Joe Sibley (left) and Kiwi Camara
(Credit: Camara & Sibley law firm)
Lawyers for Jammie Thomas-Rasset confirmed what many people who have followed her case likely expected.
The Minnesota woman found liable for sharing 24 copyrighted songs via the Web will try and take her case to the U.S. Supreme court, Kiwi Camara, her attorney, told CNET today. It must be noted that there's no guarantee that the court will hear her case.
Camara was reacting today to a decision from the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, which found largely in favor of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the trade group representing the four largest music-recording companies. The Appeals court granted an RIAA request to throw out a decision by a lower court to reduce the amount Thomas-Rasset was found liable for by a jury.
Thomas-Rasset's attorneys asked the Appeals court to determine the constitutionality of the damages award in copyright cases, which are based on statutory rates set by Congress. Camara has said that the awards are cruel and unusual punishment and unconstitutional. The appeals court declined to make the determination.
"We're happy that [the Appeals court] went with the $222,000 judgment," Camara told CNET. "Obviously, we're disappointed with the court's ruling on the constitutionality of the damages award...we think they're punitive and we think the court made a mista... [Read more]
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