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The RIAA sued 261 individuals who each downloaded an average of 1000 songs. The penalty, stated by copyright laws, is between $750 and $150,000 PER EACH VIOLATION.
What do you think the appropriate price to pay for piracy should be be? Why? Keep in mind that they did not sell the downloaded files, but they did share their files online, contributing to more people illegally downloading songs. If the US Supreme Court were to adopt your policy for file sharing, what would be the ramifications for the recording industry?