Jury Finds Jammie Thomas Liable for Infringement – Awards $222,000 To RIAA In First Trial Case
Jammie Thomas was found liable for copyright infringement in the nation’s first file-sharing case to go before a jury. Twelve jurors decided that the Minnesota woman, a single mother of two, must pay $9,250 for each of 24 shared songs that were the subject of the lawsuit, amounting to a whopping $222,000 in penalties. After the verdict was read, Thomas with bowed head left the courthouse without comment. The jurors also declined...
Sony / BMG Merger Approved…Again
Sony and Bertelsmann won competition clearance from the European Commission for their recorded music joint venture, Sony / BMG. The Commission, which supervises competition in the European Union’s 27 member states, placed no conditions on the companies. Sony and Bertelsmann already won clearance for the deal in 2004 and went ahead with their joint venture but that decision was overturned by the Court of First Instance, the...
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