Richard Marx News: RIAA, Minnesota Mom Going to Trial for Third Time Over Illegal Downloads

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The RIAA and Jammie Thomas-Rasset, the Minnesota mom accused of illegally downloading 24 songs via Kazaa, will go to trial for a third time. Thomas-Rasset has rejected the RIAA’s offer to settle the case by donating $25,000 to a “an appropriate charity benefiting musicians,” Copyrights & Campaigns reports. As Rolling Stone reported last week, a Minnesota judge slashed the $1.92 million ruling from the second trial down to $54,000, and the RIAA further cut the fine to $25,000 in the hope of finally ending the case. However, Thomas-Rasset’s lawyer said in rejecting the offer, “Jammie will not...