You hear a song that you like that sounds pretty upbeat with some catchy lyrics, most would decide to get it for there IPod or mp3 gadget. Nowadays most do not want to pay though, meaning that a seemingly easy online download would be feasible. Wait right there though, as it could cost you, in some instances pretty heftily.
In the case of Joel Tenenbaum, he was charged anywhere from 67, 500-675,000 dollars in what was deemed as unconstitutionally excessive illegal music downloading. At first it appeared Tenebaum would not be seen as liable and the jury would let him slide. However, the Recording Industry Association of America demanded a review and the court of federal appeals decided that Tenebaum would be responsible. Tenebaum, who was a grad student at Boston University, had his lawyers vigorously fight that the Digital Theft Deterrence Act, as well as the federal copyright laws were not supposed to have been a target of the consumer. Those who represented the RIAA rebuttal stated that the economic impact of the downloading of illegal files was in a greater capacity than sharing a single tune. Because of this, Tenebaum’s charge could simply not be diminished.
Though it is merely one individual, Tenebaum’s case sent shockwaves throughout his entire campus, as well as many colleges on the East coast revealing that illegal downloading is a serious problem amongst college campuses. The RIAA has been pressing this issue immensely ever since the web has been used for music downloading. This case, when first presented to them, was one that would send a message to all consumers or illegal downloading, letting them know that they could very well be next, having there actions cost the dearly.
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