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JEFFREY HARPER 

FAA OFFICE oF REGIONAL Cou-NsEL 

1601 LIND A \lE.~ SW 

RENTON, WAS.HJNGTON 98057 

TELEPHONE:.(425) 227-2161. 

FACSIMILE: (425)227·1007 

ZJIZ C~T 2b P 2: 2LI 

In th.e Matter of: 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

.OFFICE OF HEARINGS 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

FAA Case No. 2011NM070089 

DMS No.: F AA~2012-0783 

Leading Edge Aviation, Inc. 

Honorable Richard C. Goodw:in 

RESPONSE TO 

MOTION TO 

BAR CERTAIN DOCUMENTS 

Th.e Federal Aviation Adi.ninistration (FAA), by counsel, hereby responds to Respondent's . . 

Moti"on to Bar Certain Documents, served October 12, 2012. 

Background 

On October 9, ~012, Complainant filed amotion seeking en:tcy of a confiden.tial order 

protecting certain documents ("the data") from public disclosure. On October 12, 2012, 

Respondent filed a pleading opposing Complalnanfs Motion, and seeking to exclude the data 

from the record in this proceeding. 

Respondent concedes that the ho~e addresses of tWo retired FAA inspectors shoulQ. be kept 

confidential. 1 Respondent claims Complainant has failed to prove the data are proprietary. 2 

Respondent further asserts that Cqmplainant does not have standing to seek a confidential 

order.3 Nowhere in its Motion does Respondent dispute Complainant's assertion that"the data 

in question may be npcessary to a decision. · 

1 Respondent's Moti.on, 5. 2 Respondent's Motion. 'lf3. 

o Respondent's Motion 'lf7. 
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Both Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (Bell) ail.d Paravion Technology, Inc. (Pa.raviou.), the 

owners of the data at issue, nave consented to the use of their data in this proceeding. 

Exhibits 1 and 2. 

Argument 

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Both Pamvion and Bell have consented to the use of their data in this proceeding. Even if 

they did not, however, the data are still admissible, as their property interests are not absol~te) 

but are. subordinate to the public interest in aviation safety. . 

C?mplainant is charged with "maintaining and enhancing safetY and security as the highest 

priorit[y] in. air commerce" as being in the public interest. 49 U.S. C. § 4010l(d)(l). In 

carrying out that charter, Complainant is required to prescribe regulations and mi.nlmum 

standards in the interest of_ safety for "iuspectin.g, servicing, and overhauling .aircraft [and] 

aircraft engines." 49 U.S.C. § 44701(a)(2)(A). Complainant is authorized by 49 U.S.C. 

·§ 46102 to "conduct proceedings in a way condu~ive to justice" to enforc~ those rcgulations.4 

, Although Bell and Paravion have a proprietary .interest in their data~ extending that 

proprietary interest to Complainant must be weighed against the public interest in air safety 

as explicated by Congress. 

·Under Respon.~ent's view, there i.s no bcla..o,cing of interests-proprietary data is simply 

inadmissible. In. that world, Respondent need not·comply with any aviation safety regulat1pns, 

as Complainant would be effectively deprived ofthe enforcementm.ecl:).anism pr.ovided for i.ri 

49 U.S.C. §§ 46102 and 463dl(d)(2). Respondent n.eed. onJy claim ali the data it used is· 

proprietary, and therefore Complainant would not be able to use it to show the work don.e by 

Respondent was not completed 'as required by applicable data. . · . 

Congress, however, limits the property rights. of copyright holders such as Bell and Paravion .. 

Those rights are subject to some limitations, including the "fair usell doctrine: 17 U.S.C. 

§ 107. In applying the four factor test found in Section l. 07, courts have found that the use of · 

copyrighted material ~ evidence ·m legal proceedings falls within the scope of that doct'ri.ne. 

Bondv. Blum, 317 F.3d 385, 394-98 (4th Ci:r.. 2003) (use of copyrighted manuscript as 

evideu.ce in child custody proceeding constitutes·fair use); Jartech v. Clancy> 666 F.2d 403, 

406-07 (9th Cir. 1982) (photographs taken of screening of copyrighted adult film. admissible 

as evidence in obscenity trial); see also Pamela Samuelson~ Unbu:ndling Fair Uses, 77 

Fordham L. Rev. 2537,2592-97 (2009) (overview of cases involving use of copyrighted 

material as evidence in legal proceedings; concluding administrative use of copyrighted 

material should "be according broad fair use privileges"). 

~ See also 49 U.S.C. § 4630l(d)(2). 

Response to Motion to Bar Certain Document.~ 

FAA v. Leadin~ Edge, lnc. 

FAA Case No. 2011NM070089, DMS No. FAA-2012"07&3 

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JEFF'R£YM. HA)U!ER, F.AAAITO'R.NEY 

TEL: (425) 227·1417; FAX: (425) 227-190,7 
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The use ofproprieta.zy data in an enforcement proceeding under 14 C.F.R. Part 13, Subpart G. 

as autl1orized by Congress, constitut~s fair use and is completely appropriate and routine.5 It 

. does not follow, ·however, that Bell & Paravion' s mte;re;sts are of no concern. Rather, tb.eir 

property interests in the data and the public's interest in aviatiqn safety mu~t be balanced 

aga4Lst each other. A mechanism for balancing those interests-· to provide for the fair use of 

the data in these proceedings wi:tl:).out l::ilaking that information~ matter ofp~blic record-is 

provided in 14 C.F.R. § I3.220(g): a confidential order, precisely the remedy Complainant 

seeks.· 

Exhibits: 

1.. Paravion Letter dated 0ytober 12,2012. 

2. E-mail from Jolm G. Sam.s, Assistant Secretary Bell Helicopter Te>..iron Inc. dated 

October 19, 2012. 

