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... RIAA loses money in its fierce litigation campaign against individual users, and they are making an example out of Joel in order to quote "teach other people a lesson." That is an inappropriate use of the court system and we are disappointed in the ... use of the court system." But let there be no mistake: the law is crystal clear that teaching both Joel Tenenbaum and other potential infringers a lesson is an entirely appropriate use of the copyright laws, and particularly their statutory damages ...

The plaintiffs in the Joel Tenenbaum case have moved for entry of judgment in their favor, and have asked the court to permanently enjoin Tenenbaum from further infringing their copyrights. The record labels, whom a Boston jury awarded $675,000 for downloading and "sharing" 30 of their songs, cite Tenenbaum's long history of using peer-to-peer software to obtain music without paying for it, his unrepentant attitude since the July 31 ...

The Supreme Court today denied Joel Tenenbaum's cert. petition in which he sought review of the First Circuit's decision holding that federal court rules did not permit district judge Nancy Gertner to allow the live webcast of proceedings in Tenenbaum's copyright case. See page 70 of this order. The record label plaintiffs, who ... of several: 1) there is no circuit split; 2) the issue is moot since Tenenbaum's trial finished in July; and 3) the Court is perfectly happy to keep cameras out ...

An interview with Prof. Charles Nesson, and with his client Joel Tenenbaum, about SONY BMG Music v. Tenenbaum, is available online here at MediaBerkman.-->*-->* Document published online at Internet Law & Regulation--> Commentary & discussion: Prefix --> -->--> Keywords: lawyer digital copyright law online internet law legal download upload peer to peer p2p file sharing filesharing music ...

Posted today to the Joel Fights Back site: Q: What did you do with 30 songs that got you nailed? A: I downloaded them and shared them on Kazaa. They also ... Inch Nails has said on this. I'm very curious as to the source of the "2/3" statistic. And if Tenenbaum wanted "more than anything" that the artists get paid, why didn't he buy ... of $22,500 could have been exactly the same prior to that law's passage. Tenenbaum will likely soon be back before Judge Gertner, asking her to reduce the jury's award ...

... described distribution as a word that has an active component as in 'a distributor'. He asked what actively Joel would have had to do to distribute the files after they were downloaded ... sublimeguy14 username, knew what filesharing was, and had seen some 'blank' CDs in Joel's bedroom while he was in high school. He also testified that he ... submit something that he wrote in his own words. Dr. Arthur Tenenbaum Joel Tenenbaum's father was the last live witness of the day, being asked by Plaintiffs mostly ...

We may be about to see some strange theatrics unfold in Boston, where Joel Tenenbaum is on trial for allegedly downloading and sharing 30 songs. It seems that Tenenbaum's counsel, Prof. Charles "Charlie" Nesson "missed" the fact that ... that was so well dealt with in Canada in the BMG case? Will a constitutional argument be the "deus ex machina" needed to rescue Joel? Will there be enough evidence on the record to sustain such an argument? It seems that Prof. Nesson will be wearing a turtle neck in ...

... industry. He stated that peer to peer networks rapidly changed the music industry. He said that progress happens. Joel Tenenbaum is not on trial, not peer to peer networks. He argued the damage was what Joel did and what the ... . The asked the jury then to consider other factors in the award. He asked them to consider the arbitrariness in selection of Joel by MediaSentry. He asked the jury to consider the arbitrariness in the selection of the number of songs to pursue in this case. He asked the ...

... copies of those downloaded recordings transferred onto any physical medium or device in Defendant's possession, custody, or control. Today Joel Tenenbaum filed his opposition to the plaintiffs' motion. Only a small portion of Tenenbaum's brief addresses ... cases, or to the ample case law (much of which was cited by plaintiffs), specifying when an injunction is appropriate. Given Tenenbaum's admission of infringement of thousands of songs for over a decade, and even after he was sued, an injunction ...

As you know, Joel Tenenbaum lost against the RIAA and is now on the hook for $675,000, pending a hearing on the constitutionality of those damages. Several lawyers I've talked with have suggested that Judge Nancy Gertner, who presided over the trial, committed reversible error by issuing a directed verdict on the question of infringement. They point to Tenenbaum's answer to a question of admitting liability, arguing this is a conclusion of law and not of fact, and that hence summary ...