Minn. woman who owes $1.92M for illegally sharing music asks judge to lower damages

MINNEAPOLIS — A central Minnesota woman ordered to pay $1.92 million for illegally sharing copyright-protected music is asking a federal judge to reduce the damages she must pay or grant a new trial, while the recording industry is taking steps to make sure she doesn’t share music again.

Recording industry wants Minn. woman barred from downloading and sharing music in future

MINNEAPOLIS — Just weeks after a federal jury ruled that a Minnesota woman must pay $1.92 million for illegally sharing copyright-protected music, the recording industry wants to make sure she doesn’t do it again.

Big fine could be big trouble for both defendants and recording industry in file-sharing case

MINNEAPOLIS — The $1.92 million verdict against a Minnesota woman accused of sharing 24 songs over the Internet could ratchet up the pressure on other defendants to settle with the recording industry — if the big fine can withstand an appeal.

Verdict reached in Minn. music download trial; woman accused of illegal file-sharing

MINNEAPOLIS — A verdict has been reached in Minneapolis in the nation’s only file-sharing case to go to trial.

Recording industry vows to prove Minnesota woman illegally shared 24 songs

MINNEAPOLIS — The recording industry began its second attempt at proving that a Minnesota woman engaged in illegal sharing of copyrighted music on the Internet and should be held accountable.