In a dramatic courtroom confession, Joel Tenenbaum acknowledged downloading copyrighted music after previously denying it in official documents. He revealed using multiple file-sharing platforms and confirmed listening to all 30 disputed tracks, contradicting his legal team's spoofing defense theory. The defense blog acknowledged defeat with a post titled "Joel fought back," noting their...

The music industry's hypocrisy is staggering claiming DRM-locked tracks can vanish after purchase while demanding eternal copyright payments as if creativity expires but profits don't Courtrooms make poor battlegrounds for cultural change when corporations arrive with legal armies and consumers arrive with only passion The Tenenbaum case proved this imbalance turning fair use arguments into...