May 14 2007

Downloaders face the music as record industry sues

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Putting a price on art isn’t easy. But $750 for one copy of Duran Duran’s “Girls on Film” might be a bit much.

Downloaded files of Christina Aguilera’s “What a Girl Wants” and 10 other tunes cost Sisouda Soysouvanh of Seattle $8,250. The Dolencs of Sammamish were hit for $7,500 after being accused of stealing music.

After big wins against online music-sharing networks, recording industry leaders are now turning their copyright infringement fight toward individual residents.

Relying on deep pockets and prying into personal computers for evidence, the companies compel people to pay thousands in fines without ever presenting a case at trial.

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