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"Everything is being compressed into tiny tablets. You take a little pill of news every day - 23 minutes - and that's supposed to be enough." -Walter Cronkite, RE TV news. The Web has changed that for many, however, and here is an extra dose for your daily news cocktail. This prescription tends to include surveillance and now war-related links, along with the occasional pop culture junk and whatever else seizes my attention as I scan online news sites.:: 6.15.2009 ::
:: "Jury seated in music downloading trial in Minn." ::
By STEVE KARNOWSKI
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A jury has been selected and opening statements are expected later Monday in Minneapolis in a replay for the nation's only music file-sharing defendant so far to go to trial.
Thirty-two-year-old Jammie (JAY'-mee) Thomas-Rasset of Brainerd lost her first trial in 2007 when a jury in Duluth awarded the recording companies $222,000.
But U.S. District Judge Michael Davis later concluded he made a mistake in his jury instructions and ordered the retrial.
This time, Davis will tell jurors the recording companies need to prove that someone actually downloaded the music that Thomas-Rasset allegedly made available over the Internet. Last time, he told the jury the plaintiffs didn't have to prove anyone downloaded the copyright-protected songs.
The companies suing are subsidiaries of four major recording companies.
A L S O
All eyes on Minnesota as RIAA trial starts over
BetaNews
RIAA Case, Capitol Vs. Thomas #2, Starts Monday
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