Joel Tenenbaum, 28, laddade ner 30 låtar – nu tvingas han böta närmare 5 miljoner.
I tre år har Tenebaum kämpat för att bli slippa betala rekordbeloppet men nu har högsta domstolen sagt sitt.
– Jag har arbetat för stipendiepengar i sex år. Jag har inte så mycket pengar, säger han till AP.
Låtarna som Joel laddade ner
Beck – Loser
Incubus – New Skin
Green Day – Minority
Outkast – Wheelz of Steel
Incubus – Pardon Me
Nirvana – Come As You Are
Green Day – When I Come Around
Green Day – Nice Guys Finish Last
Nirvana – Heart Shaped Box
Nine Inch Nails – The Perfect Drug
Blink 182 – Adam’s Song
Limp Bizkit – Rearranged
Limp Bizkit – Leech
Linkin Park – Crawling Hybrid
Deftones – Be Quiet And Drive
The Fugees – Killing Me Softly
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers – By The Way
Red Hot Chili Peppers – My Friends
Beastie Boys – (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)
The Ramones – The KKK Took My Baby Away
Monster Magnet – Look To Your Orb For The Warning
OutKast – Rosa Parks
Rage Against The Machine – Guerrilla Radio
Goo Goo Dolls – Iris
Aerosmith – Water Song/Janie’s Got A Gun
Eminem – My Name Is
Eminem – Drug Ballad
Eminem – Cleaning Out My Closet
Aerosmith – Pink