In an interesting turn of even, a man sued by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) filed a countersuit against the music group over the alleged abuse of power causing damage.
RIAA filed a copyright infringement case against Joel Tenenbaum,25, for downloading seven songs from a file-sharing website from the Internet in 2004.
The music industry first asked Tenenbaum to pay $1 million for damages which was then reduced to $10,500.
Tenenbaum declined to pay the settlement but rather filed a countersuit, accusing the music group of committing abuse of power resulting to damages.
The trial is set on March 30.
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There is a website called Joel Fights Back (http://joelfightsback.com/)that is led by Internet lawyer Charles Nesson and his team of students who believed that the music industry is gravely harassing people by filing criminal charges and seeking payment between $3,000 to $12,000.
The site discussed Tenenbaum’s case and the challenges he is now facing as the music industry still remain persistent over its demand for settlement.
The initial settlement for damage demanded by the music group was $1 million. Meanwhile, Tenenbaum agreed to pay, but not in the amount the industry was asking. He proposed a settlement worth more than $5,000 but RIAA wanted it to be $10,500. With this settlement price, the man declined and decided to file a countersuit against the group over allegations of abuse of power.
The Joel Fights Back site goal is to help Tenenbaum with his case against the music industry by providing financial assistance. To make this possible, the site is asking people to donate any amount of money that will be used to pay for litigation.
Another objective of this site is to reach other Internet users and provide knowledge about this landmark event.