Joel Tenenbaum, the graduate student who was convicted of illegally sharing 30 tracks via P2P has had his original massive damages verdict reinstated.
Tenenbaum was originally fined $675,000, but the fine was reduced to $67,500 last summer, after a judge deemed the original penalty unconstitutional and "excessive."
Seeking an even further reduction, Tenenbaum has been rejected, and his initial reduction has also been reversed back to $675,000.
DigitalTrends explains that the main issue the appeals court had with the original reduction was that the ruling Judge "jumped over other procedures and went directly to the constitutional argument."
In a perfect world, Judges should "exhaust all other options for jumping to the Constitution for support."
Seeking an even further reduction, Tenenbaum has been rejected, and his initial reduction has also been reversed back to $675,000.
DigitalTrends explains that the main issue the appeals court had with the original reduction was that the ruling Judge "jumped over other procedures and went directly to the constitutional argument."
In a perfect world, Judges should "exhaust all other options for jumping to the Constitution for support."
