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The case of the RIAA vs. Joel Tenenbaum – aka the case that will not die – took another turn today. Although not an entirely unexpected one. The Supreme Court has refused to hear his case. While this is not the be-all-and-end-all for the case, it …
More than half a decade ago, the RIAA sued tens of thousands of alleged file-sharers. While the music group settled with the majority for a few thousand dollars each, student Joel Tenenbaum chose to put up a fight. As of today, the case is still ongoin …
During the last decade the RIAA embarked on an online anti-piracy action which would later go down as one of the most controversial ever seen. After spending years on various educational campaigns, none of which worked, a new plan was put into motion. …
Boston student Joel Tenenbaum is the poster child of an entire generation of downloaders, and one of the few people to stand up against the RIAA instead of signing off on a settlement. His case has been dragging on for half a decade already. In 2009, a …
Joel Tenenbaum’s fight with the RIAA has been dragging on now for six years. In 2009, a jury found Tenenbaum guilty of “willful infringement” and awarded damages of $675,000. But in July 2010, the severe punishment handed out to the Boston student w …
The long running case concerning 30 years of commercial piracy by Canadian record companies is now officially at an end. For infringing copyright on a massive scale for decades, the judgment approved yesterday by the Ontario Superior Court means they h …
Joel Tenenbaum’s case against the RIAA refuses to go away and has already been dragging on since 2005. In 2009, a jury found Tenenbaum guilty of “willful infringement” and awarded damages of $675,000. By July 2010, a very different picture began to …
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