Mediagazer: Judge Modifies $48 Million Verdict Against ‘Manipulative’ MP3Tunes Founder (Eriq Gardner/Hollywood Reporter)

2:25 PM ET, September 30, 2014

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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:

Judge Modifies $48 Million Verdict Against ‘Manipulative’ MP3Tunes Founder — The new ruling comes after a trial in March against Michael Robertson — U.S. District Judge William Pauley, who since 2007 has presided over what might be the most complex copyright lawsuit of all time …

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