DSL REPORTS: Jammie Thomas Penalty Reduced

By Arts+Labs on January 25, 2010 1:10 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

You'll recall that last year that Minnesota mom Jammie Thomas was found guilty for using her broadband connection to share 24 copyright-protected songs. The case was most notable for the fact that after refusing to settle for an initial $3,000, Thomas lost her case and was told she needed to pay $80,000 per song -- or $1.9 million. A U.S. district court has now significantly reduced the amount of money Thomas must pay down to $54,000, or $2,250 per song. Thomas' attorneys say they haven't decided to challenge this penalty as well, while an anonymous source tells CNET the music industry is simply interested in seeing this case go away, and "don't want to spend any more resources challenging Davis' decision to lower the damages."

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