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$1.9m verdict is unconstitutional, Thomas-Rasset says

$1.9m verdict is unconstitutional, Thomas-Rasset saysRasset should just pay the fine because...Jammie Thomas-Rasset should just pay the fine because I have heard that the RIAA is very close to gaining control of the U.S. Justice Dept., and they plan to raise the penalty for infringement of even one song to...

Tags: NOW IT, Jammie Thomas-Rasset, RIAA, CD

Discussion threads 2009-07-06

$1.9m verdict is unconstitutional, Thomas-Rasset says

While an appeal is likely in the cards, the motion Jammie Thomas-Rasset's lawyers filed today was a request for new trial PDF or for the judge to alter the jury's "shocking" $1.9 million award. Thomas-Rasset's lawyers argued that (1) the jury's verdict of $80,000 per infringed...

Tags: Lawyer, Jury, Jammie Thomas-Rasset, MediaSentry, Remittitur, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-06

New Thomas trial opens with advantage to RIAA

Reporting from the new Jammie Thomas-Rasset trial, Marc Bourgeois notes that jury selection is just about complete at this writing and that the jury is overall younger than the last one, surely good news for the defendant. Even so, it's an uphill battle for Thomas-Rasset, Ars Technica...

Tags: RIAA, Thomas Trial, Jammie Thomas-Rasset, Kiwi Camara, Peer To Peer (P2P), Network Technology, Networking, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-06-15

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Tenenbaum verdict: $675K

OK the the verdict is in. Joel Tenenbaum has been assessed $675,000, or $22,500 per song, for illegally distributing 30 songs via Kazaa, Ars Technica reports. That's not nearly as bad as I had feared, since it's within the realm of "normal" statutory damages (up to $30,000)....

Tags: Ars Technica, Verdict, Joel Tenenbaum, Tenenbaum, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-31

Thomas seeks new counsel, RIAA brooks no delay

Thomas seeks new counsel, RIAA brooks no delayThere is no reason why this woman should not have counselAnd unless this woman fired her OWN lawyer without notice to the court that she was having problems with him or evidence she was having problems with him, no judge would DARE keep...

Tags: Jammie Thomas, new counsel, counsel, litigation, witness, RIAA, income

Discussion threads 2009-05-16

Thomas seeks new counsel, RIAA brooks no delay

The lawyer for Jammie Thomas, the only person to actually go to trial on an RIAA copyright infringement case, is withdrawing from the case, Ray Beckerman reports. Amazingly, RIAA lawyers are fighting Thomas' request for a continuance to seek new counsel. Apparently, RIAA thinks they can only win this thing...

Tags: RIAA, Lawyer, Attorney, Thomas, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-05-16

News to know: Google Search; iPod Touch; Pre launch date; Yahoo; Zune; AMD

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Google: Understanding is the next frontier of search; Meet Wonder Wheel, Google Squared Tom Foremski: How...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple iPod, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Zune, Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Corp., Google Search, Apple iPod Touch, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, Piracy, Telecom & Utilities, Digital Music, Digital Media, Operating Systems, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-05-13

Jammie Thomas case heads for retrial

Jammie Thomas and the recording industry have failed to come to a settlement in the now-infamous case of Capitol Records v. Thomas, Wired reports. That shouldn't come as a surprise since Thomas has said she would never settle. Her lawyer, Brian Toder, merely said: ...

Tags: Settlement, Litigation, Business Operations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-05-12

Joe Biden: Carrying water for Hollywood?

Is Joe Biden the copyright industry's point man in the Obama Administration? He certainly has an anti-piracy track record. And the Justice Department is now lousy with RIAA lawyers, as Tiny Mix Tapes points out. Thomas Perrelli, nominated as Associate Attorney General on...

Tags: RIAA, Lawyer, U.S. Department Of Justice, Perrelli, Verrilli, Hauck, Solicitor General, Gershengorn, Piracy, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Strategy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Internet, Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-04-22

Awaiting decision on new trial in Thomas case

Apparently, it is RIAA day here at the govtech blog. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday on the upcoming decision in the Thomas case. Jammie Thomas, of course, was hit with $220,000 is statutory fines for copyright infringement. The verdict was based on a "making available" theory (see this article...

