File-Sharer Says “No” to RIAA’s $25k Offer To Settle
Just days after a judge reduced the $1.92m damages bill handed down to Jammie Thomas to a slightly more sensible $54,000, her legal team have turned down an offer to settle for $25,000.
Just days after a judge reduced the $1.92m damages bill handed down to Jammie Thomas to a slightly more sensible $54,000, her legal team have turned down an offer to settle for $25,000.
Last Summer Jammie Thomas lost her retrial against the RIAA and was ordered to pay $1.92 million for 24 songs she shared via Kazaa. Many were shocked by the high amount of the fine, and so was Judge Davis who now lowered the fine to $54,000.
The ‘dangers’ of P2P software came into the light again this week after a junior staff member leaked a confidential House ethics committee report through a filesharing application, exposing investigations into more than 30 lawmakers.
Ever since Joel Tenenbaum picked up a huge fine of $675,000 for sharing music on the Internet, torrents have been appearing which taunt the RIAA. Now The Pirate Bay are promoting one such torrent on their homepage.