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By now, everyone knows the lady being sued by the RIAA is arguing that the claim of statutory damages in the amount of $750 per song is excessive. The defendants point is that the RIAA collects 70¢ per song from the likes of Apple and Napster so damages should be capped accordingly. The RIAA has disputed this claim, that is until now where they admit that 70¢ per song is the correct range.
Ironically, as the RIAA battles on in its supposed struggle to keep its 70-cents-per-download wholesale price "confidential", in UMG v. Lindor, it has publicly filed court papers admitting that the 70-cents-per-download price is "in the correct range."