Music Sharer Asks for Reduced Fine, Retrial

The student ordered to pay US$675,000 for sharing music online has asked for a new trial and for a reduction in the amount of damages he must pay. He is calling upon a precedent set by a Supreme Court case that ruled damages are invalid if they are oppressive and disproportionate to the offense.

[via PC World]

emily | 6:25 PM | |
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