Consumer Law

Music File Sharing Case Goes to Trial in Boston

By Brian Wolfman

by Brian Wolfman

We have previously reported here about the recording industry's aggressive strategy of going after music file sharers. Most of the time, the file sharers settle for a few thousand dollars, rather than go to trial and risk huge liability. But as this article explains, a federal jury in Minnesota just hit one defendant with a $1.92 million verdict, and another case, involving a Boston University graduate student, went to trial in Boston yesterday. As you will see, the student's lawyer, Charles Nesson (pictured to the right), began with an unusual opening statement.

Full post as published by CL&P Blog on July 29, 2009 (boomark / email).