Harvard Prof to RIAA: “P2P is Fair Use”

Lawyer Charles Nesson plans to argue that downloading music without permission of copyright holder qualifies for “fair use” exemption from copyright laws, and if an individual file-sharer is not proven to have caused actual losses than they can’t be held liable for damages. Harvard Law professor Charles Nesson is preparing a very interesting defense for Joel Tenenbaum who is accused of illegally downloading 7 songs back in 2004. He’s not going to argue that he didn’t do it.

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Harvard Prof to RIAA: “P2P is Fair Use”

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