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Court Reduces ‘Shocking’ File Sharing Award
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Thank god common sense still exists in some form.
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A federal judge on Friday reduced a $1.92 million file sharing verdict to $54,000 after concluding the award for infringing 24 songs was “shocking.”
A federal jury in June found Jammie Thomas-Rasset liable in what at the time was the nation’s only Recording Industry Association of America file sharing case against an individual to go to trial. The Minnesota federal jury dinged her $1.92 million for infringing 24 songs. She asked the judge to set aside or reduce that $80,000 per song in damages.
U.S. District Judge Michael Davis agreed on Friday, and said the RIAA may have a retrial if it does not accept his ruling.
Read More Court Reduces ‘Shocking’ File Sharing Award | Threat Level | Wired.com
Thank god common sense still exists in some form.