Student vs. RIAA? $675,000 in damages!

Oh my, Boston grad student Joel Tenenbaum lost his case against the RIAA.  He was accused of downloading and sharing hundreds of tracks, but the case had focused on just 30.  Of those 30, the jury agreed with the RIAA that Tenenbaum caused substantial damages and loss.  But $675,000???  That’s sounds ludicrous.  There’s no way he . . . → Read More: Student vs. RIAA? $675,000 in damages!

iTunes freed from DRM

DRM is “digital rights management”, and is a label usually attached to music files like mp3s purchased over the internet at vendors like Napster, eMusic or iTunes.  Music files with DRM are restricted in the sense that they cannot be easily transferred from one computer to another with playability intact.  When it’s moved to a computer . . . → Read More: iTunes freed from DRM