Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Legal News Blogs -> Legal Blog Watch

Legal News

: Legal Blog Watch

Tenenbaum Wonders Where to Spend Donations

By Robert J. Ambrogi

A funny thing happened this weekend after a federal jury in Boston decided that Joel Tenenbaum should pay $675,000 to several record companies for illegally downloading and distributing 30 songs. People spontaneously started sending him money and a campaign spread on Twitter urging others to donate to Tenenbaum's cause. But what exactly is the cause to which Tenenbaum's sympathizers are contributing their cash? Some of the donations, it appears, were sent in order to help Tenenbaum pay the judgment. But Tenenbaum had already announced that, if the judgment stands after appeals, he will declare bankrupcty. Yesterday, he issued a statement clarifying that he has no plans to pay the money to the record companies. Initially, at least, he will use it to defray legal expenses. We don?t want the RIAA to be paid when I can?t afford to do it, and this money could be more valuable elsewhere. From the money raised already, I would like to reimburse my legal team for the money they?ve spent out of their own pockets, and we?ll have more court costs yet, so we will use the donations to keep us in court as far as we need to go. If any money remains...

Full post as published by Legal Blog Watch on August 04, 2009 (boomark / email).