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Obama v Tenenbaum

By Posted by Alan Wexelblat

Remember when I warned that the RIAA was taking over Obama's DoJ? Anyone who had any doubts they'd continue pursuing their old agendas should be reassured now. They will, and they have.

This gang of Cartel cronies has filed papers opposing a motion by Joel Tenenbaum's lawyers to have set aside a huge monetary decision against him. Tenenbaum is facing a USD 675,000 judgment for sharing thirty songs.

The saddest part in this sad story is that Tenebaum's lawyers aren't even asking for the judgment to be dismissed; they just want the damages reduced to the statutory minimum of 750 per song. Which is, if you're a college student, still a whopping huge fine. As I noted earlier this week, big numbers make for scary stories, but are totally disconnected from the actual reality of what people are doing.

Full post as published by Copyfight - The Politics of IP on January 27, 2010 (boomark / email).