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RIAA Wins Long-Standing Copyright Case Against Usenet

Thursday, July 2, 2009

The RIAA has won a nearly two-year-old copyright infringement suit against news-sharing and communication network Usenet.com; the verdict comes on the heels of a similar win against file-sharer Jammie Thomas (to the tune of $1.92 million). In 2007, the RIAA accused Usenet (a precursor to social networks like Facebook and MySpace) of using pirated music to entice its users to pay monthly ...


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