Sunday, June 22, 2008

EFF Urges Judge to Grant New Trial for Jammie Thomas

EFF Urges Judge to Grant New Trial for Jammie Thomas - Via EFF.org Updates: San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and a coalition of consumer and industry groups have asked a judge to grant a new trial to Jammie Thomas, who was hit with a $222,000 judgment in a file-sharing lawsuit based in part on the recording industry's bogus "making available" theory. Thomas' trial and the staggering financial penalty made headlines around the world. In the case, the Recording Industry