Via Wired:

This is a significant development; the landmark case could have dramatic repercussions for the RIAA’s legal campaign against file sharers, since a precedent now exists for the RIAA to compensate wrongfully-sued defendants for their legal costs.

And paraphrasing: Debbie Foster is the RIAA file sharing defendant who took on the organization after it went after her for copyright infringement, the label will likely owe Foster more than $50,000, since the Order allows her to supplement the attorneys’ fees total to include additional time spent on the case.

More bad news for the major labels = splendid!

This would be a good time to introduce Recording Industry vs The People, a blog “devoted to the RIAA’s lawsuits of intimidation brought against ordinary working people”.

There is a wealth of information on their site including:
State by state list of ongoing cases
an explanation on how RIAA ligation works

Related posts:

1. The Pirates are Winning: Updates from Sweden

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