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The award in the digital music file-sharing court case was daunting -- $1.92 million.
Liable for it is Jammie Thomas-Rasset, a Minnesota woman who a federal jury ruled Thursday willfully violated the copyrights on 24 songs. The jury awarded recording companies $80,000 for each of the violations.
Nevertheless, those who continue to illegally participate in peer-to-peer -- or P2P -- file-sharing don't have to worry about facing such a financial hit as Ms. Thomas-Rasset. The recording industry in August stopped filing lawsuits against individuals and is instead working with Internet service providers, or ISPs, to fight offenders.
Moreover, it may soon be legal for P2P file-sharing. Major record labels are discussing the possibility of a new entity called Choruss in which blanket licenses would be granted to universities and someday residential ISPs for a fee that would authorize the music swapping.
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