RIAA Verdict Appealed; Based on Penalty Being Unconstitutionally Severe
 

*Source: Tech-Ex (http://technologyexpert.blogspot.com...penalty.html)*
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Monday, lawyers for Jammie Thomas, the woman who was found guilty of copyright infringement and liable for a sum of $222,000, asked for a new trial.

Originally (http://technologyexpert.blogspot.com...appealed.html), it had been thought an appeal would be filed based on the judge's instructions to the jury that simply making the songs available, whether or not they were downloaded, was a copyright violation.

Instead her attorneys said that, because the songs could have been purchased online for about $24, the $222,000 verdict is disproportionate and amounts to punitive damages.

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