Jammie Thomas-Rasset was heavily condemned by the US court to illegally download a few songs on the internet and now lives with a fine of US $ 220,000 dollars on his shoulders. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which continued its legal actions for years still tries to offer the mother a deal in exchange for a substantial reduction in his sentence.
In 2012, Jammie Thomas- Rasset was sentenced to pay a fine of $ 220,000 for downloading 24 songs from Kazaa. The RIAA powerful lobby, which is responsible for defending the interests of the recording industry would indeed make an example. The trial between the RIAA and the mother of Minnesota began in 04. It has seen many twists and turns, but finally came to a final decision before the Supreme Court, which dismissed the appeal of the accused one.
According to Wired magazine, the RIAA has recently proposed an arrangement for Thomas-Rasset to avoid paying all of its fine, which still represents a penalty of $ 9,250 per title hacked. The organization wanted her to spread the word on the fight against piracy. But it has a certain pride and refused to participate in advertising, stating that it would not participate in a media event organized by the RIAA and even preferred to be declared as being in a personal bankruptcy situation.
It is indeed not the first time that a compromise between the RIAA and Jammie Thomas-Rasset is sought. There are three-year agreement was advanced to US $ 25,000 dollars instead of a mere $ 1.92 million, it was eventually reduced to $ 54,000. The agreement in principle had already been rejected. The RIAA has meanwhile admitted that proposals had been made to try to close the file.
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