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RIAA vs. Joel Tenenbaum: $675,000 P2P piracy verdict OK'ed

RIAA logoFederal Judge Nancy Gertner has signed off on a jury's damages award of $675,000 for illegal file sharing. In her commentary, she excoriates Joel's defense for its behavior during the trial. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers look on with horror. Not to mention Knife Or Not...
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RIAA $1.92 mil. award "not excessive" sez Obama's DoJ

The Department of Justice has ruled that the RIAA's $1,920,000 P2P copyright damages against Jammie Thomas-Rasset are OK, and it's perfectly constitutional to award $80,000 per MP3 song. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers get on their high-horses, wondering which planet the Obama administration is on.

By Richi Jennings. August 17, 2009.

Your humble blogwatcher has selected these bloggy morsels for your enjoyment. Not to mention more old computer ads...

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RIAA wins $675,000 in Joel Tenenbaum P2P lawsuit

The RIAA has won a $675,000 fine in Joel Tenenbaum's MP3 P2P copyright lawsuit. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers debate this latest copyright curve-ball, wondering if $22,500 per song is excessive.

Richi Jennings is your humble blogwatcher, who selected these bloggy morsels for your enjoyment. Not to mention summer lists...

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RIAA sues Joel Tenenbaum for $4.5m in P2P trial

Four record labels and the RIAA are suing a student, Joel Tenenbaum, for $4,500,000, alleging illegal file sharing. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers contemplate the second such case to reach trial, courtesy of Arista, Sony, UMG, and Warner.

Richi Jennings is your humble blogwatcher, who selected these bloggy morsels for your enjoyment. Not to mention support should never be necessary...

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RIAA lawsuit throws good money after bad

The RIAA acknowledged that mass lawsuits failed to stop the tide of piracy - and severely damaged the industry's public image. So why is it still pursuing the Thomas-Rasset case?

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Usenet.com loses MP3 copyright lawsuit vs. RIAA

Usenet.com has lost its copyright lawsuit vs. the RIAA over MP3 filesharing. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers debate the latest battle in the copyright war and the legal nicities of the Betamax Defense.

By Richi Jennings: your humble blogwatcher, who selected these bloggy morsels for your enjoyment. Not to mention how we used to play games on phones...

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RIAA/Capitol vs. Jammie Thomas-Rasset: $2 mil. P2P damages!

RIAA/Capitol vs. Thomas-Rasset: $1.92 m P2P damages!The RIAA and Capitol Records have been awarded $1.92 million damages from Jammie Thomas-Rasset. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers marvel at how 24 songs can cost $80,000 each.

By Richi Jennings, your humble blogwatcher, who has selected these tidbits for your enjoyment. Not to mention Victoria Silvstedt: My Im-Perfect Life...

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RIAA decides to stop piracy lawsuits

In today's podcast: RIAA decides to stop piracy lawsuits; Qimonda gets bailout package; and Lenovo offers laptop with two screens.
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The RIAA gives up on finding a competitor to iTunes

RIAA iTeuns DRMThe RIAA today announced it is giving up on suing individual users for distributing music over the Internet. Although they will still serve notice to ISPs which have customers who are big offenders, they have effectively given up on trying to put up walls around music.

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RIAA throws in the towel - sort of

The Recording Industry move is a tacit acknowledgment that the business landscape has permanently changed and that it can't sue it's problems out of existence.

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49 and a half reasons to give thanks

What do retired billionaires, supermodels, search engines, supervillains, energy drinks, whacked-out actors and fried breakfast pastries have in common? They're some of the things I'm thankful for this year.

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Death, taxes, and the RIAA

Your tax dollars are not only saving billionaire bankers from their own bad habits, they're also helping to bail out the recording industry. Does the RIAA really truly need our help? I don't think so.

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You say you want a (music) revolution?

Wireless music systems can bring your tunes to every room. But they're hardly created equal.

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Congress to RIAA: Merry Christmas

The PRO IP Act is like a parting gift to Hollywood from Congress. It could have been much worse -- but it should have been much better.

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SanDisk's slotMusic format: FTW or WTF?

slotMusic cardIn Monday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings listens to the music industry's latest wheeze to sell us their choonz: a drm-free album on a microSD card for under $10. Not to mention a "clbuttic" mistake...

Arik Hesseldahl gets the party started:

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