Feeling the wrath of the music industry ... Joel Tenenbaum.

Feeling the wrath of the music industry ... Joel Tenenbaum. Photo: AP









A former Boston University student who was ordered to pay $US675,000 for illegally
downloading and sharing 30 songs on the internet says he will continue fighting the penalty, despite the Supreme Court's refusal to hear his appeal.

Joel Tenenbaum, 28, of Providence, Rhode Island, said he's hoping a federal judge will reduce the amount.

"I can't believe the system would uphold a six-figure damages amount for downloading 30 songs on a file-sharing system that everybody used," Tenenbaum said. "I can't believe the court would uphold something that ludicrous."