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RIAA Security Expert's Quest For Reliability

Posted by Zonk on from the is-he-who-he-says-he-is dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "In the ongoing case of UMG v. Lindor, Ms. Lindor has now moved to exclude the trial testimony of the RIAA's 'expert' witness, Dr. Doug Jacobson. Jacobson is the CTO and co-founder of Palisade Systems, Inc, and a teacher of internet security at Iowa State, but in his February 23rd deposition testimony she argues he failed to meet the reliability standards prescribed by Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Federal Rule of Evidence 702. The Groklaw and Slashdot communities participated in both the preparation of the deposition questions, and the vetting of the witness's responses."

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  1. Geez too many links by Mateo_LeFou · · Score: 4, Funny

    Could T real FA please stand up?

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    1. Re:Geez too many links by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Funny

      The first link is in the future.
      Clicking it will result in a temporal vortex opening up and taking away your internets.

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    2. Re:Geez too many links by Mateo_LeFou · · Score: 2, Funny

      I read the summary. How do you think I knew there were too many links in it?

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    3. Re:Geez too many links by NewYorkCountryLawyer · · Score: 2, Funny
      Dear Mr. Coward.

      1. The designation of "foe" was by mistake.

      2. I don't know what the heck you are talking about with "revenge" and "sock puppets".

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  2. Ask me! by alienmole · · Score: 3, Funny

    I know how the RIAA can achieve reliability - it's easy, really. All they need to do is...

    Wait, what am I doing? On second thought, they can kiss my skinny pasty-white nerd ass.

  3. Re:What does this mean? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Normally I would tell you to RTFA, but since it included things like depositions and federal rules of evidence, I just didn't have the heart. I think it basically means that the RIAA might just have to call in a different biased expert witness.

  4. Re:What does this mean? by ScrewMaster · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is this good, bad, or other?

    Other. I'm the guy with the gun.

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  5. Re:Am I the only one by vivaoporto · · Score: 2, Funny

    Am I the only one who does NOT despise Jacobson?
    Yes. You must be new here, welcome to slashdot.
  6. Re:/. supports slimy lawyers. by Paradise+Pete · · Score: 2, Funny
    This is a joke. More guilty people trying to get off the hook using slimy lawyers. and /. supports it.

    Since you obviously have evidence for your well-considered conclusion, I don't see why you don't give the RIAA a call and offer your services. I suspect they'll be looking for someone pretty soon.

  7. Yikes. by ichigo+2.0 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do you actually spend time to check that foe list periodically to see if it has new additions? I think you need a healthier hobby, like making hats out of tin foil or posting skeptical comments to stories about the moon landing.