Student ordered to pay $675,000 for downloading music
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Joel Tenebaum is a 25 year old graduate student at Boston University who was accused of illegally downloading 30 songs. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) sued Joel for file sharing.
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Joel Tenenbaum