Poor little Jaimie Thomas, a single mother of two, now has to give her first born as a payment for her charge of copy right infringement. The RIAA is accepting the child as collateral until Thomas can cough up the $222,000 she owes them for the 24 songs she allegedly pirated from the internet.
Ok so she doesn't have to hand over the kid, but $222,000? Really? I just can't even believe it....for 24 songs? are you sure? According to Wired magazine the RIAA could have nicked her for up to $3.6 million in damages....OMG what is the world coming to? again I ask for 24 songs!?!?
The best part is that this case set legal precedent (oh you know, that means it's what they do for all cases of this nature like...forEVER). The RIAA was not even responsible for proving that Thomas' computer even had the file sharing program on it at the time they investigate...nor did they have to prove that it was actually Thomas at the keyboard at the time. And on top of that the RIAA does not have to show that anyone actually downloaded the songs, just that Thomas made them available (which could have just meant she accidentally checked the box that said "share online")...You might think, "Nooooo, this kind of thing doesn't happen in AMERICA! Our government loves us and wouldn't let that happen..." Well I don't know about you friend, but it's looking more likely that I'm moving to Canada!
Oh Oh, but guess what's funny. Thomas isn't paying! Ha Ha! According to the RIAA Thomas "continues to avoid responsibility for her actions." Hmm...or maybe she doesn't have $222,000 siting around at her apartment! Of course Thomas will appeal saying that the damages were "unconstitutionally excessive."
All I have to say is YEA, JAMMIE THOMAS! STICK IT TO THE MAN!! WOOOHOOO! LET'S START A REVOLUTION! YEAAA... I'm going to Canada...see you kids later.
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