Richard Marx News: Minnesota Mom Asks for Reduction of $1.92 Million Downloading Fine

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Lawyers for Jammie Thomas-Rasset, the Minnesota mother of four who was hit with a $1.92 million fine for illegally downloading 24 songs on P2P network Kazaa, is asking a federal judge to either significantly lower the decision to $18,000 or grant a third trial, The Hollywood Reporter writes. “Such a judgment is grossly excessive and, therefore, subject to remittitur as a matter of federal common law,” Jammie Thomas-Rasset’s attorney reportedly told the court.

According to the Inquirer, Thomas-Rasset’s legal team also argued that evidence gathered by MediaSentry, a company that locates copyright-violating IP addresses, was presented...