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Entire Transcript of RIAA's Only Trial Now Online

Posted by timothy on from the give-us-this-day-our-daily-fix dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "The entire transcript of the RIAA's 'perfect storm,' its first and only trial, which resulted in a $222,000 verdict in a case involving 24 MP3's having a retail value of $23.76, is now available online. After over a year of trying, we have finally obtained the transcript of the Duluth, Minnesota, jury trial which took place October 2, 2007, to October 4, 2007, in Capitol Records v. Thomas. Its 643 pages represent a treasure trove for (a) lawyers representing defendants in other RIAA cases, (b) technologists anxious to see how a MediaSentry investigator and the RIAA's expert witness combined to convince the jurors that the RIAA had proved its case, and (c) anybody interested in finding out about such things as the early-morning October 4th argument in which the RIAA lawyer convinced the judge to make the mistake which forced him to eventually vacate the jury's verdict, and the testimony of SONY BMG's Jennifer Pariser in which she 'misspoke' according to the RIAA's Cary Sherman when she testified under oath that making a copy from one's CD to one's computer is 'stealing.' The transcript was a gift from the 'Joel Fights Back Against RIAA' team defending SONY BMG Music Entertainment v. Tenenbaum, in Boston, Massachusetts. I have the transcript in 3 segments: October 2nd (278 pages(PDF), October 3rd (263 pages)(PDF), and October 4th (100 pages)(PDF)."

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  1. That's really awesome by Adult+film+producer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just think... The computer that you're using might be worth a million dollars, maybe 20 millions dollars if you download a lot of music. How does it feel to have a million dollars worth of product sitting next to you? Probably not as nice as if a solid gold bar were sitting there, but still, it's the same.. You are a millionaire. Go tell your friends that you're computer is worth 7 figures... cherish it, stroke it... oil it down and rub it for comfort.. until it glistens and shimmers like diamonds.

    1. Re:That's really awesome by mrsteveman1 · · Score: 5, Funny

      If you hadn't compared that to a car of some kind, i would have been totally lost.

    2. Re:That's really awesome by koalapeck · · Score: 5, Funny

      I would have preferred how much money it's worth in regards to Libraries of Congress but I suppose beggars can't be choosers.

    3. Re:That's really awesome by rakuen · · Score: 4, Funny

      Can I get that measured out in Dodge Intrepids? I need a car I can actively apply it to.

    4. Re:That's really awesome by _Sprocket_ · · Score: 5, Funny

      I would have preferred how much money it's worth in regards to Libraries of Congress but I suppose beggars can't be choosers.

      Libraries of Congress is something the Slashdot crowd is familiar with as we tend to deal with data storage. However, this measurement isn't appropriate when dealing with volumes of gold. Those who deal with financial issues on a more frequent basis know that the correct U.S. Government equivalency metric for gold is Fort Knoxes.

  2. Anyone RTFA? by Timesprout · · Score: 5, Funny

    Its way too long for me. Can someone sumarize please using the medium of dance.

    --
    Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
    What truth?
    There is no dupe
    1. Re:Anyone RTFA? by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 5, Funny

      Its way too long for me. Can someone sumarize please using the medium of dance.

      Sure!

      Basically, the RIAA said: You are a pirate!

  3. file share by binaryseraph · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wonder what they would have to say if I started seeding this on a bit torrent client.

  4. Audio Book Format by mdmkolbe · · Score: 3, Funny

    Would anyone care to make an audio book out of this?

    I'm curious about the content (I like learning how things work), but don't want to wade through that many pages. On the other hand, if I could listen to it in the background while I'm doing something else ...