Here is something to be very carefull about if you have children who download music.
--Summary Judgment in Downloading Undermines Defense (July 27, 2009) Opening arguments are set to begin on Tuesday, July 28 in the filesharing case against a Boston University student. Joel Tenenbaum's defense rested on his assertion of fair use, a defense rejected by US District Judge Nancy Gertner on Monday morning when she granted RIAA"s request for summary judgment on the issue of fair use. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is suing Tenenbaum for 30 recordings he allegedly made available for downloading through the Kazaa filesharing network; he faces up to US $150,000 for each recording if he is found guilty of making available for illegal download. The RIAA says it detected a total of about 800 songs in Tenenbaum's open share folder in 2004. The RIAA has said it is moving away from suing illegal downloaders, instead looking to partner with ISPs to help stem the practice.
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/07/riaa-file-sharing-trial-starting/
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/07/judge-rejects-fair-use-defense-as-tenenbaum-p2p-trial-begins.ars
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