Ms Thomas-Rasset's lawyer said he planned to appeal again in order to take the case to the Supreme Court.

BBC: US court reimposes $220,000 music piracy fine

The RIAA said it had found more than 1, 700 music files on Ms Thomas-Rasset's Kazaa account, although this was reduced to 24 titles in the lawsuit.

BBC: US court reimposes $220,000 music piracy fine

The case dates back to 2005, when the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) first accused Jammie Thomas-Rasset of illegally sharing songs on the now defunct service Kazaa.

BBC: US court reimposes $220,000 music piracy fine

The jury found Ms Thomas-Rasset guilty, but she has repeatedly challenged the size of the fine imposed by the court and in subsequent appeals, saying their scale violated her legal rights.

BBC: US court reimposes $220,000 music piracy fine

The case then went to court, where Ms Thomas-Rasset denied using Kazaa, but acknowledged that she had regularly used the "tereastarr" username associated with the offending Kazaa account elsewhere on the net.

BBC: US court reimposes $220,000 music piracy fine