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Stephanie Wynn

Boston judge cuts penalty in song-sharing case - Monday, July 12, 2010 | 12:22 a.m. - L... - 0 views

  • $2,000 per song still seems ridiculous in light of the fact that you can buy them for 99 cents on iTunes
  • A federal judge on Friday drastically trimmed a $675,000 verdict against a Boston University graduate student who was found liable for illegally downloading and sharing 30 songs online
  • cut the damage award to $67,500
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  • the new the amount "not only adequately compensates the plaintiffs for the relatively minor harm that Tenenbaum caused them; it sends a strong message that those who exploit peer-to-peer networks to unlawfully download and distribute copyrighted works run the risk of incurring substantial damages awards
Allison Begezda

Specialty Publishing - 2 views

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    More and more, it seems, the new books that really attract me don't come from the major trade publishers. That doesn't mean that New York isn't bringing out good books or that I don't read plenty of titles from trade houses. But I think that as people grow more sure of their tastes, they often gravitate to those specialized subgenres that particularly appeal to them, or to the more unusual or even minor work from writers they especially care about, and that usually means specialty presses.
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