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Oct 8, 2007 10:04 am US/Central
Minn. Woman Promises Appeal In Downloading Case
Minneapolis (AP) ―
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Jammie Thomas, a 30-year-old mother of two, was the first of 26,000 people sued by the industry to take a case to trial. (File)
Duluth News Tribune
The attorney for a woman found liable for illegally sharing copyrighted music says she will appeal the verdict.
Jammie Thomas, of Brainerd, Minn., was found liable by a federal jury last week and ordered to pay $222,000 in damages.
Attorney Brian Toder says he and Thomas plan to be record companies' "worst nightmare." He says they'll base their appeal on Judge Michael Davis' ruling that merely making recordings available violates copyright law.
Record labels have sued more than 26,000 people for alleged improper downloading and music-sharing in recent years, but Thomas' case was the first to go to trial.
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