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Copyrights and Wrongs
By Mark Rasch

On October 1, 2007, Jammie Thomas -- a single mother living in Brainerd,
Minnesota -- was sued in civil court for copyright infringement by the
Recording Industry Association of America. Three days later, the jury
returned the verdict; Ms. Thomas was liable for willfully infringing the
copyrights on 24 songs. The fine: $222,000. 

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