Monday, December 21, 2009

Fair Punishment?

Another case I discussed in my paper was Capitol Records v Jammie Thomas-Rasset. The label sued a Montana mother for illegally downloading songs via a file sharing service. The case went to trial a first time where Thomas-Rasset lost, then later went to trial again in an attempt to appeal. The punishment and damages were not reversed, they were more harsh! The defendant was sentenced to paying $80,000 per song she downloaded illegally. Do you think the punishment fits the crime in this case?

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/06/jammie-thomas-retrial-verdict.ars

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