Federal judge cuts penalty in song-sharing case

In Boston, a federal judge drastically cuts down the damage award from $675,000 to $67,500 in a recent trial. This was all due to the fact that a Boston University graduate student made no financial gain from sharing 30 songs. The judge concluded that the original damage award was "unconstitutionally excessive."

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