Civil Practice

Providence Man to Pay $675K for Illegal File-Sharing, Award by Federal Jury

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 by Claudia Gr�goire

A federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has ordered a Boston University graduate student to pay $675,000 to four record agencies, for illegally downloading and sharing music online. While the defendant's lawyer urged the jury to award only minimal damages as he was just "a kid who did what kids do," the recording industry urged jurors to send a strong message that such illegal downloading takes a heavy toll on the revenues of the... Read More

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Topic: Civil Practice

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