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CBS Pulls Plug on David Letterman’s Explanation of Affairs, Extortion Scandal; But Why?

In a riveting and unexpected 10-minute segment Thursday night’s Late Show with David Letterman , the host told viewers of a suspected $2 million plot to extort him based on his past sexual relationships with female employees (plural). The suspect, Robert Halderman , was arrested Thursday.

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CBS Pulls Plug on David Letterman’s Explanation of Affairs, Extortion Scandal; But Why?

Joel Tenenbaum fined $675,000 over copyright infringement

After just three hours of deliberations, a jury has ruled that convicted pirate Joel Tenenbaum has willfully infringed on copyrights, and has awarded the RIAA and the media companies $675,000 USD, $22,500 for each of the 30 songs he admitted to sharing. In some ways, Tenenbaum should be grateful, as the jury could have awarded up to $150,000 in penalties per track. In the recent ruling against Jammie Thomas-Rasset , the jury awarded the RIAA $1.92 million USD, on only 24 tracks.

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Joel Tenenbaum fined $675,000 over copyright infringement