File Sharing.. Out Of Hand?

On December 7, 2009. Joel Tenenbaum (a Boston University doctoral student) was fined $657,000.00 for illegally sharing 30 copyrighted songs. Joel Tenenbaum could not pay the fine so he was forced to declare bankruptcy. Although, the law in Canada is unclear and that ISPs cannot divulge IP addresses to third parties (e.g. music industry), but anytime of the day, that law could change and every file sharer within Canada will be in hot water!
Click the following link to read the article: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141914/Update_Judge_affirms_675k_verdict_in_RIAA_music_piracy_case
Now, if 30 copyrighted songs was fined for $657,000.00, imagine all the songs that YOU downloaded/shared illegally. I'm pretty certain that it's above 30. Now imagine the fine you may get. I don't know about you, but these fines are extremely out of hand. $657,000.00 for only 30 songs? That's crazy! Please share your comment!