I’ve gotten a huge response from the latest round of news as people have found me on facebook and twitter, and I’m glad to hear how much interest there is and how much support is out there. I thought I’d respond to one of the more recurring questions.
Joel, do you still download music?
I buy [...]
Earlier today, we filed this Motion for a New Trial and Remittitur to Judge Gertner, the same judge who presided over the original trial. (BTW, remittitur is fancy legal talk meaning a ruling by a judge lowering the amount of damages granted by a jury — usually, because the amount awarded exceedes the amount demanded.) [...]
So you may have noticed recent news stories about Joel’s case. Judge Gertner made a ruling. Although the jury had already decided back in July, nothing was official until Judge Gertner submitted her ruling.
Confused? Here’s the gist:
1) The judgment from July 31st was formally entered. This had to occur before we could move on to [...]
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Here’s one email we received this morning:
For all the reading I’ve done on the internet, I can’t help but notice there are a few very important points that are being missed to the average reader. I feel the most important of these is what I’ve [...]
Just a note:
In light of comments made and the potential for confusion, JFB would like to clarify its stance on what we post.
We hope that joelfightsback.com will become an active medium for discussion about the music industry, copyright law, as well as Joel’s case. We believe that letting that discussion happen, even when people disagree, [...]
—————–RIAA, Downloading and Copyrights—————-
By Professor Thomas J. Impelluso, Ph.D.
Department of Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering
San Diego State University
In just under three years, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) sued over 20,000 music fans for file sharing. Recently, they commenced an aggressive new litigation campaign to protect their interests further. But this begs the question: What, [...]
From the Guardian.
The John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts is a marvel of modern architecture. The design places emphasis on hopeful transparency and features stone-engraved quotations evoking notions of freedom and equality.
On the Monday morning of my trial, I met my mother (along with my spokeswoman Debbie, and my defence lawyer professor [...]
Today, the talented and beautiful master of PR and spin for the RIAA, Cara Ducksworth, posted a blog post entitled “Musings on Tenenbaum Case.”
Almost immediately, TechDirt jumped in to correct some misinformed “facts” asserted by the music industry.
The issue of P2P file-sharing isn’t going to disappear because of Joel’s trial, and a solution will hopefully [...]
Many people have asked to know exactly what songs are worth $22,500 a piece for Joel Tenenbaum. Here are the two court documents that identify the songs for which Tenenbaum was sued.
5 songs (down from the original 7)
25 supplemental songs