Duluth, Minn. - Two days into the first-ever copyright infringement jury trial for someone accused of music file-sharing, the record industry rested its case and the defense called no witnesses, setting up closing arguments for Thursday morning.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) took 30-year-old Jammie Thomas to court after she refused to settle charges she offered over 1,700 songs in a shared folder on the Kazaa file-sharing network.

Highlights from the trial so far include the cross examination of Sony BMG head of litigation Jennifer Pariser, who admitted that, despite the "millions" the industry has spent on its anti-piracy legal campaign, it has "lost money on this program," according to courtroom coverage by Ars Technica.

The industry's forensic expert, Doug Jacobson, also conceded that "the IP address does not identify an individual," according to Wired's coverage.

The record industry was also rebuffed in its charge that Jammie Thomas had the hard drive of her computer replaced to dispose of evidence, as a Best Buy "Geek Squad" employee testified he would not have replaced a hard drive under warranty if it wasn't malfunctioning.

When she took the stand for 75 minutes, Jammie Thomas denied that she was the user "tereastarr" on Kazaa who shared 1,700 songs, despite her use of the same handle on e-mail, website logins and Match.com.

Finally, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Davis disallowed the testimony of Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) president Cary Sherman, saying his testimony would not be relevant.

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