following an appel, jammie thomas-rasset has now been ordered to pay the recording industry association of america (riaa) $54,000. shocking. she was accused of pirating almost 2,000 tracks but the record companies south damages for only 24 of them. **whether it's a $2 m or $54,000 , i am a mom whith four kids and one income and we'are not exactly rolling in that kind of dough right now, she said. their motion clains trial evidance established that thomas-rasset "was distributing 1,702 sound recordings to millions of other users" and that the plaintiffs would face "grate and irreparable harm if she were to continue infringe upon their copyright.