Capitol v. Thomas

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:appealsTo multiple appeals
gptkbp:citation No. 06-1497 (D. Minn.)
gptkbp:date 2007
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:Jammie_Thomas-Rasset
gptkbp:destroyedBy $1.5 million (final judgment)
$1.92 million (second trial)
$222,000 (initial verdict)
$54,000 (third trial)
gptkbp:fileSharingService gptkb:Kazaa
gptkbp:fullName Capitol Records, Inc. v. Thomas-Rasset
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Capitol v. Thomas
gptkbp:judge gptkb:United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Minnesota
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:legalIssue peer-to-peer file sharing
statutory damages
jury instructions
gptkbp:notableFor first file-sharing copyright infringement case to go to trial in the United States
gptkbp:numberOfTracks 24
gptkbp:occupation single mother
gptkbp:plaintiff Capitol Records, Inc.
gptkbp:relatedTo RIAA lawsuits against individuals
gptkbp:result jury found defendant liable
gptkbp:subject copyright infringement
gptkbp:verdict October 4, 2007
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sony_BMG_Music_Entertainment_v._Tenenbaum
gptkb:Jimmie_Thomas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8