RIAA Gleefully Admits To Scaring The Bejesus Out Of People

In a fairly arrogant sounding article posted up on ZDNet today, Cary Sherman discusses the recent case of Jammie Thomas, the single mother that you may have heard about on the news that was sued for something like $222,000 by the RIAA for 24 songs she was sharing on a P2P network. $222,000 is of course a hell of a lot of money for a single mother and a verdict she’s probably never going to recover from. Sherman basically rubs the verdict in everyone’s face, admitting that fear works well as a weapon against file sharers and they intent to continue using it to prevent sharing of music. Sherman also hilariously states that they did not choose Jammie Thomas. I suppose she just sort of fell into their lap somehow out of the sky.

No where in the article does it mention how much money the actual artists receive per CD sale. No where in the article does it mention lowering the cost of CDs to a reasonable price. Those commenting on the ZDNet article are among those asking questions, and as of this writing Sherman has yet to answer them.

As for us, we’ll support the side Trent Reznor is on.