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Tuesday, June 14th, 2011 (No comments yet) Big Business, Your Rights
The Thomas v. Captiol case was something we all watched with horror as some poor woman was slapped with a fine of $220,000 simply for having downloaded some music. However, that case has recently been overturned due to the fact that the RIAA's argument that merely having copyrighted music available for download is a crime. Tags: , ,

DoJ Says 200k Award in Thomas v Capitol is Not Unconstitutional

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007 (No comments yet)
Warning! Warning! You have found a RANT. Articles in this section are sounding boards for my frustrations. They usually (more like always) lack impartiality and may include arguments and "facts" that may not be supported.

With time I may calm down and make this a real article, but for now, you have been warned...

So the Department of Justice, in an attempt to prove once-and-for-all, that they hate us all, has argued that the over $200,000 award in the Thomas versus Capitol case is not unconstitutionally excessive. Excuse my French, but bull shit! What crime did this lady commit? She shared a few music files? Oh woe is us! Oh poor, poor Capitol! They lost so much money to this lady and her dastardly ring of thievery. What we didn't realize is that she's actually the head of an international crime syndicate who's sole purpose is to lower the profit margins of Capitol records. Using her ability to speak 14 foreign languages, natural charisma, slight psychic power, and the ability to perfectly mimic a harmless American Citizen, she developed a web of deceit and criminal activity whereby she coerced otherwise upstanding people to perform acts of supreme depravity (like downloading or sharing music). Thank you, thank you, Capitol Records, for taking a stand against Jammie Thomas, who is surely evil incarnate come to Earth to destroy us all.

Update – May, 17th 2008

Apparently, the judge is considering a new trial. Maybe Thomas has a chance after all.

Update – 2008.09.24

Woohoo! It's been overturned.

Update – 2009.06.18

In a new trial, they upped the damages she owes to almost 2 million! I wonder if they consider it constitutionally excessive now.
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