Capitol Records, Inc. v. Thomas-Rasset
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capitol-records-inc-v-thomas-rasset-267-4491820
title:
Capitol Records, Inc. v. Thomas-Rasset
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Capitol Records, Inc. v. Thomas-Rasset was the first file-sharing copyright infringement lawsuit in the United States brought by major record labels to be tried before a jury. The defendant, Jammie Thomas-Rasset, was found liable to the plaintiff record company for making 24 songs available to the public for free on the Kazaa file sharing service and ordered to pay $220,000. Before filing suit, Capitol Records offered to settle for $5,000, but Thomas-Rasset declined. The ultimate damage order ca
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Lawsuit in the United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Records,_Inc._v._Thomas-Rasset
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2023-06-20T18:53:27Z
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