new trial, please.

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.) [...]

Mail Reflections

Want to share your thoughts?  Email us at joelfightsback@gmail.com
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 [...]

JFB blog policy

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, [...]

Joel Tenenbaum’s trial diary: Part one

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 [...]

Musings on the RIAA’s “Musings”

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 [...]

FAQs: what did you do, why so much, and what now?

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Frequently asked questions.

Q: What did you do with 30 songs that got you nailed?
A: I downloaded them and shared them on Kazaa. They also proved in court (because I admitted it) that I used Limewire, iMesh, Morpheus, Napster, and Audiogalaxy, [...]

Update on Donations

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 [...]

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 [...]

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