Another File Sharing Mega Case.....
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It looks like the big four record companies are still pursuing and persecuting their customers with the latest law suit in the US set to award the largest damages yet:
Joel Tenenbaum admitted on the witness stand on Thursday that he had used file-sharing sites both to download and upload hundreds of songs.
It is only the second music-downloading suit to go to trial in the US.
Last month saw the end of the first such suit, in which single mother Jammie Thomas-Rassett of Minnesota was ordered to pay $1.92m for sharing 24 songs.
Mr Tenenbaum used a computer at his parents' home and at his college to download and distribute digital files.
Prosecutors working on behalf of the record labels have focused on 30 shared songs.
Under US law, the recording companies are entitled to $750 to $30,000 (£450-18,000) per infringement.
However, the jury can raise the amount to $150,000 (£91,000) per track if it finds the infringements were wilful - a matter that they will debate now that the judge has ruled Mr Tenenbaum violated copyright laws."
To be honest I can't be bothered to go into the myrid of views on file sharing but is £91,000 per track really an acceptable amount of money to award in damages? Plus he deserved to get caught for using crap P2P like Kazza....
Joel Tenenbaum admitted on the witness stand on Thursday that he had used file-sharing sites both to download and upload hundreds of songs.
It is only the second music-downloading suit to go to trial in the US.
Last month saw the end of the first such suit, in which single mother Jammie Thomas-Rassett of Minnesota was ordered to pay $1.92m for sharing 24 songs.
Mr Tenenbaum used a computer at his parents' home and at his college to download and distribute digital files.
Prosecutors working on behalf of the record labels have focused on 30 shared songs.
Under US law, the recording companies are entitled to $750 to $30,000 (£450-18,000) per infringement.
However, the jury can raise the amount to $150,000 (£91,000) per track if it finds the infringements were wilful - a matter that they will debate now that the judge has ruled Mr Tenenbaum violated copyright laws."
To be honest I can't be bothered to go into the myrid of views on file sharing but is £91,000 per track really an acceptable amount of money to award in damages? Plus he deserved to get caught for using crap P2P like Kazza....
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remanns
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At this point, I'm coming to believe that the music"industry" actually DESERVES to be put out of business.
- 2 years ago
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remanns
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Sumbodyswatchin
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i didnt know they were still freaking out about that. there's nothing they can really do about it. and making some guy no one knowsor has heard about pay 2 mil for two dozen songs doent register with people. if anything, they just want to do it more to spite the corporations. In fact, i'll be right back......
- 2 years ago
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Sumbodyswatchin
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freedom765
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it sucks for people who get caught,because they are basically paying for everyone who doesn't get caught
- 2 years ago
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freedom765
