Can you believe this woman was sued for 80,000 A SONG?

It's not for downloading the songs,

It's for Uploading the songs to other people. The RIAA realized that suing people for the songs they download doesn't work, because all the person has to do is prove that they already "own" those songs when they go to court.

It's the uploading that they sue for now. If you let 100 people take 1 song off your computer, that's $100 dollars of profit you just cost the RIAA (or their clients). You can't prove that the people you uploaded the song to have the license, so what you're doing is illegal.

The RIAA can actually sue for up to $150,000 a song, because you can upload a song a few thousand times in a day. They try and dissaude people from doing it by setting the fines so high it wouldn't make sense to even attempt to do it.

Comparing 2 cases in 2 different court systems doesn't make sense. If the woman had been sued for less would the child rapist spend more time in jail? Would Donte Stallworth have a longer sentence if this woman only had to pay a few thousand dollars?

I hate the RIAA and their campaign against illegal downloading. I understand where they are coming from, but they overcharge for music and they use gestapo like tactics to get what they want. They had every right to sue that woman, and they've agreed to a settlement that's far more reasonable ($3000-$5000).

She didnt download, if you read the article she UPLOADED more than 1,700 songs. And in the article it states that for simplicity they proved only 24 songs she uploaded and shared with others.

It is ridiculous. If you read she had a 2nd trial and was charged MORE than 80,000 per song. She shouldnt pay that much. It is insane. And no one proved she did it, only that it came from her computer. Her ex husband might have done it.

She got what she deserved. And she is lucky that she was only charged with 24 songs. Her case originally included several thousand songs. The charge was reduced to 24 songs to show mercy. She wasn't merciful against the record companies stealing all those songs.

No; RIAA's job is to secure copyright rights for thousands of artists and try and get this ongoing theft stopped.

She'll settle for a slap on the wrist and a few thousand.

You will think twice before you skip the .99 and steal a song.

I think that it is rediculous cause have they watched mtv cribs the artists are not starving. Think about it the country is in recession they just are thinking about the money the companies that are sueing her must be having some money troubles so they are doing what every thing that they can to fix their money troubles it pathetic that they are using this woman as an example to stop people from taking songs.

it was over 17.000 songs, they are only billing her for 24 songs, they also offered to settle for 3.000 dollars with her...and are still willing to settle for 3000 dollars

the judgment against her was $1,900,000.00 not $80,000.00 She wasn't the first and wont be the last so if you are downloading expect a knock on the door.