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In SONY BMG Music Entertainment v. Tenenbaum, the First Circuit has denied the defendant's motion for rehearing en banc on the telecasting issue.
-take the Chicago deposition of a 'mystery witness' by telephone.
Additionally, plaintiffs filed a "supplemental memorandum" in connection with a motion they made approximately 6 months ago, on the ground that they it contained "new evidence" they obtained 8 months ago.
p2pnet news view | RIAA News:- They’re nasty. They’re vicious. They’re hookers working for the RIAA.
And they’ll (try to) justify the evil they do to people such as Michigan student Brittany Kruger by saying they’re lawyers so it’s OK: that it’s their duty to do whatever they can to help their clients, the unprincipled representatives of a corporate street gang called the Big 4.
Why do I mention Brittany in particular out of the 40,000 innocent people, including very young children, across America who are being harried and harassed by RIAA hit lawyers, such as those working for Holme Roberts & Owen or, on this occasion, by Matthew E. Krichbaum (right)?
Because she and her father, Randy, have been standing against false accusations levelled at her - that she’s an illegal distributor of copyrighted ‘product’ owned by Sony Music, UMG (Vivendi Universal), Elektra, Atlantic, and Warner Bros Records.
Brittany wouldn’t do what she was ordered to do by smiling HRO partner Donald Kelso (below), so now the gang is tuning her up, with Krichbaum on the front end.
In SONY BMG Music Entertainment v. Tenenbaum, the defendant's motion for reconsideration as to video streaming was denied, and all of the other motions have been adjourned to June 5th.
In SONY BMG Music Entertainment v. Cloud, a case pending in Philadelphia, the Free Software Foundation has requested permission to file an amicus curiae brief arguing that the RIAA's statutory damages theory is unconstitutional.
-points out that the US Supreme Court has recognized that statutory damages are indeed similar to punitive damages.
According to this report in the Register, the IP Minister in Great Britain has ruled out a "3 strikes" law of the type sought by the RIAA/MPAA counterparts, under which an ISP would deny internet access to alleged file sharers.
In SONY BMG Music Entertainment v. Tenenbaum, defendant has moved for rehearing en banc of the 1st Circuit's ruling on internet streaming of the April 30th oral argument, and requested a stay in the lower court, while the plaintiffs have filed 'supplemental authority' opposing defendant's motion for leave to amend his answer. One of the authorities cited by the plaintiffs was a decision in a pro se case, UMG Recordings v. Martino.
According to this report by The Associated Press, the case against two of Patti Santangelo's children, Elektra Entertainment Group v. Santangelo II, has been settled for $7,000.00, payable in instalments.
-the defendants have moved for "judgment on the pleadings" dismissing the case on the basis of the Noerr Pennington doctrine.
Additionally, on February 9th, the Court conducted an "in camera" conference with the defendants' counsel only, regarding a discovery motion. The transcript of that conference is also sealed.
In the Philadelphia case in which the Department of Justice filed a brief defending the constitutionality of the RIAA's statuory damages theory, SONY BMG Music Entertainment v. Cloud, the defendant has requested leave to file a response to the Government's brief.
Episode #23 of Denise Howell's internet show, "This Week in Law", which was streamed live last Wednesday, is now available.
This is the show in which I participated, along with Colette Vogele, Eric Goldman, Evan Brown, and Leo Laporte.
"TWiL 23: P2P... You And Me"
According to this report in ZDNet, the defendant will be moving for rehearing en banc of the First Circuit's decision which prohibited streaming of the April 30th oral argument in SONY BMG Music Entertainment v. Tenenbaum.
Rehearing "en banc" means a hearing by all of the judges of the First Circuit.
RIAA changing local counsel in Boston?

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