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Tenenbaum verdict: $675K

Tenenbaum verdict: $675KAnswer: No, he doesn'tand the RIAA and MPAA are going to have to realize that the black eyes that they get from this and the pissing off of legitimate customers is not worth doing these court cases in the slightest.Really though, he will just declare bankruptcy and FZZZT.......

Tags: Personal finance, Tenenbaum

Discussion threads 2009-07-31

Tenenbaum verdict: $675K

OK the the verdict is in. Joel Tenenbaum has been assessed $675,000, or $22,500 per song, for illegally distributing 30 songs via Kazaa, Ars Technica reports. That's not nearly as bad as I had feared, since it's within the realm of "normal" statutory damages (up to $30,000)....

Tags: Ars Technica, Verdict, Joel Tenenbaum, Tenenbaum, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-31

Judge changes her mind: Tenenbaum is liable

Judge changes her mind: Tenenbaum is liableIn non-legal terms: "He's screwed"."Don't do the crime if you can't pay the fine."I suspect......Tenenbaum is playing "martyr" here, hoping that public opinion will put pressure on the courts or at least the jury. And it could work; there are plenty of people...

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Discussion threads 2009-07-31

Judge changes her mind: Tenenbaum is liable

Another day, another crazy turn in the Tenenbaum trial. First Joel admits that he downloaded and uploaded a multitude of songs. So the plaintiffs ask for a directed verdict taking the decision away from the jury on the issue of liability and other issues. Yesterday the judge denied the motion,...

Tags: Liability, Jury, Tenenbaum, Ray Beckerman, Strategy, Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-31

Tenenbaum admits all, while judge's ruling opens the door to a massive damages award

Tenenbaum admits all, while judge's ruling opens the door to a massive damages awardlucky for us not all the world have the american rules and court systemntDifficult to judge ...... who is the most stupid in this and other piracy 'debates':1. The defendent.2. The defendent's lawyers.3. The plaintiffs copyright hoders.4....

Tags: Intellectual property, Tenenbaum

Discussion threads 2009-07-31

Tenenbaum admits all, while judge's ruling opens the door to a massive damages award

More high drama in the Tenenbaum trial, as defendant Joel Tenenbaum cheerily admitted illegal downloading and uploading of the 30 songs for which he's accused of copyright violations. Ben Sheffner reports for Ars Technica on Joel's witness box revelations: ...

Tags: Tenenbaum, Filesharers, Piracy, Strategy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-30

Consensus! Tenenbaum defense is a trainwreck

Consensus! Tenenbaum defense is a trainwreckSince liability is really not in doubtAnd that is all the court and jury will be concerned with.

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Discussion threads 2009-07-29

Breaking news in Tenenbaum: No webcasting, orders First Circuit

Breaking news in Tenenbaum: No webcasting, orders First CircuitWas there an issue over copyright ?nt :)

Tags: Tenenbaum, First Circuit, webcasting

Discussion threads 2009-04-16

Tenenbaum lawyers: It's only about fair use

Tenenbaum lawyers: It's only about fair useIt would help to be reminded ...... of the facts of the Tannebaum case. Ceratinly, FAIR USE ought to be applied to many of these cases but why is Tannebaum's dofferent?

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Discussion threads 2009-04-16

Nesson calls for net, video coverage of RIAA trial

The RIAA's case against Joel Tenenbaum symbolizes the "extortion of a generation." Shouldnt' the generation be able to see the judicial process in action? Defense team Charles Nesson and students think it should be streamed. by Richard Koman

Tags: Courtroom, RIAA, Video, Tenenbaum, Internet, Corporate Communications, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Marketing, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-12-26

Additional Resources

News to know: FCC and Apple, AT&T; Windows 7; SAP; iPhoto vs. Picasa

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: FCC eyes AT&T, Apple rejection of Google Voice apps full text of letters Garett Rogers: Apple and...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, AT&T Corp., SAP AG, Apple Inc., Google Picasa, Apple iPhoto, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Federal Government, Operating Systems, Software, Government

Blog posts 2009-08-03

Hey, kids! The days of free music are over.

The RIAA claims that they will not be going after any more individuals who share music. As Ars Technica points out in its coverage of the ruling in the Joel Tenenbaum case, Last December, the labels announced that they were no longer initiating new cases...

Tags: Comcast Corp., P2P, RIAA, Verizon Communications Inc., Music, Internet, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-08-01

News to know: Windows 7 RTM review; Microsoft-Yahoo; SAP; Sprint

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Windows 7 first look: More than just "Vista, fixed" Gallery: Windows 7 RTM...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Sprint Communications, Microsoft Windows 7, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-30

Consensus! Tenenbaum defense is a trainwreck

TechDirt says that the Tenenbaum defense is a "trainwreck in motion." Picking up on copyright industry lawyer Ben Sheffner's opinion that the biggest error - of the many Team Tenenbaum made - was the failure to obtain an expert witness on economic damages, TechDirt's Mike Masnick writes: ...

Tags: Damage, Industry, File-sharing, Charles Nesson, Masnick, Strategy, Peer To Peer (P2P), Management, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-29

News to know: Microhoo; Multilingual spam; Apple; Verizon; Sprint

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Microsoft-Yahoo search pact appears to be a win-win if smaller deal Boomtown: Microsoft-Yahoo Deal Struck-Will Be Announced...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Verizon Communications Inc., SPSS Inc., Apple Inc., Spam, Microsoft Corp., Sprint Communications, Business Analytics, IBM Corp., Web Browsers, Financial Planning, Channel Management, Internet, Finance, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-07-29

Tenenbaum defense relies on hot air, not facts

Wacky Harvard Prof. Charles Nesson crumbled a styrofoam box and displayed a "Necker Cube" optical illusion in his opening statement in the Joel Tenenbaum filesharing trial, Ben Sheffner reports from Boston for Ars Technica. That proved apparently that the Internet transformed the quantum of music from...

Tags: Witness, Music, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-28

Judge nixes fair use defense in Tennenbaum filesharing case

In a last-minute knockout punch, delivered just hours before the latest high-profile RIAA case was scheduled to start, Judge Nancy Gertner denied a fair use defense to Joel Tenenbaum, Ars Technica reports. Tenenbaum had sought to present his fair use theory to the jury but the judge...

Tags: Defendant, Joel Tenenbaum, Peer To Peer (P2P), Team Management, Internet, Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-27

Nesson asks Court to reconsider RIAA webcasting decision

Harvard prof Charles Nesson will ask the First Circuit Court of Appeals for an en banc review of a panel's refusal to allow webcasting of the Tenenbaum P2P trial -- and a stay of the hearing currently scheduled for April 30. Last week,...

Tags: Webcasting, RIAA, Nesson, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-04-24

News to know: Google; iBotnet; Cisco; Microsoft

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Google earnings deliver; Sales growth slows; Economy still in 'uncharted territory' Statement: GOOGLE ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2009...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, Information Technology, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Twitter, IBM Corp., Desktops, Strategy, Open Source, Hardware, Management

Blog posts 2009-04-17

Breaking news in Tenenbaum: No webcasting, orders First Circuit

Just received news of this. More later. Read the decision of the First Circuit Court of Appeals by Richard Koman

Tags: Webcasting, News, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-04-16