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Taught well RE could be really useful - tying in history, how the same texts are interpreted differently in different cultures and different ages, whats behind Islamic fundamentalism etc. Promoting belief in God, not so useful.

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota woman ordered to pay a recording industry trade group $1.5 million for illegally sharing music online doesn't plan to pay those damages as her attorneys continue to argue the amount is unconstitutional, she said Thursday. A federal jury found Wednesday that Jammie Thomas-Rasset, of Brainerd, must pay $62,500 per song — for a total of $1.5 million — for illegally violating copyrights on 24 songs. This was the third jury to consider damages in her case, and each has found that she must pay — though different amounts. And after each time, the single mother of four has said she can't pay. "I can't afford to pay any amount. It's not a matter of won't, it's a matter of 'I can't,'" Thomas-Rasset said Thursday. "Any amount that I pay to them is money that I could use to feed my children. Any amount that I pay to them is money I could use to clothe my kids, and pay my mortgage so my kids have a place to sleep." The Recording Industry Association of America has said it found Thomas-Rasset shared more than 1,700 songs on the file-sharing site Kazaa, but it sued over 24 of them. RIAA spokeswoman Cara Duckworth said the association made several attempts to settle with Thomas-Rasset, at first for $5,000, but Thomas-Rasset refused. Duckworth said the RIAA was thankful the jury recognized the severity of Thomas-Rasset's misconduct. "Three juries have now spoken and each has sent a strong message that she needs to accept responsibility for her actions," Duckworth said. "I'd say, enough is enough." Under federal law, the recording companies are entitled to $750 to $30,000 per infringement but the law allows the jury to raise that to as much as $150,000 per track if it finds the infringements were willful. The vast majority of people targeted by music industry lawsuits have settled for about $3,500 each. The recording industry has said it stopped filing such lawsuits and is instead working with Internet service providers to go after the worst offenders. Thomas-Rasset, 33, was the first person to go to trial. In 2007, jurors decided she willfully violated the copyrights on all 24 songs, and she was ordered to pay $9,250 per song, or $222,000. But Chief U.S. District Judge Michael Davis ordered a new trial, deciding he had erred in giving jury instructions. The case went back to court. Last year, another jury also found that Thomas-Rasset willfully violated the copyrights and ordered her to pay $1.92 million in damages, or $80,000 per song. Davis called that figure "monstrous and shocking" and reduced the penalty to about $54,000. The RIAA rejected the reduced penalty for legal reasons. But the industry group said it would settle for $25,000, with the money going to a charity for struggling musicians. Thomas-Rasset refused, setting up another trial to deal just with the issue of damages. Her attorney, Kiwi Camara, said he has 30 days to submit arguments that the statutes allowing for such hefty damages in these cases are unconstitutional. He said even the minimum amount for damages is not reasonably related to the actual harm caused to the recording industry. He said in Thomas-Rasset's case, the minimum damage amount would be $18,000, but the actual damages are $24 — the amount Thomas-Rasset would have paid if she bought each song for $1 off iTunes. Camara said he'll take the argument to the appeals court if necessary. Thomas-Rasset has maintained her innocence from the start, saying she never used Kazaa. She said Thursday that the law allowing for such disproportionate damages needs to be changed, and she's willing to keep fighting. "It's not a fair law," she said. "In my eyes, it's legalized extortion." When a reporter pointed out that three juries of her peers had decided that she should pay well above the minimum, she said there's "no rhyme or reason to the numbers" but she respects jurors for doing their jobs. She said she's not going to worry about damages until the case is finalized and appeals are finished. Even then, she said, she'd probably file for bankruptcy and write off the damages, rather than pay herself.

Why would Harry declare anything?

Guly is getting hang of the championship :0

Its a right effin Cassaandra commentating. Game is passing Falque by a bit. I think we should get rid.

Dont know. The gazette website doesnt give the details, just that change took place. Somebody would have to go onto the companies house website and pay £2 to find that out

A man has gotta save his skin when the ship is going under Bit careless to lose two directors inside a month. Its almost as if something was driving them away...

