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Princess Turandot

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3. It's set in statute to some degree...

Reply to Lawlbringer (Reply #1)

Fri May 18, 2012, 04:05 PM

May 2012

in a sum of not less than $750 or more than $30,000 as the court considers just.

http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html#504

I believe that's per each offense. The article says the jury set the amount.

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Illegal File Sharing Case Poses $675,000 Question For Supreme Court [View all] steve2470 May 2012 OP

I'd love to know how they came to that number. Lawlbringer May 2012 #1

It is some kind of voo doo magic that they can't share with us for fear of losing their jp11 May 2012 #2

It's set in statute to some degree... Princess Turandot May 2012 #3