Although the Association has yet to release details, it has said that it will abandon its five-year crusade against file sharers and instead work directly with internet service providers (ISPs) to target piracy.
The new plan comes just three months after Judge Michael Davis declared a mistrial in the RIAA’s 2007 lawsuit against Jammie Thomas. In that case, a Minnesota federal jury awarded the RIAA and six recording companies $222,000 – or $9,250 for each of the 24 songs 32-year old Thomas was charged with infringing by sharing music files illegally online.
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