What I learned about copyright

In the copyright presentation I learned many things. I learned that copyright is older than the Bill of Rights. I also found it interesting how many people get caught for illegally downloading music. We were told that one person got sued for $250,000!!! This amount amazed me. What the person was doing (distributing music by illegally downloading it) is unfair to people who put time into making the music. I think that it is fair for somebody to be sued when they have downloading large amounts of music and distributed the music. However, it is not fair for a student to get sued for illegally downloading one song. A song is only worth $0.99. That is like stealing a candy bar. Also, a person would not get sued for stealing a copyrighted book from a store. It is ridiculous that people are sued for downloading one song. Artists and producers make millions of dollars. They are at no loss. The RIAA needs to leave students like this alone and focus on people who illegally distribute music for a profit.