Record Industry Assholes sue Jamie Thomas for $222,000

Jamie Thomas, a middle income working woman recently lost a lawsuit to the record industry for over 200 grand. They alleged she shared 1,702 songs in all and focused on 24 songs in particular, with a $9,250 fine for each song.

I got one question for Jamie; that's all? You must be a slacker because EVERYONE I know that loves music and frequently goes to concerts has ripped off more music than that. The thing is, they are not ripping anyone off, instead, these thieves are spreading the message of their favorite music without any hint of attempting to profit.

Record industries who charge $20 for a cd are the criminals. The are greedy fucks who are not about integrity, rather, money.

The record companies accused Thomas of downloading the songs without permission and offering them online through a Kazaa file-sharing account. Thomas denied wrongdoing and testified that she didn't have a Kazaa account.

What's next?

More criminal behavior by corporate dickfucks.

What can be done?

I don't know but Radiohead figured out something cool; go independent. Their new album, "in Rainbows" is free. That's right, free to download and $40 to buy a hard copy. Now that is sweet and a much better reaction than Metallica and Dr. Dre had to Napster back in the day.

Music downloading is easy. So is online gambling. So is buying drugs. So is speeding. And on and on.

The fact is, 99.9% of musicians benefit off of free downloads because it's free publicity. The record industry does not care about the product or the fans, only the bottom dollar. Hopefully more musicians do what Radiohead did and I'll keep going to their shows. You better believe I'm not buy a freaking album from Wal-Mart. They stole enough of my money in the 90's and I don't think I'll ever be able to witn a lawsuit.