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PostSubject: Manifest injustice: $675,000 for 30 songs: court won't budge on fine    Manifest injustice: $675,000 for 30 songs: court won't budge on fine Icon_minitimeTue May 22, 2012 5:01 am
A former Boston University student who was ordered to pay $US675,000 for illegally downloading and sharing 30 songs on the internet says he will continue fighting the penalty, despite the Supreme Court's refusal to hear his appeal.

Manifest injustice: $675,000 for 30 songs: court won't budge on fine Joel3200x0



Joel Tenenbaum, 28, of Providence, Rhode Island, said he's hoping a federal judge will reduce the amount.

"I can't believe the system would uphold a six-figure damages amount for downloading 30 songs on a file-sharing system that everybody used," Tenenbaum said. "I can't believe the court would uphold something that ludicrous."

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/675000-for-30-songs-court-wont-budge-on-fine-20120522-1z1x0.html#ixzz1vaTjvE7w
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