Joel Tenenbaum, a file sharer who is in a legal battle with some major labels for file sharing - asked the appeals court for help after a jury awarded the labels $675,000 for the sharing of just a few songs. The judge, Nancy Gertner, reduced the award to $67,500 - knocking 90% off the jury 's award. However, the appeals court in the case reinstated the original $675,000 on procedural grounds. Tenenbaum, led by famed lawyer/law professor Charles Nesson, challenged the appeals court on all of this, but had ...

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