Joel Tenenbaum to appeal reduced filesharing penalty

Andre Yoskowitz
28 Aug 2010 1:19

Joel Tenenbaum to appeal reduced filesharing penalty

Joel Tenenbaum, the graduate student who was convicted of illegally sharing 30 tracks via P2P will appeal his already reduced fine, says his lawyer.


Tenenbaum was originally fined $675,000, but the fine was reduced to $67,500 during the summer, after a judge deemed the original penalty unconstitutional and "excessive."

The student says he still cannot pay the reduced fine, and is seeking a further reduction.

If Tenenbaum gets his way, the RIAA says they will appeal any reduction.

"Sixty-seven-and-half thousand dollars only sounds reasonable because it was so much before," said the student.

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