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The White House has sided with the recording industry in a copyright lawsuit against an alleged pirate. The administration believes that the current $150,000 per violation limit is not excessive and went on to state reasons they believe that the amount is not unduly severe.
A legal brief filed Sunday in a case that the Recording Industry Association of America is pursuing in Massachusetts argues that federal copyright law is not so overly broad and its penalties not so unduly severe that they count as "punitive." Current law allows a copyright holder to receive up to $150,000 in damages per violation.