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A federal judge on Friday drastically reduced a nearly $2 million verdict against a Minnesota woman found guilty last year of sharing 24 songs over the Internet, calling the jury's penalty “monstrous and shocking.” U.S. District Judge Michael Davis reduced the $1.92 million penalty a jury imposed against Jammie Thomas-Rasset of Brainerd to $2,250 per song, or about $54,000. “The need for deterrence cannot justify a $2… Read More

Prices of downloadable songs at RealNetworks' online music store are back to 99 cents per track, but the company said Wednesday that it will still offer 10 of the most popular songs on its site at the 49 cent price. RealNetworks also said Wednesday that it sold 3 million tracks over three weeks of the 49-cent promotion, almost double its normal sales. Dan Sheeran, a senior vice president with the company, said the cost of… Read More