Conclusion 

The entry of a confidential ordeJ;" as sought by Complainant best serves the int6reSts of justice. 

It wiJ.l permit relevant and material evidence into the record of a hearing held in the public 

interest of aviation s~ety, while protecting the property interests ofnon-parties to 1;his cdse, 

. Contrary to Respondent's assertions, the remedy Complainant seeks is not ''overly broad.•:6: . . ' . 

Complainant does not seek to seal tbe entiretY of the record, just those portion.s that put the 

property interests of manufacturers and STC holders at risk Ccimplainaut seeks to limit 

dissen?nation of that data only to the persolls required to adjudicate this disput~. As applied . 

to Paravion and Bell's data, Respondenes objections are ml:splaced, as Paravion and Bell 

have explicitly consented to the use of their data in this proceeding. 

Respectfully submitted this 22n:d day of October~ 20.12. 

·dr~-~--- FAAAttomey 

JMH/tk 

5 See, e.g., ln. the Matter of Aviation Technical Services, Inc. DMS No. F AA~20ll-0682 (Hearing h~ld Qctober 

15, .2012), In the Mcmers ofSkyWest Airlines, DMS Nos. FAA-2011..0485, -0486, and ~o6S0/0779 (Hearing 

held October 2, 2012 and Order Granting Motion in. Part, DMS No. f AA-20 ll-0485-0025, served August 1. 0, 

2012). . 

Response to Motion to Bar Certain Documents 

FAA v. Leading Edge, Inc. 

FAA Case No. 201 JNM0700!'!9, DMS No. FAA-2012-0783 

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JB.E'FR.~M {f.ARPER, FAAATTORNEY 

TEL: (425) 227-1417; FAX: (425) 227-1007 
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CERTIFICATE OF-SERV1CE 

I hereby certifY that the foregoing Respo~e to Motion to Bar Certain Documents has be~n served via facsimile and Certified Mail ~ Return Receipt Requested this date, to the · · following: · · 

· Th.e Honorable Richard C. Goodwiri 

. Office of Hearings~ M-20 

1200 New Jersey Avenue~ S.E. (Ell-310). 

Washington., D.C. 20590 

TEL: (202) 366-2139 

FAX: (202) 366-7536 

Attn: Hearing Docket Clerk, AGC-430 

Wilbur Wright Building- Suite 2WIOOO 

Federal Aviation Administration 

·soo Independence Avenue SW 

Washington, D.C. 20591 

Fax: (202) 493-5142 

Fred C .. Begy, Esq. 

(:huhak& Tecson 

30 South Wacker Drive, Suite :2600 

Chicago, IL 60606 

Tel: (312) 855-5442 ; . 

Fax: (312) 444~9027 

Dated this 22nd day of October, 2012. 

Kirk 

0 ce of Regional Couil.sel (ANM~ 7) 

Federal Aviation Adinin.i.stration 

1601 Lind Ave. SW 

Renton, WA 98057 

(425) 227-2160 

6 Respondent's MotioD 'If 11. 

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RespollSc to Motion to Bar Ccitain Documents 

FAA v. Le.ading Edgo, Inc. . 

JEFFREY M. HAAPER, FAAAITORNEY 

TEL: (425) 227"1417; FAX: (425) 227-1007 

FAA Case No. ~Oll.NM070089, D.MS No. FAA-2012·0783 

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-Paravion· I . ---·------------------------- ·1 Technology- :g~AirwayAve., Ft comns.coaos24 

October 12, 2012 

Mr. Jeffrey M. Harper -

Attorney, Federal Aviation Administration 

Federal Aviation Administration. Office Qf Regional Counsel . · 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Northwest Mountain Region, ANM-7 

i 601 Lind A venue SW 

Re.o.ton,"WA 98057 

Dear Mr. Harper: 

910-224-3898 FAX 970-224-38~m 

Paravion Technology, Inc. grants the Federal Aviation Administration the use of tbe following 

proprietary data owned by Paraviqn Technology, Inc. in. the matter of Leading Edge· Aviation in 

reference to STC SR00074D.E: 

1. DL-206AC~ 110, Master Drawing List 

2. 206AC-111, Installation Drawing Package 

· 3. PR-206AC-910M, Inst~dlation Instructions 

4. PR-206AC-llOM. Flight Manual Supplement 

s~ 

Michael E. Hansen 

· Gen.eral Manager 

Paravion Techn.ology, Inc. 

Exhibit 1. 
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Pennission to Use Bell Proprietary Data in FAA Prqceeding 

~~: :_ Sa:ms, John · .... , .. :1 to: 

.... -~-~= · Jeffrey Harper 

10/19/2012.01:46 PM 

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From: nsams, John" <jsams@bh.com> 

To: Jeffrey Harper/ANMIFAA@FAA, 

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Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. and Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limitee grant the Federal Aviation Administration . 

and Leading Edge Aviation, Inc. permission to use Bell's published technical data in the mattercaptioned In Re: 

Leading Edge Aviation, Inc., FAA Case No.2011M070089, OMS No. FM-2012-0783. Bell's permission relates 

only to data that has been publically released by Bell and does not include any engineering or other proprietary 

data provided to the FAA for certification purposes. Further, Bell's permission is limited to use of the data forevidentiary purposes in the referenced proceeding·.· 

Best regards, 

John G. Sa.,ns, 

Assistant Secretary 

. Bell Helicopter Text~on Inc. 

Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limi_tee 

isams@bh.com 

+1-817-28o-sos3 (Office) 

. ~At!» ,. . . 

Bllfiiir1~.- ~t. ~rn-rtl '=~~'"mlil<II1Y 

Exhibit 2