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Prominent lawyer takes up case of music file sharer (MalaysiaNews.net)

A lawyer for a US graduate student who was convicted for sharing copyright music online has asked that his client be given a retrial.

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Prominent lawyer takes up case of music file sharer (MalaysiaNews.net)

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