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Thomas fined $1.5M by jury  (Source: AP) It's like Deja Vu all
over again  The battle between Jammie Thomas and the Recording
Industry Artists Association (RIAA) has reached epic
proportions. The battle revolves around allegations that Thomas
illegally shared music and downloaded pirated music using the
peer-to-peer sharing platform Kazaa.   Thomas was back in a
courtroom fighting the jury award that would have seen her
pay $1.92 million for illegally downloading 24 songs working out
to $84,000 per song. The judge in the case reduced that fine to
$54,000 in an appeal stating, "The need for deterrence cannot
justify a $2 million verdict for stealing and illegally
distributing 24 songs for the sole purpose of obtaining free
music."  The RIAA later offered to settle with Thomas for
$25,000 to be paid to a music charity. Thomas and her attorney
refused the offer, and the RIAA then rejected the judges reduced
fine of $54,000. After the reduction was rejec