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Student Must Pay $675K for Illegal Downloads

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(Newser) – A Boston graduate student must pay $675,000 to the music industry for illegally downloading 30 songs, a federal jury ordered today. Joel Tenenbaum, 25, essentially admitted yesterday to grabbing the music via file-sharing network KaZaA. The fine averages out to $22,500 per song—significantly less than the $80,000 the recording industry won in a Minnesota trial last month, Ars Technica reports.

Joel Tenenbaum, a Boston graduate student, leaves federal court yesterday.
Joel Tenenbaum, a Boston graduate student, leaves federal court yesterday.   (AP Photo)
Joel Tenenbaum, a Boston graduate student, leaves federal court yesterday.
Joel Tenenbaum, a Boston graduate student, leaves federal court yesterday.   (AP Photo)
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godawgs
Jul 31, 09 5:22 PM CDT
damn that sucks..... Reply
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Newser001
Jul 31, 09 5:33 PM CDT
Lie, cheat and steal - There's a price to pay; not only to society, but economically, as well. Reply
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godawgs
Jul 31, 09 6:11 PM CDT
675,000 for 30 songs? he could have stolen all 30 cd's and walked out with a smaller fine, this is a garbage ruling.
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nick
Jul 31, 09 6:32 PM CDT
Unless, of course, you work on Wall Street?
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DJM420
Aug 1, 09 12:18 AM CDT
dogawds, you know we agree on this...it may be the only thing we ever agree on, but this is some bullshit....
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