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The guy admitted he did it, said on the stand that he has done this sort of thing for a long time and then got caught and punished. Good. That is how it supposed to work. I'm not sure how they came up with the amount, but the amount doesn't really matter. He has said he will declare bankruptcy so the people who had their stuff illegally downloaded and the RIAA will never see a dime.
Hopefully though this will help send a message that if you get caught it could bankrupt you and helps to stop some people from doing this.
All that said I think the RIAA is using these cases as a way to set case law precedent and slowly work their way towards the sites and services that people use to illegally download.
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