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Thomas verdict: willful infringement, $1.92 million penalty - Ars Technica
jm: "A new lawyer, a new jury, and a new trial were not enough to save Jammie Thomas-Rasset. In a repeat of the verdict from her first federal trial, Thomas-Rasset was found liable for willfully infringing all 24 copyrights controlled by the four major record labels at issue in the case. The jury awarded the labels damages totaling a whopping $1.92 million.
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A new lawyer, a new jury, and a new trial were not enough to save Jammie Thomas-Rasset. In a repeat of the verdict from her first federal trial, Thomas-Rasset was found liable for willfully infringing all 24 copyrights controlled by the four major record labels at issue in the case. The jury awarded the labels damages totaling a whopping $1.92 million. As the dollar amount was read in court, Thomas-Rasset gasped and her eyes widened
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The recording industry lawyers, though clearly pleased, had no desire to showboat this one. The massive damage award, which increased from $9,250 per song in the first trial to $80,000, might sounds like a "win," but will probably stoke grassroots anger against the industry's campaign... if the music business tries to collect. There are hints that it might not.
Research - Colleges scan Facebook during admissions
The title says it but there is also discussion on how institutions are using their own blogs and not allowing conversations. 55f8a5081af0e3366f0970af6007f1cf
globeandmail.com: Facebook foils Canadian lawsuits
Facebook and other social networking tools may come back to haunt you - especially in court. They can be used as evidence of your activities. You wonder how stupid some people can be. TGAM.20090510.wfacebooktrial0510
Beyond2009booklet - Steeple
An excellent downloadable booklet for educators covering all the bases derived from a live wiki on the same site Beyond2009booklet - Steeple
Safe sexting? No such thing, teens warned | U.S. | Reuters
Much of this seems obvious but education is obviously needed. Safe sexting? No such thing, teens warned | U.S. | Reuters
Pirate Bay founders - Guilty! Sentenced to one year in prison
Best line - "How could they convict us of organized crime? Should have been disorganized crime!"
Google Claims Orphan Books, Raising Alarm in Academia - NYTimes.com
jm: Google in battle to give orphaned books a home
Obama picks Net neutrality backer as FCC chief | Politics and Law - CNET News
jm: wonder if he knows about how the interweb tubes really work
Facebook: All Your Stuff Is Ours, Even If You Quit
jm: take on the FB TOS fuss-up
Obama picks RIAA's favorite lawyer for a top Justice post | Politics and Law - CNET News
jm: my oh my ...
BBC NEWS | Technology | Games firms 'catching' non-gamers
Games firms are accusing innocent people of file-sharing as they crack down on pirates, a Which? Computing investigation has claimed.
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