Tags: Theory, RIAA, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-08-18

Judge hints he will declare mistrial in Thomas case

The judge in the Jammie Thomas copyright-infringement case is likely to declare a mistrial because of his reliance on the RIAA's specious "making available" theory, Wired reports. Last year, a Minnesota jury may headlines by the RIAA a $220,000 verdict against Thomas pictured. But the verdict was based on...

Tags: Distribution, RIAA, U.S. Congress, Judge, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-08-04

Judge: Possible 'manifest error of law' in Thomas case

In a huge break in the Capitol v. Thomas case â€" in which Jammie Thomas right was hit with a $220,000-plus verdict for copyright infringement â€" the judge in the case said he may have made a "manifest error of law" in his instructions to the jury. ...

Tags: Distribution, Internet, Judge, Peer To Peer (P2P), RIAA, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-05-15

The end of RIAA litigation

I spent this morning on the phone with Ray Beckerman of the Recording Industry v The People blog, who laid out why the decision is pretty much the touch of death for the RIAA's litigation strategy. Here's the scenario: The entire litigation model is based on the...

Tags: Damage, RIAA, Reproduction, Litigation, Business Operations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-04-30

Justice comes out against Jammie Thomas

Justice comes out against Jammie ThomasI could be sarcastic and cynical......but instead I'll merely wonder why the DOJ feels compelled to intervene.A great need to punish Thomas harshly.Especially since she represents all that conservative godf******s loathe:Single mother two kidsMinority Native AmericanPoor (can't afford the good legal defenders)More informed about the...

Tags: Digital media, Jammie Thomas, U.S. Department of Justice

Discussion threads 2007-12-05

Justice comes out against Jammie Thomas

After Jammie Thomas left court with a $222,000 judgment against her for allegedly illegally downloading music, she vowed to appeal the decision. The basis of the appeal was that the statutory fines the jury levied against her are unconstitutional, considering that the actual value of each download is only about...

Tags: Damage, Infringement, Internet, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2007-12-05

Under PIRATE bill, Justice Dept would sue filesharers

Those representatives of the people, your U.S. senators, may not be able to block the nomination of an attorney general who is not sure that waterboarding is torture, but they are ready to fight against a true evil: P2P pirates. Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and John...

Tags: Patrick Leahy, Attorney General, Piracy, Peer To Peer (P2P), Government, Intellectual Property, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Internet, Research & Development, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2007-11-09

U of Oregon fights RIAA subpoenas

The fight against the RIAA seems to be lining up some serious firepower. The University of Oregon and the state's attorney general are asking a federal judge to quash a subpoena issued by the recording industry seeking the names of 17 unidentified UO students, says Ars Technica. The RIAA's...

Tags: School, Recording Industry, RIAA, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2007-11-02

$222,000 judgment-Jammie plugs this cool widget for donation-tracking

Hey we haven't checked in on Jammie Thomas for awhile. I am referring to Jammie Thomas, the 30 year-old, non-affluent mother of two who just got kicked in the assets in the amount of $222,000 for illegally trading music files. ...

Tags: PayPal, Jammie, Asset Management, Peer To Peer (P2P), Web Site Development, Productivity, Web Technology, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Internet, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2007-10-19

Home data compression you can see

Home data compression you can seeShhh!!! Don't tell the RIAA and Sony BMG!Let's see. 85GB - that's about 11,000 songs or so. According to Jennifer Pariser of Sony BMG and "ripping for personal use is stealing" fame, you're liable for about, oh, $101.75M - if the awards damages in Jammie...

Tags: Home data compression, RIAA, data compression, CD

Discussion threads 2007-10-10

You're NOT going to believe this about one of the RIAA trial jurors

Michael Hegg, a juror in the trial where Jammie Thomas was convicted of music copyright infringement tells Wired's THREAT LEVEL (I am not shouting, their name is all-caps) that the jury convicted her because they wanted to send her "a message." Hegg said the $222,000 verdict in...

Tags: RIAA, Juror, Internet, Peer To Peer (P2P), Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2007-10-09