RIAA Hearing Next Week Will Be Televised

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "One commentator labels it 'another fly in the RIAA's ointment.' In SONY BMG Music v. Tenenbaum, the Boston, Massachusetts, RIAA case in which the defendant is represented by Harvard law professor Charles Nesson and a group of his students, the Judge has ruled that the hearing scheduled for January 22nd will be televised over the Internet. The hearing will relate to Mr. Tenenbaum's counterclaims against the record companies and against the RIAA. In her 11-page opinion (PDF), District Judge Nancy Gertner labeled as 'curious' the record companies' opposition to televising the proceedings, since their professed reason for bringing the cases is deterrence, 'a strategy [which] effectively relies on the publicity arising from this litigation'."

Comments

Send me a copy

[jep77]

I was wondering if someone could send me a recorded copy of the stream since I won't be able to watch it live.

Now we'll see if the rumors are true!

[thered2001]

I once heard that vampires don't show up on camera. Now we'll know one way or another!

Re:RIAA seeks $1 million for seven songs

[Anonymous Coward]

One million for 7 songs?! How does something like that even get in to court? Can you imagine if I stole $6.93 (.99 x 7) worth of beef jerky from 7-11? Do you think the court would even hear a case where they wanted a million for my crime?

"Your Honor, the defendant could have cloned cattle by extracting DNA from the stolen beef jerky..."

DISCLAIMER:

[hendrix2k]

"Any rebroadcast, reproduction, or other use of the pictures and accounts of this hearing without the express written consent of the Recording Industry Association of America is prohibited and will be subjected to a fine of no less than $1 million per infraction."

Re:Terminology

[edittard]

I wonder, honestly, why does the RIAA oppose this being televised?

They've got a plan to sell it on DVD?