Minnesota Song Downloader Must Pay $222,000, Court Says
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A Minnesota woman accused by the music industry of illegally downloading songs was ordered to pay $222,000 in damages, after an appeals court overturned a lower-court ruling that had reduced the amount.
The St. Louis-based U.S. Court of Appeals said in an opinion today that the record companies, which appealed the district court’s decision to assess $54,000 in damages against Jammie Thomas-Rasset, were entitled to the larger amount. The case has been tried before three juries.