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The RIAA was given a victory October 4th when a jury awarded them $222,000 in a landmark case against a file sharing single mother, Jammie Thomas. As many have noted, the case was something of a perfect storm for the record industry, involving a long-standing username, one computer that could be matched to the offending IP address, and a technically savvy defendant. Still, the news is being touted as a victory for the industry in their misguided fight against music “pirates.”

The problem is, this equation doesn’t add up.