Capitol Records, Inc. v. Thomas-Rasset

Jammie Thomas - Rasset (* 1977) is an US- American, who was sued by Capitol Records because of file sharing. Your case is regarded as a precedent.

She is accused of having distributed 24 songs on Kazaa. Your case is considered the first of several thousand cases in which is being proceeded under the auspices of the RIAA against illegal file sharing. She was initially sentenced by a court to a compensation amounting to 222,000 U.S. dollars. The sentence was later overturned because of a procedural error.

The method has been renegotiated due to the decision of the judge Michael J. Davis in September 2008 at the Federal District Court in Duluth, Minnesota. Doubt was first the validity of the evidence. She was represented by Kiwi Camara. Jammie Thomas was sentenced on 18 June 2009 to pay a fine in the amount of 1.92 million U.S. dollars. She went again in the appeal. Your attorney was Joe Sibley.

In January 2010, Judge Michael Davis reduced the fine to $ 2,250 per song. He has to "only" pay $ 54,000 penalty, the American. Prosecution and defense went against the judgment in appeal.

In November 2010, the jury in the third trial of Jammie Thomas has pronounced judgment. She was sentenced to a total compensatory damages of $ 1,500,000. The jury fixed $ 62,500 for each of Jammie Thomas - Rasset popular music. The defense has over U.S. media announced further steps against the verdict.

A review was rejected in March 2013 by the Supreme Court.

Jammie Thomas - Rasset has four children and lives in Brainerd, Minnesota. In a related case, the American Joel Tenenbaum fought against his conviction.

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The following 24 songs were offered in the opinion of the jury of Jammie Thomas - Rasset for exchange.