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Jury arrives at $675K fine for student's music downloading, $22,500 per track
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3rd August 2009, 13:46
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| [M] Reviewer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Calif. Bay Area, USA
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 |  Jury arrives at $675K fine for student's music downloading, $22,500 per track The jury in the Joel Tenenbaum case has fined the Boston College student $675,000 for copyright infringement of 30 songs, or $22,500 per track. The award is radically smaller than the $80,000 per track levied against Jammie Thomas-Rasset in a similar infringement trial earlier this year. The jury was out, according to Copyright & Campaigns' Ben Sheffner, between two and three hours. Judge Nancy Gertner has already announced that she'll review the award to ensure that it does not violate the Constitution's due-process clauses. As for Mr. Tenenbaum, he told Mr. Sheffner that he plans to file for bankruptcy if the award amount stands, as the doctoral candidate (in physics) has no way of paying the fine. http://www.betanews.com/article/Jury...ack/1249091180 |
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