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Archive Home > 2009 > June > 19 > Illegal file sharing costs woman $1.92M

Illegal file sharing costs woman $1.92M


June 19, 2009

MINNEAPOLIS — A 32-year-old Brainerd, Minn., woman was found liable Thursday for illegal file sharing and ordered to pay $1.92 million in damages.

That amounts to $80,000 for each of the songs Jammie Thomas-Rasset was accused of downloading.

The verdict is much more severe than the....

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