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November 21, 2008 10:19:28 PM CST



Woman May Get New Trial in File-Sharing Conviction

Posted May 16, 08 10:55 CDT in Business Technology 

(Newser) – The judge who presided over America's first music file-sharing trial might call for a do-over, the AP reports. A Minnesota mom was penalized $222,000 for illegal dowloads last fall, but the judge has since discovered that he may have issued faulty jury instructions. That's because a 1993 ruling said a copyright is broken only when copies are disseminated—and it doesn't appear proof of that was presented.

 

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Jammie Thomas of Brainerd, Minn., left, leaves the federal courthouse with her attorney after the jury returned a verdict against her in civil trial for alleged music pirating   (AP Photo/Julia Cheng)
Jammie Thomas of Brainerd, Minn., seen here in a 2007 file photo, was fined $222,000 over the illegal sharing of 24 songs.   (AP Photo/Julia Cheng, File)
America's first P2P file-sharing trial might be getting a do-over after the judge realized his instructions to the jury may have been mistaken.   (Shutter Stock)
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