RIAA loses case, has to pay defendent.

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RIAA must pay Tanya Andersen $100,000 to cover her legal expense.

Andersen was sued by the RIAA for file sharing. The case was eventually dropped and Anderson sued the RIAA to pay for her legal expense and she also has a case still ongoing for malicious prosecution.

RIAA To Pay Over $100K
May 16, 2008 - Legal and Management | Digital and Mobile

By Antony Bruno, Denver

The RIAA's legal campaign against file traders had an off week; a judge awarded former defendant Tanya Andersen over $100,000 in court costs and lawyer fees on Wednesday. The figure is about a third of what Anderson and her attorney had originally sought, but remains the largest award to a former P2P defendant since the beginning of the RIAA's litigation effort began.

The award stems from the case brought against Andersen for illegal file sharing, which was eventually dropped last summer. The Portland single mom is also suing the RIAA for malicious prosecution, and that case remains ongoing.

Meanwhile, a Minnesota judge considering the appeal of Jammie Thomas says he is leaning towards granting a new trial. Thomas was the first P2P defendant to force a jury trial, which she lost and was ordered to pay $222,000 in damages.

The appeal judge is citing a potential "error of law" that specifically refers to whether making a track available in a shared folder on P2P networks is tantamount to infringement regardless of whether that track was actually downloaded by another.

Oral arguments on the appeal are scheduled for July 1.

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