According to a new ruling issued by Judge Davis of the United States District Court, the original jury verdict of $1.9 Million against Minnesota native Jammie Thomas-Rasset in a music piracy case has been significantly reduced, from $80,000 per song to $2,250 per song.

But some believe that the cut back amount of $54,000 is quite huge, and is, in all likelihood, higher than what the court would have awarded in damages all on its own, had the jury not been involved. The thoughts have been shared by Ray Beckerman, a New York-based lawyer who has handled several music piracy lawsuits.

"It is obviously a great improvement, but it is still excessive. It seems to be based on the judge's conclusion that [Thomas-Rasset] lied under oath", he said.

The Recording Industry Association of America, representative of the music labels involved in the case, has been awarded 7 days to either accept or reject the award. If the damages are rejected, the case will most probably head for yet another trial.

RIAA spokeswoman Cara Duckworth has shared that the decision is being reviewed by the body is currently reviewing the decision, and no other comments have yet been shared.