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To be fair, after reading the article, I'm not surprised at the verdict. Tenenbaum admitted that he lied about several key points, which is enough to piss any
by donw 17y ago
To be fair, after reading the article, I'm not surprised at the verdict. Tenenbaum admitted that he lied about several key points, which is enough to piss any jury off, regardless of how skilled your counsel is.
Exaggerate, diminish, omit, or forget things in court -- never, ever lie.
- lutorm 17y agoThat should not affect the damages awarded. Until recently, damages were supposed to be compensatory in nature, not punitive. In the latest revision of copyright law, the "not punitive" part was removed, and it's hard to claim that tens of thousands of dollars per song is anything but punitive.