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Stop Downloading Music Illegally!
A young grad student at Boston University has fell fault to the sin of illegally downloading music. Unlike the rest of the sinners out there who haven’t seen any consequences to their illegal actions, this particular man saw much penalty.
Joel Tenenbaum, of Providence, RI, was taken to court for copyright infringement on 30 songs that he illegally downloaded and distributed on the Kazaa music sharing network. Most people accused of illegally downloading music settle outside of court for anywhere between $3000 and $5000. However, Tenenbaum faced a US District Court in Boston on July 31. Because he admitted to willingly downloading the music illegally, he could have faced a maximum fine of $4.5 million instead of $900,000. The final judgment required the 25-year-old to pay $675,000 to four record labels, or $22,500 per song.
Tenenbaum also confessed to having downloaded over 800 songs in 8 years, up to 2007. He seems to have learned his lesson saying that he thinks “artists should continue to be paid for what they do. They’re the ones who are giving so much.”
If you remember, we reported a similar case back in mid-June where a Minneapolis mother of four, Jammie Thomas-Rasset, was fined a whopping $1.92 million for just 24 songs! Tenenbaum was a bit luckier than Thomas-Rasset, even though he feared a similar result. Tenenbaum plans to appeal the court’s decision, and if it is upheld, he plans to file bankruptcy.
