### [2012-08-24](/feed/2012/08/24/index.md)

##### U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
# The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, in the case "Sony BMG v. Tenenbaum", awards Sony BMG US$675,000 in statutory damages against Joel Tenenbaum, who shared 30 MP3 files through the defunct Kazaa network. 




### Sources:

1. [Decrypted Tech](https://web.archive.org/web/20120830191539/http://www.decryptedtech.com/news/joel-tenenbaum-675000-dollar-fine-upheld-in-latest-round-with-the-riaa)