Da-Chief
06-23-2008, 08:54
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I've recently highlighted several (http://www.corpsman.com/shownews/95089) reports (http://www.corpsman.com/shownews/94382) showing that the RIAA's method of identifying and suing P2P users is painfully inaccurate. This was further illuminated by the recent case of Jammie Thomas (http://www.corpsman.com/shownews/95439), a Minnesota woman who was originally ordered to pay $220,000 for making files available, but may now see a new trial. Why? Because the Judge has decided that actually showing evidence of a crime might be a good idea. Wired's Threat Level blog (http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/06/mpaa-says-no-pr.html) notes that in the MPAA's opinion, they should be able to collect as much as $150,000 in damages from individuals without evidence of a crime. Says the MPAA:"Mandating such proof could thus have the pernicious effect of depriving copyright owners of a practical remedy against massive copyright infringement in many instances," MPAA attorney Marie L. van Uitert wrote Friday to the federal judge overseeing the Jammie Thomas trial."
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I've recently highlighted several (http://www.corpsman.com/shownews/95089) reports (http://www.corpsman.com/shownews/94382) showing that the RIAA's method of identifying and suing P2P users is painfully inaccurate. This was further illuminated by the recent case of Jammie Thomas (http://www.corpsman.com/shownews/95439), a Minnesota woman who was originally ordered to pay $220,000 for making files available, but may now see a new trial. Why? Because the Judge has decided that actually showing evidence of a crime might be a good idea. Wired's Threat Level blog (http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/06/mpaa-says-no-pr.html) notes that in the MPAA's opinion, they should be able to collect as much as $150,000 in damages from individuals without evidence of a crime. Says the MPAA:"Mandating such proof could thus have the pernicious effect of depriving copyright owners of a practical remedy against massive copyright infringement in many instances," MPAA attorney Marie L. van Uitert wrote Friday to the federal judge overseeing the Jammie Thomas trial."
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