A judge of the Federal court the other day reduced a decree to pay $1.92 million, which he considered ‘shocking’, to $54,000 for contravening 24 songs.

The Federal jury found Thomas Rasset and Jammie guilty in last June, which was USA’s first file-sharing lawsuit against a person or persons to come before the court. The Jury at a Federal Court in Minnesota decreed her to pay $1.92 million for contravening 24 songs. She requested the judge to reject or lessen the amount to $80,000 apiece in reparation.

Judge Michael Davis accepted the plea the other day and stated that the plaintiff can request a retrial if his judgment is unacceptable.

The necessity for deterrence cannot rationalize a $ 1.92 million decree, wrote Davis in his judgment. Further, even though it is not obligatory for the plaintiffs to reveal their real damages, legal damages should be comparative to the real damages.

The verdict came subsequent to the support Obama government has given to the $675,000 damages awarded by the jury in the second case of file-sharing. The administration in a communiqué stated that the huge decree would act as a deterrent to other users from violating copyrights laws.

Judge Davis viewed the award of $1.92 million in compensation for file-sharing twenty-four songs for private use as plainly ‘shocking’.

The latest compensation comes to 3 times the least ($750) allowed in copyright cases. The upper limit is fixed at $150,000 per violation at the decision of the judge or the jury.

Thomas Rasset stated that she is not rich enough to shell out even that lesser amount. She further stated that she has four children and is a low income earner, who assists the local aborigines.

The plaintiff, RIAA, is evaluating the judgment and refused to issue a statement.

The judgment in case it survives may not have any influence in the matter of file-sharing.

Some time back the record labels revealed that they are in the process of unwinding the proceedings against individuals running for the past several years and are urging service providers to espouse the cause to sever music file-sharing connections.

Almost all lawsuits by RIAA were resolved out-of-court for small sums. The one case pending is the $675,000 decision by the jury. He is also appealing the judge to lessen the amount to $22,500, the least for 30 songs.

Judge Nancy Gertner, who is the federal judge in this lawsuit, is not obliged to abide by Davis’ judgment.