( CNN ) -- A federal jury Thursday found a 32-year-old Minnesota woman guilty of illegally downloading music from the Internet and fined her $ 80,000 each -- a total of $ 1.9 million -- for 24 songs . Illegal downloads of musical files will cost a Minnesota woman $ 1.9 million , a jury has decided . Jammie Thomas-Rasset 's case was the first such copyright infringement case to go to trial in the United States , her attorney said . Attorney Joe Sibley said that his client was shocked at the fine , noting that the price tag on the songs she downloaded was 99 cents . She plans to appeal , he said . Cara Duckworth , a spokeswoman for the Recording Industry Association of America , said the association was `` pleased that the jury agreed with the evidence and found the defendant liable . '' `` We appreciate the jury 's service and that they take this as seriously as we do , '' she said . Thomas-Rasset downloaded work by artists such as No Doubt , Linkin Park , Gloria Estefan and Sheryl Crow . This was the second trial for Thomas-Rasset . The judge ordered a retrial in 2007 after there was an error in the wording of jury instructions . The fines jumped considerably from the first trial , which granted just $ 220,000 to the recording companies . Thomas-Rasset is married with four children and works for an Indian tribe in Minnesota .
Federal jury finds Jammie Thomas-Rasset guilty of illegally downloading 24 songs . Minnesota wife , mom slapped with fine of $ 80,000 per song , for total of $ 1.9 million . Attorney says client shocked at fine , noting the songs costs 99 cents each . Spokeswoman for the Recording Industry Association of America lauds jury 's finding .