If the major labels wanted to set an example, they have set a pricey one. In the first case against a single downloader, the industry has won $220,000 in damages.

According to the AP the jury in the civil case in the U.S. District Court of Minnesota on Thursday found Jammie Thomas infringed copyrighted song recordings, and awarded damages of $9,250 for each of the 24 recordings cited.

Britney's new single "Gimme More" may have drawn scorn on the MTV Video Music Awards last month but radio is making it happen. The song tops the iTunes songs chart with over 179,000 digital download sales and jumps from #68 to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100.

On Monday the video debuts on VH1 at 3:30 pm and her new album has a title. "Blacklight" is due out November 13. According to a press release from her record company the title refers to "blocking out negativity and embracing life fully and captures the dance-friendly nature of the songs."

Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis and his girlfriend, 21-year-old model Heather Christie, are the proud parents of a brand new baby boy, born early this morning in Los Angeles. The wee lad doesn't have a name yet, but with parents like these we're sure he's hot.

Radiohead is releasing its seventh album "In Rainbows" in early 2008.

But starting today diehard, Internet-equipped fans can pre-order the album and hear it as soon as October 10 exclusively at the band's website in what amounts to a fully sanctioned leak.

There are two options:

1. Pre-order a DRM-free MP3 download and you will be sent an activation code and instructions in an email that allow you to download the album. Pricetag: As the website says "it's up to you." All you have to do is a plug a figure in British pounds and pence (1 pound roughly equals 2 U.S. dollars) into the price box and the download is yours. That includes O pounds and O pence. Gratis. Free. (If you actually want to compensate the band for its work and you're a fan of round numbers, know that there is .45 pence debit card charge.)

2. You can also order the Discbox, a special edition box set which includes the album MP3 and double vinyl and CD versions of the record and a second, enhanced CD with additional new songs, artwork, and photographs of the band, all exclusive to the box. Anyone purchasing the deluxe edition will automatically receive the bundled MP3 album on October 10. The Discboxes will be made to order and begin shipping December 3. Pricetag: 40 pounds, or roughly 80 bucks.

Longtime producer Nigel Godrich is back at the helm and the complete tracklisting is as follows:

15 Step
Bodysnatchers
Nude
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
All I Need (We're guessing it's not the Jack Wagner song of the same name).
Faust Arp
Reckoner
House of Cards
Jigsaw Falling Into Place
Videotape

The extra songs on the second CD of the Discbox are:

MK1
Down is the New Up
Go Slowly
MK2
Last Flowers
Up On the Ladder
Bangers and Mash
4 Minute Warning

All the digital details can be had here.