In case anyone doesn't know, Jammie Thomas is the person who was sued by the RIAA for uploading 24 songs on Kazaa. Ultimately, this story is about the RIAA turning their business model into a "Sue people for screwing up our failed money-making scheme" versus a "Figuring out how to adapt our business model to give people what they want"
The RIAA was awarded (depending on the article, the exact dollar amount is not clear) approximately $220,000. I'll save you the trouble of doing the math...that's over $9,000 per song.
I haven't followed the story closely, but it sounds like this case was won under questionable circumstances. It's also not clear to me, the casual observer, whether she actually admitted to sharing the songs or not.
She's fighting the ruling on the grounds that the damage amount is unconstitutional. I don't know if she's got a legal leg to stand on, but my sense is that -whether or not she was actually guilty of the crime- the punishment is completely out of line with the magnitude of the offense.
Here's the page for freejammie.com, the proceeds of which are allegedly going to her legal fees for the motion to overturn.
wikipedia entry (not terribly informative)
wired blog post
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