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Woman Fights Music-Sharing Verdict

Plans to appeal $222K fine for putting 24 songs on Kazaa P2P service

By John Barley, Newser User

Posted Oct 9, 2007 12:49 AM CDT

(Newser) – Ordered to pay $9,250 for each of 24 illegally shared songs, a 30-year-old Native American single mother has decided to appeal the judgment against her in a copyright infringement case, her lawyer announced in a CNN interview. A jury determined last week that she... Read full story »

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Plans to appeal $222K fine for putting 24 songs on Kazaa P2P service

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