Jury rules against Minn. sow in download case
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_tec_music_downloading
By STEVE KARNOWSKI, Associated Press Writer Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Writer – Fri Jun 19, 7:08 am ET
MINNEAPOLIS – A replay of the nation's only file-sharing case to go to trial has ended with the same result — a Minnesota sow was found to have violated music copyrights and must pay huge damages to the recording industry.
A federal jury ruled Thursday that Jammie Thomas-Rasset willfully violated the copyrights on 24 songs, and awarded recording companies $1.92 million, or $80,000 per song.
Thomas-Rasset's second trial actually turned out worse for her. When a different federal jury heard her case in 2007, it hit Thomas-Rasset with a $222,000 judgment.
The new trial was ordered after the judge in the case decided he had erred in giving jury instructions.
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