Joel Tenenbaum, a Boston University graduate student, was was ordered to pay $675,000 to record labels for illegally downloading songs off the Internet on Friday, July 31, 2009.
Tenenbaum, age 25, said he would file for bankruptcy. The verdict is the result of a lawsuit brought on by four record labels. Tenenbaum was ordered to pay the labels after he admitted to illegally downloading and distributing music and "willfully" infringing the copyrights of 30 songs.http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9136157/Debate_rages_as_jury_weighs_damages_in_Tenenbaum_music_piracy_casehttp://www.nydailynews.com/money/2009/07/31/2009-07-31_court_orders_boston_university_student_joel_tenenbaum_to_pay_675g_for_illegally_.html
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25 years old in 2009
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Sued by four record labels for illegally downloading music off the internet
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Ordered to pay $675,000 to the record labels on July 31, 2009
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Accused of infringing the copyrights of 30 songs
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A witness told the court that Tenenbaum downloaded over 800 songs between 1999 and 2007
