Comments | moozeekfan: Joel Tennenbaum's fight against the RIAA

moozeekfan

Joel Tennenbaum's fight against the RIAA

Jan 26, 2009 17:48

Interesting news video from necn.com. The jist of this is Joel offered to settle twice to find the RIAA then countered with a payment of more than double what Joel had offered. Joel got tired of this, hired a Harvard lawyer, and this trial will soon be underway. There was some minor press about the case because Joel;s lawyers got the judge to ( Read more... )

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redmags January 27 2009, 05:22:22 UTC

Didn't the RIAA recently announce they wouldn't be filing more suits, as the settlements weren't making up for their expenses? They're finishing active cases, but then ... ?

moozeekfan January 27 2009, 05:45:22 UTC

They plan to go after ISPs to get downloaders. The case in the video has been going on since 2003, but it sets a huge precedent, specifically in the amount per file the RIAA can sue for. If the SRP of one song is roughly $1, how can they charge $10,000 or more per track ( ... )