RIAA "Willing to Settle" File-Sharing Case for Under $2 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 19, 2009 - 8:33am.

Duluth, Minn. - After winning a $1.92 million copyright infringement jury verdict against Jammie Thomas-Rasset, a single mother of four found guilty of illegal file-sharing, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) says it is still open to settling on different terms.

"Since day one we have been willing to settle this case... and we remain willing to do so," RIAA spokeswoman Cara Duckworth told reporters after the trial, according to Ars Technica.

Thomas-Rasset's attorney, Kiwi Camara, told reporters that the settlement offer would be examined, but also indicated he would file an appeal and other motions if Thomas-Rasset desired.

He has previously attacked the $150,000 per infringement damages award cap as unconstitutionally high.

Camara is also separately filing a class action lawsuit against the RIAA that will attempt to repossess the millions in damages the recording industry has collected from individual file-swappers through its lawsuits.

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