Thursday, April 07, 2011

Jon Newton of p2pnet recovering from open heart surgery

Our friend Jon Newton of p2pnet is having a rough time recovering from open heart surgery.

If you have any interesting news on subjects near and dear to Jon's heart, please post them here as comments.




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In Arista v Limewire court holds that prior awards against primary infringers do not bar award against secondary infringer

In Arista Records v. Lime Wire, the Court has issued a decision holding that the RIAA's prior recoveries against 16 primary infringement defendants, through partial collection of default judgments, with respect to 104 works, did not absolutely bar the recovery of statutory damages against Lime Wire, a secondary infringement defendant, but that the RIAA's prior recoveries would be taken into account by the Court in determining the amount of the statutory damage award against Lime Wire.

April 7, 2011, Decision Denying Defendant's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment as to 104 Works

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Tuesday, April 05, 2011

Audio of yesterday's oral argument in SONY v Tenenbaum

Audio recording of yesterday's oral arguments in
SONY BMG Music Entertainment v. Tenenbaum:

http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/files/audio/10-1883.mp3

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Sunday, April 03, 2011

SONY v Tenenbaum appeal to be argued tomorrow morning

Press release:

Tomorrow morning at 9:30am at Boston's Moakley Courthouse, the First Circuit will hear oral argument on the appeals of Joel Tenenbaum, the Recording Industry Association of America, and the U.S. Department of Justice.

Tenenbaum will be represented by Harvard Law student Jason Harrow. Details at joelfightsback.com.

All three parties appealed after the trial judge reduced a $675,000 jury verdict for sharing 30 songs down to $67,500. The only issues remaining on appeal regard the propriety of such an award for the conduct.

INTERVIEWS ARE AVAILABLE with Charles Nesson, HLS student Jason Harrow, and defendant Joel Tenenbaum. Please email us at joelfightsback@gmail.com or call Debbie Rosenbaum at 314-761-3322 (email preferred) for interview requests.

Best wishes,
The Joel Fights Back Legal Team



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