$756 a song in settlement with RIAA

A woman is paying $756 a song in a settlement with the RIAA over charges that she downloaded songs off of file-sharing network Kazaa. 

From Threat Level:

A Bronx woman is agreeing to pay the Recording Industry Association of America $6,050 to settle allegations she purloined eight tracks on the file sharing network Kazaa.

That’s $756.25 a song from artists (.pdf) DMX, Lenny Kravitz, Eagles, Sade, Ready For the World, Uncle Sam and Tamia.

The woman will be paying $110 a month for 55 months until February 2013.

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