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RIAA Expert Witness Called "Borderline Incompetent"

Posted by kdawson on from the tell-us-what-you-really-think dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "Prof. Johan Pouwelse of Delft University — one of the world's foremost experts on the science of P2P file sharing and the very same Prof. Pouwelse who stopped the RIAA's Netherlands counterpart in its tracks back in 2005 — has submitted an expert witness report characterizing the work of the RIAA's expert, Dr. Doug Jacobson, as 'borderline incompetence.' The report (PDF), filed in UMG v. Lindor, pointed out, among other things, that the steps needed to be taken in a copyright infringement investigation were not taken, that Jacobson's work lacked 'in-depth analysis' and 'proper scientific scrutiny,' that Jacobson's reports were 'factually erroneous,' and that they were contradicted by his own deposition testimony. This is the first expert witness report of which we are aware since the Free Software Foundation announced that it would be coming to the aid of RIAA defendants."

5 of 170 comments (clear)

  1. The Judge Doesn't Know What He Is Talking About by Subm · · Score: 5, Funny

    The witness is fully incompetent.

  2. Re:Tsk, tsk by irenaeous · · Score: 5, Funny

    Gosh, your right. He isn't stupid. How about just calling him a whore?

  3. Re:Hmmmm. by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 5, Funny
    MafiAA "expert" spanked. Film at 11.
    Please say there's film.

    I'll wait for the torrent.

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    It must have been something you assimilated. . . .
  4. Re:Some choice quotes from the report by liquidf · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...This isn't a case of an independent study finding a different result, this is the original report itself undermining its own principle... after reviewing this statement, i come to no other conclusion that the above "MosesJones" and his/her post displays borderline incompetence, due to the fact that s/he is unable to properly close his/her html tag with an </i>, thus causing confusion to the reader as to whether the comments above are his/hers, or merely quotes from the stated "article" as referenced in his/her title of said post.
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    i've had just about enough of your vassar bashing.
  5. Re:Tsk, tsk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Listen to piojo, he knows what he's talking about.