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RIAA Fails to Settle Thomas File-Sharing Case; Retrial Date Set

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 13, 2009 - 10:12am.
Duluth, Minn. - The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) was unable to reach a settlement with Jammie Thomas, the first person convicted of criminal copyright infringement for file-sharing, who was granted a retrial after the judge admitted to erring in juror instructions, Wired.com reported. Thomas' attorney, Brian Toder, met with RIAA counsel and the judge in the case for over two hours to discuss a potential settlement.

"What they wanted to do, my client did not want to do," Toder told Wired; Thomas has previously stated she would not settle the case.

Thomas was initially found guilty of copyright infringement and ordered to pay a $220,000 fine for sharing 24 songs on Kazaa.

However, U.S. District Judge Michael Davis declared a mistrial after concluding that he erred when instructing the jury that Thomas should be found guilty if she merely made songs available for sharing, without proof that they had been downloaded by a third party.

The retrial is scheduled to begin on June 15.

 

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/hypxh (Wired)

http://snipurl.com/hyqfs (DMW previous coverage)

Published in DMW Daily, May 13, 2009
tags: Law | Lawsuits | P2P | Music | RIAA | Copyright | Kazaa | Jammie Thomas |



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