Posted on 08/05/2009 4:33:41 PM PDT by raccoonradio
On July 31, a US district court jury ordered Boston University graduate student Joel Tenenbaum (pictured) to pay four record labels a total of $675,000 in damages for illegally downloading 30 songs and sharing them online.
What music could possibly be worth this much? Click through this gallery for a look at some of the songs Tenenbaum downloaded. It's sort of like poking through a friend's iPod, albeit one that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars -- $22,500 per song -- to fill.
Ironically, many of Tenenmaum's download titles carry themes that relate to his current plight. Among the pirated tunes were "Rearranged" and "Leech" by Limp Bizkit.
Tenenbaum's music taste also reveals possible political interests.
Songs with possible civil rights themes: The Ramones' (pictured) "The KKK Took My Baby Away" and OutKast's "Rosa Parks."
The Second Amendment: Aerosmith's "Janie's Got a Gun."
The First Amendment's right to assembly: Beastie Boys' "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)." Tenenbaum's music taste also reveals possible political interests. Songs with possible civil rights themes: The Ramones' (pictured) 'The KKK Took My Baby Away' and OutKast's 'Rosa Parks.' The Second Amendment: Aerosmith's 'Janie's Got a Gun.' The First Amendment's right to assembly: Beastie Boys' '(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party).'
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It also notes Beck’s “Loser” and Green Day’s “Nice Guys Finish Last.” A little irony is good for your blood, dearie!
Eminem too.
It wasn’t so much the downloading but the sharing...?
30 songs, $675,000.
teaching-X’ers-what-”intellectual property rights”-are alert.
They should add 6-10 years for poor taste in music.
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