Judge Lowers Jammie Thomas' Damages to $54,000 390
An anonymous reader writes "Judge Michael Davis has slashed the amount Jammie Thomas-Rassett is said to owe Big Music from almost $2,000,000 to $54,000. 'The need for deterrence cannot justify a $2 million verdict for stealing and illegally distributing 24 songs for the sole purpose of obtaining free music. Moreover, although Plaintiffs were not required to prove their actual damages, statutory damages must still bear some relation to actual damages.' The full decision (PDF) is also available."
Re:My favorite part (Score:5, Funny)
Treble damages? Were the shared songs THAT bad?
Re:Some relation? (Score:2, Funny)
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Trouble with trebles?
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Re:Actual damages are 35 cents per work (Score:5, Funny)
The judge seemed to indicate he thought $54,000 was still high, how did he settle on that number?
Hmmm, if only he wrote some sort of opinion that explained his reasoning...
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They were MP3s - of course the treble was damaged
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Treble damages? Were the shared songs THAT bad?
No, they rolled a natural 20 twice in a row while determining damage.
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