The Sept. 16 ruling in Sony BMG Music Entertainment v. Tenenbaum reinstated the original District of Massachusetts July 2009 copyright infringement verdict, which boiled down to $22,500 for each of 30 songs.

The 1st Circuit found that U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner erred in July 2010 by cutting the verdict by 90% to $67,500 on the ground that it was excessive enough to violate Tenenbaum’s due-process rights.