Kiwi Camara

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.

Jammie Thomas Retrial Sees First Day in Court

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 16, 2009 - 12:31pm.

Duluth, Minn. - The retrial of accused file-swapper Jammie Thomas-Rasset began on Tuesday with jury selection, opening arguments and testimony from Sony Entertainment and MediaSentry, according to published reports.

Lawyers Plot Class Action Against RIAA Over P2P Lawsuits

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 10, 2009 - 12:27pm.

Los Angeles - Two attorneys who have represented a number of alleged file-swappers in copyright infringement lawsuits brought by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) plan to file a class action suit against the RIAA this summer, to reclaim the "$100 million" the RIAA "stole" from the thousands of people they have sued, Ars Technica reports. Harvard Law professor Charles Neeson is currently defending a Boston student in a file-sharing case, while former Neeson student Kiwi Camara will represent Jammie Thomas-Rasset in her retrial on charges of copyright infringement on a file-sharing network.