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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
On that, no. They can sue for thousands of dollars per file/work infringed. I remember there were people charged with downloading less than ten songs that were sued for a quarter of a million dollars (I can't remember specifics, but Google is your friend). So it is definitely worth bothering with.
From memory, it was the immediate and severe PR backlash that ended the wholesale lawsuits against file sharers.
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The question becomes did the courts grant that $250,000? Or was this like a class action suit where all those people charged were tried at once? If so, then it was not $250,000 per person but if they went after 250 people that is $1000 per person.
Big difference there. Actually I thought it was 1000 people and they each had to pay $250.
I know the end figures were 250 and 1000. I just don't remember which way.
Either way, that sounds like RIAA was suing for court costs on top of song value.
Now I do know Metallica sued one boy and won.
*They might have lost if the jury had liked the mom's defense. (I'm a single mom, he had to steal them because I can't afford to buy him music.)