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  • Reports: Record industry wins $US675k in damages from file swapper 03/08/2009 08:07:00

    A jury ordered Joel Tenenbaum to pay $US22,500 per song that he was found guilty of sharing
    A Boston student has been ordered to pay $US675,000 to the recording industry for illegal file-sharing, according to reports Friday.
  • Tenenbaum hit with $675,000 fine for music piracy 03/08/2009 07:42:00

    Student slapped with $22,500 fine for each of 30 songs he admitted to illegally downloading
    In another big victory for the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) a federal jury has fined Boston University student Joel Tenenbaum $675,000 for illegally downloading and distributing 30 copyrighted songs.
  • Second RIAA piracy trial starts 29/07/2009 00:19:00

    Boston University doctoral student Joel Tennenbaum is being sued by the RIAA for sharing 30 songs through the Kazaa peer-to-peer filesharing application
    The Recording Industry Association of America may have decided not to pursue further file-sharing trials as a policy, but one last case is set to get underway today and promises to bring a dash of the theatrical into the courtroom.
  • Analysis: $US1.92M fine in music piracy case could hurt RIAA 22/06/2009 08:40:00

    Retrial of Jammie Thomas-Rasset ends with massive fine imposed on her
    The massive $US1.9 million fine imposed by a US federal jury in the retrial of a woman accused of pirating 24 songs may could end up hurting the Recording Industry Association of America's anti-piracy campaign more than anything else, a leading copyright lawyer said.
  • Jury orders music swapper to pay $1.92 million 19/06/2009 10:00:00

    In an earlier trial, the defendant was ordered to pay just a fraction of the new judgment
    A single mother who won a retrial after a US$220,000 verdict against her for sharing music files has now been ordered to pay $1.92 million by a jury in Minnesota.
  • Harvard professor challenges RIAA anti-piracy campaign 03/11/2008 10:27:00

    Argues that fines are "grossly excessive".
    A Harvard law professor has opened a new front in the battle between the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and alleged music pirates by challenging the constitutionality of a statute being used by the industry group to bring lawsuits against alleged copyright violators.
  • Drop that DVD-copying software and put your hands up 09/10/2008 11:09:00

    I bought it, I own it, I can do what I want with it. Right? Wrong according to US judge.
    More bad news for fans of the "I bought it, I own it, I can do what I want with it" approach to living.
  • The RIAA vs ... well, everybody 23/09/2008 08:47:00

    What's the recording industry up to now? Trying to silence one of its fiercest critics. Cringely has the scoop on yet more dirty deeds by the RIAA.
    Most sane humans would greet a law suit from the RIAA the way you'd welcome a surprise audit from the IRS. Not Ray Beckerman. He says, "Bring it on, bubba."
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