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Judge Refuses To Reduce Music Downloading Fine For Student!
perezhilton.com 1 week, 2 days agoWhile we do not condone the piracy of music, everyone knows the RIAA 's bully tactics and lawsuits are shady. They try and make examples of people, and claim outlandish damages, when in reality they're not solving the problem what-so-ever. Joel Tenenbaum , a 28-year-old student who just graduated from a Boston University grad program, knows all about this. He was ordered by courts to pay a ridiculous $675,000 for illegally downloading and sharing 30 songs on the Internet. His appeal for a reduced amount has
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NYTimes Draws Connection Between Beastie Boys Lawsuit & Patent Trolls, Realizes IP Hinders Innovation
techdirt.com 1 day, 3 hours agoFollowing the unfortunately-timed sampling lawsuit against the Beastie Boys, I expressed hope that the high-publicity situation would call more attention to serious issues in copyright law as it pertains to sampling and other forms of art that directly build on what came before,though I haven't exactly been holding my breath. To my surprise, though, it seems like the story has had an even more profound effect over at the New York Times: a recent piece uses the Beastie Boys lawsuit as a starting point to tal
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