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MOOT TENENBAUM: Remix
Written on March 31, 2011 | Posted in featured | Leave a comment
The Copyright Wars Continue in Boston
On April 4th, the First Circuit will hear oral argument on the appeals of Joel Tenenbaum, the Recording Industry Association of America, and the U.S. Department of Justice. All three parties appealed after the trial judge reduced a $675,000 jury verdict for sharing 30 songs down to $67,500. The only issues remaining on appeal regard [...]
JFB student cleared to argue in court
Student Cleared to Defend Tenenbaum at Appeals Argument Over Filesharing (Press Release)
Last week, the First Circuit Court of Appeals approved a motion that will allow a student member of Joel Tenenbaum’s defense team to make oral argument on his behalf. Tenenbaum is a graduate student at Boston University who was sued in 2007 for sharing [...]