Jammie Thomas, 30-year-old single mother of two, has just be fined to pay $220.000 to Capitol Records, Sony, BMG Music Entertainment, Arista Records, Interscope Records, Warner Bros Records and UMG Recordings. She was accused of sharing 24 (twentyfour) songs copyrighted by those majors. This makes about $9.200 for every single song.
Won't comment it, just take your conclusions and remember it when you buy your next music CD...
More infos:
http://www.theregister.com/2007/10/05/riaa_wins_first_music_sharing_jury_trial/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/03/first_riaa_music_sharing_trial_begins/
Some good (try before you pay) music:
http://www.magnatune.com
(feel free to comment and add more free sources)
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