Jammie Thomas-Rasset receives third judgment, fined $1.5m

A jury in Minneapolis has decided on a third fine for illegal downloader Jammie Thomas-Rasset- the Minnesota woman was originally fined $1.92 million for downloading 24 songs. The RIAA has offered twice to settle the case, once for ... continue

RIAA offers to settle with Jammie Thomas-Rasset for $25K

Well, that's one way to make fines for file-sharing look even more arbitrary, astronomical and totally imaginary. The RIAA battled single mom Jammie Thomas-Rasset in court over 24 tracks the woman illegally shared over Kazaa. Despite Thomas-Rasset's protests ... continue

Better to be a murderer or child abductor than pirate music files

Remember the case of Jammie Thomas and the RIAA where Jammie got slapped with a $1.92 million dollar jury judgment against her? Well Jesus Diaz over at Gizmodo did some calculations and found ... continue

Court decision could shake up online user agreements

One of the most common discussions that occurs over Web 2.0 services is their Terms of Service (TOS) agreements that we all have to agree to in order to use their products. Some of ... continue