Illegal Download Fees

Jammie Thomas Rasset has been from court to court for the last four years. She was being sued for illegally downloading 24 songs. After many years of appeals she was finally given the total fine of $62,500 for her illegal downlaods. The reason the fine was so hefty was because not only did she download the songs but she also shared those songs with others to download. I think that this penlty was alittle to high but i understand why they would do it to defer others from trying the same thing.