Jari Ketola
30 Sep 2003 5:25
RIAA announced that it has so far settled 52 of the 261 lawsuits filed against P2P file sharers earlier this month. The exact settlement amounts were not specified, but experts estimate payments ranging from $2,500 to $7,500 each, which would add up to $250,000.
"The music community's efforts have triggered a national conversation, especially between parents and kids, about what's legal and illegal when it comes to music on the Internet," RIAA President Cary Sherman said in a statement. "In the end it will be decided not in the courtrooms, but at kitchen tables across the country."
A dozen P2P users who might have been sued by RIAA have also agreed to pay settlements to avoid a lawsuit.
Hundreds of more lawsuits are planned for October by RIAA.
Source:
San Mateo County Times