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NEW YORK — A federal judge declared a mistrial in record label Tee Vee Toons Inc.’s copyright-infringement case against online music provider MP3.com Inc., citing a mathematical mistake made by jurors.
In April, the jury ordered MP3.com (MPPP) to pay Tee Vee $292,000 for copyright infringement, a relatively low amount considering Tee Vee, which represents such artists as Nine Inch Nails and Snoop Dogg, had sought $8.5 million in damages.
But within hours of the verdict, two members of the jury called the court to say that a zero had been left off and the award should have been $2 million to $3 million.
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