Behind The Recording Industry’s War On Fans

“Since 2003, labels have filed more than 28,000 lawsuits against individual file sharers. Only one suit has reached trial. Jammie Thomas, a single mother who was ordered by a federal jury in Minnesota last October to pay $222,000, is waiting for the federal court’s decision on her request for a new trial. Despite the RIAA’s efforts, data suggest that demand for pirated content remains strong.”