Boston judge cuts penalty in song-sharing case
Saturday, July 10, 2010 - 05:21
in Mathematics & Economics
(AP) -- A federal judge on Friday drastically trimmed a $675,000 verdict against a Boston University graduate student who was found liable for illegally downloading and sharing 30 songs online, saying the jury damage award against a person who gained no financial benefit from his copyright infringement is "unconstitutionally excessive."