$222,000-RIAA-judgment-fighting Jammie: my tribe only pays me $700 a month

On her MySpace blog, Jammie Thomas- she of the $222,000 RIAA-inspired copyright infringement judgment- writes that she has been getting some of those assumptions. Kind of like, hey, your tribe has a casino, so you can afford to fight the RIAA because you are rich.

But in this entry, Thomas writes that the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe- of which she is a member- only grants her $700 a month. She's paid her attorney $3,000, but that's all she can afford for now. She estimates the total costs as having exceeded 60K.

And as for those people who have publicly wondered why Thomas has not retained technology experts who might have been able to conduct research that could have countered the RIAA's jury-convincing claims:

Why would I not have the funds needed to pay for the really expensive experts who would have been able to prove some of the theories that could have happened?  The only answer is because I don't receive a lot of money from my tribe and I could not afford the expensive experts.

And if there are those who for whatever reason are still doubting Thomas' position:

As for proof, I could take a copy of the statement from the tribe showing my name and the amount given every month and deleting the other personal information, if that is what some of you need.  I leave that decision up to you.

I see no cause not to believe her.

I see a reason to support her.

Do you?