itution al ▁because ▁it ▁sought ▁ 1 0 7 1 ▁times ▁the ▁actual ▁cost ▁per ▁track ▁in ▁online ▁stores ▁( $. 7 0 ). ▁After ▁a ▁Brook lyn ▁Federal ▁Court ▁judge ▁u ph eld ▁the ▁legal ▁theory ▁behind ▁the ▁R I AA ' s ▁assess ment ▁of ▁dam ages ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁U M G ▁dropped ▁the ▁law suit . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁federal ▁judge ▁X avier ▁Rod rig uez ▁ruled ▁that ▁te en ager ▁Whit ney ▁Har per ▁would ▁only ▁have ▁to ▁pay ▁$ 2 0 0 ▁in ▁dam ages ▁per ▁song ▁that ▁she ▁shared ▁on ▁the ▁Ka Z a A ▁network , ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁$ 7 5 0 ▁per ▁song ▁that ▁the ▁R I AA ▁was ▁seeking . ▁Since ▁Ka Z aa ▁did ▁not ▁express ly ▁inform ▁Har per ▁that ▁her ▁actions ▁were ▁illegal , ▁Rod rig uez ▁determined ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁un know ingly ▁committed ▁copy right ▁in fr ing ement . ▁ ▁In ▁Capit ol ▁v . ▁Thomas , ▁a ▁Minnesota ▁mother ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁pay ▁$ 2 2 2 , 0 0 0 ▁($ 9 , 2 5 0 ▁per ▁song ) ▁in ▁dam ages ▁to ▁the ▁R I AA ▁for ▁il leg ally ▁sharing ▁ 2 4 ▁songs ▁on ▁Kaz aa . ▁ ▁Before ▁they ▁first ▁su ed , ▁the ▁R I AA ▁offered ▁a ▁settlement ▁of ▁$ 5 , 0 0 0 , ▁which ▁Thomas ▁refused . ▁She ▁later ▁refused ▁a ▁second ▁settlement ▁of ▁$