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Thread #122620   Message #2691636
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
01-Aug-09 - 12:00 PM
Thread Name: $675,000 Award in Downloading Case
Subject: RE: $675,000 Award in Downloading Case
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The number of cases was 30, and the jury ordered Tenenbaum to pay $22,500 for each incident of copyright infringement.

Tenenbaum admitted on the witness stand that he had downloaded and shared more than 800 songs (between 1999 and 2007).

Many more cases may appear in court.
New Yory Times, August 1, 2009.