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AterSlash (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
... gone unanswered. Even the future of the RIAA’s only jury trial victory — against Minnesota mother Jammie Thomas — is in doubt. Some are wondering if the campaign has shaped up as an utter failure.’” A failure? - by (Score: 4, Insightful) Depends on your perspective… definitely not a failure for the trial attorneys billing by the hour.Pretty much fail - by (Score: 5, Insightful) Not...
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Where the Blog has No Name (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
... gone unanswered. Even the future of the RIAA's only jury trial victory -- against Minnesota mother Jammie Thomas -- is in doubt. Some are wondering if the campaign has shaped up as an utter failure."We're just barely scratching the surface of the legal issues," says Ray Beckerman, a New York lawyer and one of the nation's few who have taken an RIAA defendant's case. "They're extorting...
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Late Night Wallflower (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
... continued existence of peer-to-peer music sharing despite the lawsuits, only one of which, against Jammie Thomas of Minnesota , has been successful. And even then a retrial is in consideration, so you have to wonder just how long the RIAA are going to consider keeping this up before either a radical new model for music sharing and distribution comes up, or end up suing everyone in...
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Threat Level (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
... gone unanswered. Even the future of the RIAA's only jury trial victory -- against Minnesota mother Jammie Thomas -- is in doubt. Some are wondering if the campaign has shaped up as an utter failure. "We're just barely scratching the surface of the legal issues," says Ray Beckerman , a New York lawyer and one of the nation's few who have taken an RIAA defendant's case. "They're extorting...
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MSFN - Frontpage News (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
How much does sharing "Waiting For A Girl Like You," "Money For Nothing," and "Sweet Child O' Mine" on P2P networks cost defendants if they end up in court? Arizona resident Jeffrey Howell has just found out the hard way. While Jammie Thomas came in for more than $200,000 of statutory damages in her Minnesota trial last year, Howell escaped with a (mere) $40,850 fine. Perhaps he should...
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Ars Technica (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
How much does sharing "Waiting For A Girl Like You," "Money For Nothing," and "Sweet Child O' Mine" on P2P networks cost defendants if they end up in court? Arizona resident Jeffrey Howell has just found out the hard way. While Jammie Thomas came in for in her Minnesota trial last year, Howell escaped with a (mere) $40,850 fine. Perhaps he should be grateful, though we doubt that's the...
