also available."

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  1. Re:Incorrect analogy. by Dan541 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Who the hell has a CD player these days? I haven't seen a music CD in at least 7-10 years.

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  2. Re:My favorite part by IICV · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You have to flip the crab over and stab it in the belly for bassive damage.

  3. Re:Some relation? by Drgnkght · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      The real irony there is that there's at least a fair amount of evidence that giving music away is the best sort of advertisement there is...

    SB

    True. Most people call it radio.