Recording Industry Succeeds In Ruining A Kid’S Life Over 31 Stpid Sngs

August 24, 2012

Yesterday marked the end of Joel Tenenbaum's court battle with the RIAA over 31 songs he illegally distributed on Kazaa. A federal judge denied his latest appeal, and now he's on the hook for $675,000. That's nearly $22,000 per song, plus some wholesale character assassination that has now been sealed with judge's rubber stamp.

August 24, 2012

Matter what re artham kaala ..

August 24, 2012

31 songs distribute chesadani 675k fine vesaru ...

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To translate the lawspeak, the judge basically says that Tenenabaum was a very naughty boy who should've known better, and it was awfully nice of the jury to be so lenient. The number the jury decided on was below the maximum allowed if he had committed the crime unwittingly. They could have hit Tenenbaum with a $4.65 [i]million[/i] penalty.
This is the end of the line for Tenenbaum; the Supreme Court declined to hear the case, meaning that he's out of options. That $675,000 fine will stand. We asked the RIAA for comment, and they pointed us to pages 5 and 6 of [url="http://beckermanlegal.com/Lawyer_Copyright_Internet_Law/sony_tenenbaum_120823Decision.pdf"]the decision[/url], which "speaks for itself." These are the two pages that include Zobel's pontificating above. It's a forensic analysis of Tenebaum's character rather than an analysis that cuts to the facts of the case.
Regardless of what the maximum allowable penalty for a crime is, anything more than a slap on the wrist for Tenenbaum's actions would have been hugely disproportionate to the crime. As it stands, the RIAA has certainly made an example by ruining one kid's life financially and dragging his name through the mud. Although it's maybe not the one they intended