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RIAA Are Sore Losers, File Appeal in File-Sharing Mistrial

Posted 10/17/08 at 03:05:06 PM  by Alex Castle

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Everyone’s favorite trade group, the RIAA, is up to more of its usual, mustache-twirling antics as it appeals the decision to declare a mistrial in its case against Jammie Thomas. For the uninformed, the 30-year-old Thomas is being sued for $220,000 by the RIAA for file sharing. As the first person to take the music industry to court, rather than settle, her case will set a very significant precedent and could have a strong impact on the future of file sharing and the internet.

The suit was originally decided in the RIAA’s favor in October, however Judge Michael Davis threw out the ruling and declared a mistrial, declaring that “he originally misguided the jury by indicating that simply the act of making a copyrighted song available for sharing amounts to infringement,” CNET reports.

The RIAA is appealing the decision, hoping the original ruling will stick and they won’t have to conduct a whole new trial.

What do you think of the Thomas case? Let us know after the break.

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TAGS: RIAA, Software, law, filesharing, Jammie Thomas
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avatarRIAA

Submitted by Scrappy on Sat, 10/18/2008 - 7:26am

IRAA is simply a group of lawyers keeping thier own paychecks in sight. If they were concerned about other people they wuold have selected a more honerable profession.

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avatarSomething to think on....

Submitted by Cthomasuscg on Sat, 10/18/2008 - 7:18am

We've all probably done the same thing, shared files with friends or used napster(back in the day) to get that song we wanted. We take the risk, we know the consequences. Jammie Thomas didn't heed warnings telling her she would be sued if she continued to file share. If she "saw the signs" yet continued to share, it's her own fault. But if the RIAA wins, we could all be in the same place as her.

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avatarMore money

Submitted by Rltyg on Fri, 10/17/2008 - 7:10pm

I would like to know how much money this case is costing the taxpayers?  It's amazing that this country is still going on witch hunts.  Our government should be more concerned with it's citizens that are without food and living in the streets.  Our world is being run by morons.

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avatarwell

Submitted by devin3627 on Fri, 10/17/2008 - 6:03pm

they can burn in hell

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avatarfuck the bitches

Submitted by MrNaPaLm32 on Fri, 10/17/2008 - 1:38pm

fuck em.

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