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Re: Reuters: Damages of $1.9 million could backfire on music industry
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:24:37 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Steve Lamont <spl () ncmir ucsd edu> Date: June 21, 2009 9:58:36 AM EDT To: dave () farber netSubject: Re: [IP] Reuters: Damages of $1.9 million could backfire on music industry
Even for law-abiding citizens who believe that labels have every right to protect their copyrights, a verdict of almost $2 million could be hard to swallow. Indeed, the Recording Industry Assn. of America said it was willing to reach a settlement with Thomas-Rasset, as it had been all along.
Has anyone asked what seems to me to be a couple of obvious questions here: why did a putative *jury of her peers* award such a large amount? Was there some exacerbating factor which perhaps angered the jury to such an extent that they decided to throw the book at the defendant? After all, huge companies and slick corporate lawyers aren't the most popular of entities. As reported, the jury had tremendous leeway in awarding damages. Why did they pick the number they chose? I suspect, as always, we're being told only part of the story. spl ------------------------------------------- Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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