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Judge Lowers Jammie Thomas' Damages to $54,000
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."
Hopefully, because what doesn't kill them makes them stronger.
"There are no facts, only interpretations." --Friedrich Nietzsche.
Definitely fair for 24 songs. Especially considering the fact that the RIAA said she was guilty!
I mean, if they did have to prove actual damages and all that other stuff, it would have cost far more to pay off the people to inflate the numbers under penalty or perjury, so they would have been entitled to even more money she doesn't have, so $54k is a bargain in the long run.
Now she can sell body parts (her own, preferably) to pay them off. Maybe she can get buy with only part of her liver and 1 kidney?
Sig Follows: "Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." -- Mark Twain
How the hell is a song worth $750? These numbers are pulled directly from sphincters.
Just wait until they apply bass damages...
bassphemy!!!