MxxCon
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1 edit | Am i reading this right?
Joel Tenenbaum, a Boston University graduate student, who faces up to $1 million in penalties for downloading seven songs from a file-sharing network back in 2005.
did he really get sued for DOWNLOADING or is Karl spreading FUD?
Karl fixed it.
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Jason Levine
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Re: Am i reading this right?
No, like most of the press, Karl is just confusing what the student was doing. Suing someone for downloading music is virtually impossible (unless you were listening in to their Internet connection). More than likely, the student was *sharing* 7 songs.
Still, $1 million in penalties for sharing 7 songs seems extreme. If I got to set the penalties, I'd set them at 10 times the fair market value of the work. In this case, it would be 10 * $0.99 (iTunes price), or $9.9 per work, or $69.30 for this student's transgression.
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RadioDoc
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1 edit | Actually, the 'press' has it right. You might want to go to the source:
»blogs.law.harvard.edu/cyberone/riaa/
I sent in the AP version of this story Monday but Karl evidently decided it wasn't worth publishing then...
In addition,
»youtube.com/v/EoC2nlgfWV8 |
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soccerguy
join:2004-06-28
Seattle, WA | reply to MxxCon
The article in the New York Times also stated that Tenebaum has shared his music through Kazaa. He was not just downloading, rather, he let others download from his machine. |
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Karl Bode
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join:2000-03-02 | reply to RadioDoc
Sorry, I was on a plane after getting married out West and missed your submission... |
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Talis
join:2001-06-21
Houston, TX | Married? Congrats  |
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join:2000-10-28
2 edits | reply to Karl Bode
NEWS FLASH: KARL COMMITTED
CONGRATULATIONS KARL! Best to you and the spouse.
Amazing that most of DSLR missed this most pertinent of "News Guy" news?
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Desdinova
join:2003-01-26
Gaithersburg, MD | reply to Karl Bode
Re: Am i reading this right?
Congratulations! |
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RadioDoc
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join:2000-05-11 | reply to Karl Bode
I'll just blame it on the TSA.
(congrats) |
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join:2000-10-28 | Linked at »Karl's Hitched! which is arguably a more suitable place to heap praise and good tidings on Karl's shoulders.
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Noah Vail
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I don't think that any of us are interested in your weak excuses for failing to be available when duty calls.
I mean, really Karl.
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Kearnstd
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Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to MxxCon
honestly for personal piracy the fine limit per song/movie should be average market value of a digital download because that is all that is being lost.
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Goober
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join:2000-12-17
Naperville, IL | And for at least that reason (among others), no one will ever likely be prosecuted for downloading for personal use. |
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