The broader question should be "who hasn't"?
But when a Federal court issues a fine of nearly $2-million dollars because you downloaded 24 songs from the internet, what does that say about not only the RIAA, but our system of justice?
A federal jury Thursday found a 32-year-old Minnesota woman guilty of illegally downloading music from the Internet and fined her $80,000 each -- a total of $1.9 million -- for 24 songs.
Illegal downloads of musical files will cost a Minnesota woman $1.9 million, a jury has decided.
Jammie Thomas-Rasset's case was the first such copyright infringement case to go to trial in the United States, her attorney said.
Attorney Joe Sibley said that his client was shocked at fine, noting that the price tag on the songs she downloaded was 99 cents.
She plans to appeal, he said.
So, a man can - provided he has enough money - get away with manslaughter and only spend 30 days in jail, but a person cant' buy a copy of some overly produced pap by Gwen Stefani without fearing that they'll be fined more money than the average cost of a home in my state?
I'm fairly sure that, of all the "artists" whom Jamie had tracks from aren't seeing any downturn in their revenue stream because of this. Although, copyright law is a law that has been enforced for a long time. The only problem with this decision is that it is pure overkill.
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