Legal Opinion
Capitol Records, Inc. v. Thomas-Rasset
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided July 22, 2011No. Civil File 06-1497 (MJD/LIB)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF LAW & ORDER
MICHAEL J. DAVIS, Chief Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs’ Motion to Amend Judgment [Docket No. 435] and Defendant’s Motion to Alter or Amend the Judgment and Renewed Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law [Docket No. 437],
II. SUMMARY OF THE COURT’S OPINION
The Court grants Thomas-Rasset’s motion and reduces the damages award to its constitutional maximum of $2,250 per song — three times the statutory minimum.
The Court is intimately familiar with this case. It has presided over three trials on this matter and has decided countless…
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