A Texas appellate court has ordered Whitney Harper to pay $27,750 in fines for illegal sharing of 27 tracks when she was 15 years old, throwing out the old judgment that had ordered her to pay just $7400.

The first decision had given Harper the "innocent infringers" exemption, via the DMCA, meaning she could be fined a number under the minimum $750 per track, as stated in the law.

Harper shared the files via Limewire seven years ago, back when she was a 15-year old high school cheerleader, and says she thought the sharing was the same as Internet radio.

"Harper cannot rely on her purported legal naivety [sic] to defeat the … bar to her innocent infringer defense," said the court.

Said the woman, two years in court: "I knew I was listening to music. I didn't have an understanding of file sharing."

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We reported two weeks ago that an NES console with an opened copy of Stadium Events sold for $13,000, a high premium, although there are only known to be around 10 copies of the game in existence.

Today, that number has been blown out of the water, with a sealed NTSC copy of the game selling for $41,300 today, alone.

Read the auction:
"An online article states that, "The North American, or NTSC, version of Stadium Events is universally accepted as the rarest licensed NES game available for purchase in North America". As the article continues, "ONLY ONE OF WHICH IS FACTORY SEALED". If this is true then THIS IS that "ONLY" game that is factory sealed. This is truly an opportunity of a lifetime.

The PAL versions (many listed for sale here on EBay) were never recalled and therefore are not nearly as valuable as this NTSC version I am selling. Not only is this a NTSC version - it is factory sealed, the box alone (opened) is estimated at approximately $10,000. Do your research - this is truly ONE OF A KIND!!"

View the auction here: FACTORY SEALED NEW NES NINTENDO STADIUM EVENTS NTSC

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