Capitol Records, Inc. v. Thomas

MEMORANDUM OF LAW & ORDER

MICHAEL J. DAVIS, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This matter is before the Court on Defendant’s Motion for New Trial, or in the Alternative, for Remittitur. [Docket No. 109] Defendant Jammie Thomas asserts that the amount of the statutory damages award is excessive and in violation of the due process clause of the United States Constitution. Also before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion to Amend Judgment. [Docket No. 116] The Court has sua sponte raised the issue of whether it erred in instructing the jury that making sound recordings available for distribution on a…