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Posted by Joel Tenenbaum
I shared music. I was the one who wanted a say in court.  This lawsuit was against me.  This is my verdict.  I ask no one to help me.  And I ask for no one to cover what I signed up for.
That being said, people started spontaneously messaging me, facebooking me, and [...]

thank you.

A thank you note from Joel, posted to our facebook group online.
In the days leading up to the trial, during, and now afterward, I’ve been touched by the support I’ve been getting. I’m so grateful to Matt Kamholtz and Matt Feinburg for taking time off from work at their full-time law firm to volunteer on [...]

A special letter of support

Joel received a special letter from Randy and Mary Pat Kruger, parents of Brittany Kruger, who is also being sued by the RIAA.  We wanted to share it with all of you.

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Subject: You are a Hero
From:    ”Randy and Mary Pat Kruger”
To:      ”Joel Tenenbaum”
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You keep your head up.  You did fight back… this [...]

Joel FOUGHT back

By Debbie Rosenbaum
Make no mistake: Joel fought back.
Together with a group of passionate, dedicated Harvard Law students and their professor, this lawsuit was about more than just money. It was also about the fact that Joel fought back on behalf of a generation that hasn’t been able to defend itself against the well-paid lawyers who [...]

more support

Hi Guys,
I’ve dissected the day’s best talking points from the RIAA at
http://e-c-t.ca/blog/?p=138 - I hope some of these points are stressed by the defense when their turn comes up, because right now I’ve yet to see concrete evidence provided by the RIAA.
Keep your chins up!
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Even though they have excluded the important defense witnesses, Prof. Nesson [...]

TRIAL DAY 4

“This is me. I used the computer. I did it.”
As I’m sure you’ve heard, today has been a long day.  Although quite a few people took the stand, when Joel took the stand today, he was flat out asked:
“Joel, are you admitting liability to downloading 30 songs?”
To which Joel responded — deadpanned and sincerely — [...]

TRIAL DAY 3

Today’s trial put the following witnesses on the stand:

– Antonio Franko, Joel’s high school friend
– Dr. Doug Jacobson, a technology expert from Iowa State University
– JoAn Cho, Attorney for Universal Music Group
– Stan Liebowitz, Economist and Professor from UT

Details can be seen here.
Some of the highlights:

The most amazing moment would be if Trent Reznor, the [...]

more from the court of public opinion

More letters of support (and not) came in today.  From the bottom of our hearts, please keep sending them.  Your words keep us going.  And every small donations are helping us cover our costs.  — JFB Team
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Joel,
I just wanted to wish you the best of luck and success in your trial. I’ve been eagerly [...]

TRIAL DAY 2

(… just some of the highlights from today. this post does not purport to be all-inclusive or of the highest unbiased journalistic quality.)
As the jurors entered the room to kick off the second day of trial just a few minutes after 9am this morning, one knocked something over in the process of sitting down. Judge [...]

more letters of support from you

More letters of support (and not) came pouring in today.   We want to thank you for continuing to freely share your thoughts and feelings.  And to everyone who has made a donation, we can assure you that all proceeds are going to cover our costs.

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I stumbled on your site just now through stumbleupon and have [...]

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