Kazaa Mom Will Appeal RIAA Verdict; Taking Donations

In an appearance on CNN along with her attorney Brian Toder, Jammie Thomas announced her decision to appeal last week's $222,000 willful copyright infringement verdict. The basis of her appeal will be jury instruction no. 15, which told the jurors that they could find Thomas liable for copyright infringement if she made the recordings available over a file-sharing network, "regardless of whether actual distribution has been shown." According to a post on Thomas' MySpace page, the appeal will center around the "making available" argument. The hope is that the RIAA "would actually have to prove a file was shared and by someone other than (themselves.)"
A video of Jammie talking about her appeal is playable below. If you want to donate toward her legal fund, click here.

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