Joel Tenenbaum to appeal filesharing fine

He was originally ordered by a court in Boston to pay $675k (?435k), but this was later reduced to $67.5k (?43.5k) last month after a judge deemed the initial fine to be "unconstitutional".

Tenenbaum says he still cannot pay this, even though it is just 10% of the original fine set by the court. The Boston Globe reports that Tenenbaum's attorney will now appeal the reduced fine in the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

The RIAA, acting ...

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