Posted on 11/05/2010 4:23:36 PM PDT by paudio
A federal jury found Wednesday that Jammie Thomas-Rasset, of Brainerd, must pay $62,500 per song for a total of $1.5 million for illegally violating copyrights on 24 songs. This was the third jury to consider damages in her case, and each has found that she must pay though different amounts. And after each time, the single mother of four has said she can't pay. "I can't afford to pay any amount. It's not a matter of won't, it's a matter of 'I can't,'" Thomas-Rasset said Thursday. "Any amount that I pay to them is money that I could use to feed my children. Any amount that I pay to them is money I could use to clothe my kids, and pay my mortgage so my kids have a place to sleep."
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not in a rational world.
Unbelieveable, huh. After several months, I finally got the credit card company to credit me the nearly $600 but they acted like I was the one at fault so I'm sure my credit rating is ruined even though I've been with them forever. The lesson for the day is AT&T and Apple iTunes are criminals for aiding and abetting. If companies would make a concerted effort to stop this sort of thing, they would gain so much in customer support and we'd be charged less from their lazy arsed write offs.
Yes Wall Street gangsters go free.
Yes this lady stole-no it is not okay But punishment should fit the crime for crying out loud.
Yes the priorities as a nation are totally out of whack, You are so right.
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