Illegal Song Downloads Are Expensive

The RIAA has won a their lawsuit against a woman accused of illegally sharing 24 songs online.

Jammie Thomas, a 30-year-old single mother from Minnesota, must now pay more than $220,000.  She had been offered an initial settlement, and could have paid just a few thousand dollars to get off the hook.  But Ms. Thomas decided to fight the lawsuit and took it to court.  That ends up being a lot more expensive for her. 

Thomas’ case  is just the first of 26,000 similar lawsuits to go to court.  Something tells me that about 25,999 people just broke out in a cold sweat.   

Quick math for you:  the fine works out to $9,250 per song shared. 

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