Judge says $675,000 verdict for RIAA is unconstitutional

Boston Judge Nancy Gertner today ruled that the $675,000 in damages levied in the Joel Tenenbaum piracy case was illegal. An order from the legislator called the penalty "unconstitutionally excessive" and cut the penalty to $67,500. It violated the 14th Amendment's rule against depriving anyone of property without due process of law, according to the decision....

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