Dumbest P2P User Loses Her Lawyer

The Register is cackling about how Jammie Thomas, the world’s dumbest P2P File Sharing user, who was pummeled by the RIAA in court to the tune of $220,000, just had her lawyer quit on her.

Doh! Well at least she still has a full MP3 player. That was worth it, right?

The lawyer was working pro-bono and get this: He is a maritime lawyer. This means he deals with shipping law, boat registrations and maybe if he’s lucky, salvage rights. What the hell was this guy doing arguing a P2P case against the RIAA? Oh, wait, now I remember, Jammie Thomas is a dolt.

From the Reg:

Things are looking up for the World’s Dumbest File Sharer, Jammie Thomas, who became the first American to go to court in a P2P case in October.

A jury of her peers found Thomas guilty of copyright infringement and set a fine of $222,000 – but now she’s been dumped by the person most responsible for leaving her in this predicament (apart from Jammie herself) – her attorney Brian Toder.

It was Toder who foolishly advised her to make a principled fight of the matter in court – now Toder, who was working pro bono, is cutting his losses and will no longer represent Jammie. P2P site TorrentSpy notes that Toder was a maritime law specialist.

Free Jammie has raised $1,189.57 in the past nine weeks alone for her legal defense. Only $204,621.59 to go, then.

And how does she raise money? Selling thongs. Eeeewww.