| reply to Goober
Re: Dumb Jury Yes. Unfortunately, they didn't even award the RIAA the maximum fine. That would be $150,000 per song or (for the 24 songs Thomas was charged for) $3.6 million. Of course, the smallest amount is $750 which would have come to $18,000.
Still, I think an appropriate fine level would be 10 times the market value of the song. Digital downloads cost, on average, 99 cents each. So Thomas' 24 songs would cost her $9.90 each, or $237.60. I'm not going to hold my breath that copyright law will see more rational fines, though.
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