You should also register for the Charities Aid Foundation online database of charities looking to raise funds. It gives a secure easy way for people to make donations to you, and because its searchable by area, type etc it opens up the possibility of getting random donations from people who want to support kids / sports / Hayling Island etc good causes. https://www.cafonline.org/charity-finance--fundraising/charity-fundraising--support/promote-your-charity.aspx

Both the entries for Portsmouth FC (dec 11 and 10th Jan 2012) are listed as C2 - change of directors, not winding up petitions.

Oh look. Lying twonk of week award..... again. http://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/southampton/fb_mb.php?m=v&t=45827#51 Drugs of the decades by dune on 13:55 - Jan 19 with 546 views 90's Pills 00's Snow 10's M-Cat FACTS.

Still attached to panda?

I like mozarella

I actually thought he came across much better than expected. Resonably bright, diplomatic and lucid.

It could sully their good reputation.

Over time its done better than the music industry!

My thoughts are that Richard Branson got his start in business selling used records and hash at Sussex University market when his girlfriend was a student there. I have no real strong views on the best way forward. Not sure that legalisation would work any better than prohibition, although I understand the arguments for legalising drugs and selling taxed pharmaceutical grade versions of them instead of contaminated street junk. Think its important to distinguish between recreational use of 'soft' drugs and addictive use of crack, crystal meth, heroin and similar nasties. I once spent the afternoon with the director of a large Drug Dependency Unit and asked him what treatment programs worked best for addicts (heroin primarily) and what makes addicts have less chaotic lives. He said two things which shocked me at the time and have stayed in my memory. 1. More of my clients commute to London to jobs in the City than are on benefits. 2 "nothing I do makes any difference. The main triggers for behaviour change are getting pregnant for women and getting older for men" (once most of their veins are shot and they end up injecting their eye balls or some other bizzare location).

Its a real pity for Pompey. Anton and his dad Boris would have been ideal for Pompey. Totally 'kin alarming choice for Reading though. http://www.rumafia.com/person.php?id=204

Anyone picks him up on it the answer would be "would love too, next time Im in England and at a match". 12th of never then...

Thanks Trousers. I understand about the maximum, but wondered if anyone had an idea /experience of a likely sentence given the sums involved. 18 months suspended sentence seems about right to me, based on nothing at all. Cant see them actually going to prison.

Anyone know what a likely sentence is for Harry and Milan should the unthinkable happen and they are found to be less than fragrant?

brass

Before people became so brand conscious there was direct correlation between price and quality - 'you get what you pay for'. That isnt really anymore imo - in that you can easily pay a lot of money for tat. Mostly ignore the label and go for what I like and seems well made. From experience though Daniel Hechter and Baumler are decent work suits, I like Mantaray jumpers and shirts and anything in John Lewis is usually decent quality

1. Its bizzarre that you think it low for me to highlight your offensive remarks. 2. Matrons exist, find out about how wards are managed - better still call up your local hospital and visit and ask. 3. Yes there are loads more office based managers in the NHS than 20 years ago - you know why? - the internal market. Hospitals now get paid by work they do. Sounds fair maybe, it also means a shed load of IT, doctors spending time recording activity instead of treating, accountants doing the sums and Clinical directors in meetings. You havent achieved anything in your life Dune - either on a personal level in terms of a successful lasting relationship or with a family, or in your career. You can be out argued and out knowledged by 18 year olds. You ran a messageboard where you banned anyone who argued with you and ended up posting both sides of an argument and arguing with yourself. As a case study you are fascinating, as a man, not so much.

Its been interesting to see how little response you get on UI. On a personal level I dont actually care about you or your views - you are are irrelevant. What I do care about is the way in which you systematically seek to trash any public service you can in order to make trivial party political points, dragging people like Hockey Saint in as collateral damage. One of the wards I used to manage cared for a little old lady on emergency admission as best it could in a 18 bed mixed nightingale ward designed for 12 beds in 1854. It was a ****hole with one single shower and basin for 18 people, no privacy and had been turned down for capital upgrades by the department of heath three years running. Was interesting to see the heath ministers face when she came to see her mum. You really know **** all about the issues you bang on about and you donrt care because to you its all about points scoring and having a larf on a message board. To people who work in the services and to people who use them, you are an offensive clown.

I have and if you think that is all there is to infection control it shows how little you know your subject.