Man fined($US4,000) for downloading music(5 songs)

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Fri May-14-04 07:17 AM
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Man fined($US4,000) for downloading music(5 songs)

Edited on Fri May-14-04 07:21 AM by Champ

A US federal judge has ordered a Bristol man to pay more than $US4,000 ($5,817) for downloading five songs from the internet.

US District Judge Janet C Hall Wednesday directed William Martinez to pay the minimum statutory damages of $US750 per song for infringing a copyright as well as $US289 for the costs of bringing the lawsuit.

The judge ruled because Martinez failed to answer a civil complaint brought against him or appear in court for the hearing.

Martinez was the second Connecticut resident caught up in the lawsuits filed by the recording industry ordered to pay for illegally downloading music.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,9558216^15409^^nbv^15306-15322,00.html

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