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...This is an unconstitutional delegation by Congress of executive prosecutorial powers to private hands,” Nesson wrote in his brief...
...Nesson said it was a “very big step conceptually,” because “it recognizes that doing something that harms no one is not an appropriate basis for making someone a criminal.” But as far as actually changing anything, Nesson added, it was a “very small step...
Often, the accused in copyright infringement cases do not understand the charges against them and cannot afford an attorney, so they pay the amount the RIAA demands without ever reaching court, Nesson said...
Charles R. Nesson ’60, the founder of Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society, is defending Joel Tenenbaum, a Boston University graduate student charged in 2005 with downloading seven songs from a file-sharing network. According to RIAA spokesperson Cara Duckworth, the amount sought from Tenenbaum is undisclosed and left to the judge’s discretion, though Tenebaum may face over $1 million in penalties...
...Nesson argues the RIAA’s prosecution of Tenenbaum oversteps legal boundaries...