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Arstechnica reports about a United States case where a judge has just awarded (US) $1,920,000 dollars (NZ 3 million) for infringing copyright by illegally downloading 24 songs. Jammie Thomas-Rasset was found to be willfully infringing, "which means that statutory damages under the [United States] Copyright Act can range from $750 per infringement up to $150,000." In a similar case Joel Tenenbaum may be up for one million dollars for 7 songs. Their homepage features an interview with Joel.
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An image about the verdict

Also PC World article
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http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/#7100311772822486603

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