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Gerd Leonhard Media Futurist
Mediapost, Dec 2008: “In more than five years, the RIAA sued or threatened to sue around 35,000 file-sharers,
including one deceased grandmother, teenagers, and single mothers. The one case that went to a jury trial--a lawsuit
against single mother Jammie Thomas--ultimately resulted in a mistrial.
The RIAA admitted that it spent millions prosecuting cases--far more than it recovered in settlements.
Meanwhile, [U.S.] revenue from sales fell to around $10 billion last year from
more than $14 billion in 1998--the year before Napster launched.
So far, the focus on Controlling
Music Online has not resulted
in solid new revenue streams
for the Creators