Aug 05 2009

Student to Pay $675K for Illegal downloads

Category: Internet NewsSmitty @ 6:34 pm

By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press

BOSTON — A federal jury on Friday ordered a Boston University graduate student who admitted illegally downloading and sharing music online to pay $675,000 to four record labels.

Joel Tenenbaum, of Providence, admitted in court that he downloaded and distributed 30 songs. The only issue for the jury to decide was how much in damages to award the record labels.

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Jury awards $675K in Boston music downloading case