http://www.digitaltrends.com/international/file-sharer-hit-with-675000-fine/ Digital Trends is your home for technology news, CE product reviews, mobile app reviews and daily videos. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:00:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.digitaltrends.com/international/file-sharer-hit-with-675000-fine/#comment-410151 5,000 FILE SHARING VERDICT REINSTATED BY APPEALS COURT » TENENBAUM, JUDGE, HOWEVER, JOEL, INTERNET, COPYRIGHT » TECH MAGAZINE Sun, 18 Sep 2011 03:00:33 +0000 http://www.digitaltrends.com#comment-410151 [...] Earlier this year, U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner of Boston was handling the case of Joel Tenenbaum versus the Recording Industry Association of America. Tenenbaum had been found guilty of using file-sharing software Kazaa to download and share 30 tracks. The original amount of damages to be awarded to the RIAA was $ 22,500 per song, but was reduced by Judge Gertner down to $ 2,250 per song making the full payment $ 67,500. She originally stated the the exorbitant amount was “unconstitutionally excessive”. However, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the decision making Tenenbaum liable for the original amount of $ 675,000. [...] [...] Earlier this year, U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner of Boston was handling the case of Joel Tenenbaum versus the Recording Industry Association of America. Tenenbaum had been found guilty of using file-sharing software Kazaa to download and share 30 tracks. The original amount of damages to be awarded to the RIAA was $ 22,500 per song, but was reduced by Judge Gertner down to $ 2,250 per song making the full payment $ 67,500. She originally stated the the exorbitant amount was “unconstitutionally excessive”. However, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the decision making Tenenbaum liable for the original amount of $ 675,000. [...]

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