05.10.07
24 illegal song downloads cost US woman $220, 000
- Music, Piracy -
By Agence France-Presse
CHICAGO–In the first US trial to challenge the illegal downloading of music on the Internet, a single mother from Minnesota was ordered Thursday to pay more than $220, 000 for sharing 24 songs online.
Jammie Thomas, 30, was the first among more than 26,000 people sued by the world’s most powerful recording companies to refuse a settlement after being slapped with a lawsuit by the Recording Industry of America and six major music labels.
She turned down an offer to pay a few thousand dollars in fines and instead took the case to court.
