If you’ve been following the news lately, then you must be aware that Jammie Thomas, age 30, a Native American woman from Brainerd, Minnesota, was sued by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for alleged music pirating by illegal sharing of songs via Kazaa. Thomas is a single mother of two who makes $36,000 at her job, has denied being the owner of the Kazaa file sharing account. Her case went to trial last week and on October October 4, 2007, U.S. District Court Judge Michael J. Davis and the jury charged her with $222,000 worth of damages, which came to $9,250 per song.
At the trial, jurors decided that Thomas willfully violated the copyright of 24 music files consisting of such bands as Aerosmith, Green Day, and Guns 'N' Roses on Kazaa, under the username of tereastarr@KaZaA. The hard drive containing the alleged copyrighted song was never presented at the trial. There was no evidence showing that the Kazaa account had allowed others to effectively download the files. Jammie Thomas continues to claim her innocence and has vowed to fight the RIAA for the rest of her life,.
Thomas has vowed to appeal her case and is asking the public to support her in this effort. If you are interested in donating funds towards her attorney fees, you may do so by visiting her website at www.freejammie.com. Jammie has set up a Paypal account where you can contribute towards her case. You can also send donations to her lawyer Brian Toder, at Chestnut & Cambronne. Please include her case number 06cv1497 Capital Records vs. Jammie Thomas, and send to:
Chestnut & Cambronne
Attn: Brian Toder
3700 Campbell Mithun Tower
222 South Ninth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
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