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Accused File-Swapper Jammie Thomas Gets New Attorneys

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 20, 2009 - 12:46pm.
Duluth, Minn. - Accused file-swapper Jammie Thomas has new legal representation, after the attorney who represented her against the recording industry said he was out $130,000 in fees and not looking to add to that with a retrial, the blog Recording Industry vs. The People reported. Thomas, who was convicted of copyright infringement and ordered to pay $220,000, was granted a retrial after the judge said he erred in jury instructions. Thomas will be now represented in the retrial by Houston, Texas law firm Camara & Sibley, and St. Paul, Minnesota firm Reinhardt, Wendorf & Blanchfield.

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Lawyer for Accused File-Swapper Jammie Thomas Withdraws

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 19, 2009 - 12:46pm.
San Francisco - The lawyer for alleged music file-swapper Jammie Thomas has petitioned to withdraw himself from her pending retrial, citing nearly $130,000 in unpaid legal bills, Wired.com reported.
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Judge in Jammie Thomas File-Sharing Case Pushes Settlement

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 10, 2009 - 11:48am.
Duluth, Minn. - The judge overseeing the potential retrial of Jammie Thomas, who was the first person to be convicted by a jury of copyright infringement for offering songs on a file-sharing network, has ordered lawyers for Thomas and the record labels to a conference this week in the hopes of reaching a settlement, Wired.com reported. Thomas was convicted in 2007 and ordered to pay $220,000 in damages; the judge, however, declared a mistrial over his misstatement to the jury that Thomas should be found guilty simply for "making available" songs on Kazaa via a shared folder.
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Judge Asked to Overrule "Unconstitutional" $220,000 Award to RIAA

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 16, 2007 - 10:38am.

RIAA logoDuluth, Minn. - Jammie Thomas, the Minnesota woman ordered by a jury to pay $220,000 in damages for sharing 24 songs on a file-sharing network, on Monday asked the judge in the case to set aside the verdict.

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