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Pirate Bay Spreads Word About '$675K Mix Tape Tribute To Nabbed Downloader
Remember Joel Tenenbaum, the guy who was busted for downloading 30 songs and ordered to pay $675,000 to the Recording Industry of America? More »

9:45 AM on Mon Aug 17 2009
By Phil Villarreal
24,915 views, 180 comments
verdicts
30 Songs? That'll Be $675,000
A Boston jury yesterday ruled that file sharer Joel Tenenbaum would have to pay the Recording Industry of America $675,000 for sharing 30 copyrighted songs. The hefty award was all the more surprising because Tenenbaum was represented by a crack team of legal eagles from Harvard's law school. The trial didn't unfold nearly the way they planned... More »

2:00 PM on Sat Aug 1 2009
By Carey Alexander
25,017 views, 129 comments

Most discussed snoop-blog: Rediculous. Personally it's really hard to protect digital media. There is no winning solution. Other than paying fair market value more »