Defendant in KaZaA copyright infringement case says damages unfair

by Rob Holmes on January 6, 2010 · 0 comments

Last July, a jury of his peers in Boston found defendant Joel Tenenbaum liable for copyright infringement to the tune of $675,000, or, $22,000 per song that he shared over the KaZaA peer-to-per file sharing network (parents of college aged students downloading music in their dorms take note). Tenenbaum is, of course, represented by some of the best lawyers in the land who want music and all copyrighted works to be free. His lawyers have filed a goofy brief with the court asking that the award be overturned as it is unconstitutionally too high. Too bad Mr. Tenenbaum – pay up.