Judge refuses to set aside $675K fine in music piracy case 24th August 2012 By Jaikumar Vijayan In the latest twist in a saga that has dragged on for seven years, a federal judge on Thursday refused to set aside a $675,000 fine that a jury had imposed on a former Boston University student for illegally downloading 30 songs. In a 12-page ruling Thursday, Judge Rya Zobel of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts concluded that the jury came to the right decision and she denied Joel Tenenbaum’s motion to have the fine reduced both on common [ Read More ]
Archive for August 26th, 2012
I. Introduction Justified defense negates the wrongful character of conduct that falls within the definition of an offense. Conduct performed under conditions of a justified defense does not constitute an offense. For example, A intends to shoot and kill his foe B. Just before A fires, B shoots him and causes his death. Shooting A is the only way to save the life of B. When B identifies the threat to his life from A, and acts to save himself by foiling that threat, he does not bear criminal responsibility for killing A. B’s conduct constitutes justified self-defense. However, there [ Read More ]
