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RIAA Argument About Streaming To Be Streamed

Posted by Soulskill on from the who-streams-the-streamers dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "You may recall that in an RIAA case, SONY BMG Music v. Tenenbaum, the district court ruled that an oral argument about the constitutionality of statutory damages could be streamed, and the RIAA has been fighting that with a petition for 'mandamus or prohibition' in the appeals court, which is opposed by the press. Interestingly, it now turns out that the appeals court's oral argument about the streaming will itself be recorded and then streamed. It is hard to imagine how a court which routinely streams its own oral arguments can rule that it is somehow inappropriate for similar oral arguments in the district court to be streamed as well."

5 of 92 comments (clear)

  1. But will it be recorded by mizzouxc · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder if the RIAA will attempt to sue the court system for this as well as storing a copy in some audio format? You know, they need records (pun intended)

  2. Dear Editors by Aranykai · · Score: 5, Funny

    Being a friday evening, I entreat you to please avoid using "stream", "streamed", and "streaming" seven times within as many lines of text. Many of us have already been drinking and you are hurting our brains.

    Thank you,
    Drunk Sladhsot Reader.

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    If sharing a song makes you a pirate, what do I have to share to be a ninja?
    1. Re:Dear Editors by squidfood · · Score: 5, Funny

      I entreat you to please avoid using "stream", "streamed", and "streaming" seven times within as many lines of text.

      Those responsible for streaming this stream of streaming streams have been streamed.

  3. Re:I'd expect the decision to hinge on whether ... by NewYorkCountryLawyer · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I'd expect the decision to hinge on whether the arguments might have to expose some information that should be under seal.
    And I fail to see how anything like that might come up in a constitutionality-of-statutory-damages argument. But IANAL.

    There is no way anything like that might come up. The RIAA lawyers just don't want the public to see what goes on in these cases, and don't want the defendants' lawyers in other cases to have access to the information.

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    Ray Beckerman +5 Insightful
  4. The real reason by belmolis · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think we should give credit to the RIAA. They no doubt realize that exposing children to the persistent irrationality of their arguments might retard their cognitive growth and reduce their faith in the legal system. In opposing the broadcast, they're just thinking of the children.