Single mom can't pay $1.5M song-sharing fine

MSNBC ^ | 11.4.10 | Amy Forliti

[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."

[hoosierham]

not in a rational world.

[bgill]

I had that problem with AT&T "way back when the internet was new". They wouldn't tell me who'd billed his stuff to my number. I went to MCI and never went back.

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.

[handmade]

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.