LAT | File-sharing verdict a triumph for record labels

"The recording industry on Thursday won the largest judgment so far against consumers who illegally download music over the Internet when a federal jury ordered a 30-year-old Minnesota woman to pay $222,000 for copyright infringement," reports the Los Angeles Times. "The victory could embolden the industry in its four-year legal campaign against piracy at a time when illegal sharing of music online is exploding and dramatically reducing music sales.

Posted by eug on Oct 5, 2007 at 05:35PM | Categories: Music