File-sharer 'violated copyright' and risks hefty fine...

A US student could face $4.5m (£2.8m) in fines following a federal court ruling that he violated copyright law for sharing music files online.

The jury must now decide on the amount of damages it will award to the four recording labels that are suing him. 

Joel Tenenbaum admitted on the witness stand on Thursday that he had used file-sharing sites both to download and upload hundreds of songs. 

It is only the second music-downloading suit to go to trial in the US. More...

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