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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
The representative of the copyright holders can't afford too many Jammie Thomases. They lost at least 6 figures on the prosecution, due to the fact the the person they were sueing had few assets (never, never, never sue poor people. You lose no matter how the suit comes out. Lawyers aren't cheap.)
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Well, I just named her as the most recently-famous example. But the point is good.
I'll point out, however, that the MPAA's goal there wasn't merely to fine Thomas... it was really to scare the bejeezus out of anyone else who might do what she did. If they calculate that they've managed to prevent more file-sharing and projected loss through theft (a fool's guesstimate at best) than what they spent, they'll figure they came out ahead.