Gnizmo said:
Some of those crimes come with very little jail time. You could hire a lawyer to help get you out of almost all of it, and still end up spending far less than a person who downloaded the songs. The legal system on this one is seriously fucked and needs to be redone. Penalties should exceed the benefit of the crime, but only by so much. |
The fines were originally about 200K and she kept fighting. The charges got worse in the next case with a new jury selection. So while those other crimes can result in little jail time, this RIAA penalty can also result in as little as $750 per song, which is the minimum. Maybe if she had better lawyers. Then again, there's good odds the charges aren't going to stick, so until this case actually ends, it's too early to say whether she's legitimately going to have to pay 2 million. Then again, these other crimes are prosecuted for the individual, while this copyright infringement case was used as an example to all of us as a scare tactic since they won't be trying any more. Basically this lady is paying for all of our sins.
Tag: Became a freaking mod and a complete douche, coincidentally, at the same time.
