Judge grants new trial in music downloading case

September 25th, 2008 in Technology / Other

(AP) -- A federal judge granted a new trial to a Minnesota woman convicted of pirating music files in the nation's first file-sharing trial, ruling Wednesday he made an error in the jury instructions that "substantially prejudiced" her rights.

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