RIAA Hearing Next Week Will Be Televised

RIAA Hearing Next Week Will Be Televised 291

Posted by kdawson on Friday January 16, 2009 @12:38PM from the light-of-day dept.

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'."

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Haa haa! (Score:3, Funny)

by Wandering Wombat ( 531833 ) writes: <mightyjalapenoNO@SPAMgmail.com> on Friday January 16, 2009 @12:40PM (#26483127) Homepage Journal

Justice on dowels.

Sweet Jesus! (Score:4, Funny)

by pak9rabid ( 1011935 ) writes: on Friday January 16, 2009 @12:41PM (#26483143)

This outta be more entertaining then all seasons of Heroes combined!

Send me a copy (Score:5, Funny)

by jep77 ( 1357465 ) writes: on Friday January 16, 2009 @12:44PM (#26483189)

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

Re:Sweet Jesus! (Score:2, Funny)

by pak9rabid ( 1011935 ) writes: on Friday January 16, 2009 @12:45PM (#26483197)

Whoops...allow me to grammar-nazi myself: then = than.

I thought the revolution... (Score:5, Funny)

by AKAImBatman ( 238306 ) * writes: <akaimbatman AT gmail DOT com> on Friday January 16, 2009 @12:46PM (#26483235) Homepage Journal

...was not going to be televised? So much for common wisdom. :-P

Can I find it... (Score:5, Funny)

by internerdj ( 1319281 ) writes: on Friday January 16, 2009 @12:49PM (#26483277)

on bittorrent?

Re:Sweet Jesus! (Score:5, Funny)

by oodaloop ( 1229816 ) writes: on Friday January 16, 2009 @12:51PM (#26483291)

You can not verbify grammar-Nazi (notice the capitalization). It is grammar-Nazicate.

Re:Terminology (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday January 16, 2009 @12:51PM (#26483293)

tl;dr

Re:Sweet Jesus! (Score:3, Funny)

by Q-Hack! ( 37846 ) * writes: on Friday January 16, 2009 @12:55PM (#26483339)

Eh... Its all just smurfy.

Re:Terminology (Score:3, Funny)

by SBrach ( 1073190 ) writes: on Friday January 16, 2009 @12:56PM (#26483353)

Hey, you got your TVs in my Internets.

Now we'll see if the rumors are true! (Score:5, Funny)

by thered2001 ( 1257950 ) writes: on Friday January 16, 2009 @01:09PM (#26483523) Journal

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 (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday January 16, 2009 @01:11PM (#26483549)

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: (Score:5, Funny)

by hendrix2k ( 1099161 ) writes: on Friday January 16, 2009 @01:19PM (#26483679)

"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:RIAA seeks $1 million for seven songs (Score:5, Funny)

by Jah-Wren Ryel ( 80510 ) writes: on Friday January 16, 2009 @01:37PM (#26483959)

Of course.. you can't copy a beef jerky.. the only way for you to be handing out beef jerky is to acquire it yourself - and I very highly doubt you'd be able to give it away for free with no money exhanged somewhere somehow.
If I could download beef jerky from the internet, I would definitely give it away to anyone who asked for some.

Re:RIAA seeks $1 million for seven songs (Score:4, Funny)

by Lord Pillage ( 815466 ) writes: on Friday January 16, 2009 @01:56PM (#26484259)

What I'm wondering is why no one here has yet suggested that the person buys 7 pieces of beef jerky and then just eats them. I know that's what I'd do.

Re:Terminology (Score:4, Funny)

by Cheapy ( 809643 ) writes: on Friday January 16, 2009 @02:02PM (#26484355)

The RIAA is the Enclave? My god it's all so clear now.

Re:One problem... (Score:3, Funny)

by supernova_hq ( 1014429 ) writes: on Friday January 16, 2009 @02:20PM (#26484673)

If this is where the future recording artists are going to cum from I am happy
Remind me never to look at your browser history...

Re:Terminology (Score:5, Funny)

by edittard ( 805475 ) writes: on Friday January 16, 2009 @02:39PM (#26484971)

I wonder, honestly, why does the RIAA oppose this being televised?
They've got a plan to sell it on DVD?

Re:"verbing" (Score:3, Funny)

by eleuthero ( 812560 ) writes: on Friday January 16, 2009 @02:40PM (#26485005)

. and this is why I should not be so quick to press submit after hitting preview . but hey, if i effectively. communicated, I guess. it doesn't matter. where i put the period

Re:Could it be that (Score:5, Funny)

by NewYorkCountryLawyer ( 912032 ) * writes: <{ray} {at} {beckermanlegal.com}> on Friday January 16, 2009 @02:44PM (#26485063) Homepage Journal

they have really ugly lawyers?
No. Like most aliens who walk among us impersonating humans, they have modified their appearance.

The RIAA is your friend. (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday January 16, 2009 @03:22PM (#26485809)

This is because the RIAA is a noble and beautiful organization that spends all of its time and resources doing good for the world. I don't know why so many people are anti RIAA when the RIAA is clearly the foremost steward of bringing world peace, ending hunger, bolstering the rights of individuals, and helping music artists to make their dreams come true. The RIAA is totally, completely, and in all other ways good. It is a perfect organization. There is no bad in the RIAA.

Re:RIAA seeks $1 million for seven songs (Score:2, Funny)

by CaptCovert ( 868609 ) writes: on Friday January 16, 2009 @05:36PM (#26488619)

'coffee' not koolaid.

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Haa haa! (Score:3, Funny)

Sweet Jesus! (Score:4, Funny)

Send me a copy (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Sweet Jesus! (Score:2, Funny)

I thought the revolution... (Score:5, Funny)

Can I find it... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Sweet Jesus! (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Terminology (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Sweet Jesus! (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Terminology (Score:3, Funny)

Now we'll see if the rumors are true! (Score:5, Funny)

Re:RIAA seeks $1 million for seven songs (Score:5, Funny)

DISCLAIMER: (Score:5, Funny)

Re:RIAA seeks $1 million for seven songs (Score:5, Funny)

Re:RIAA seeks $1 million for seven songs (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Terminology (Score:4, Funny)

Re:One problem... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Terminology (Score:5, Funny)

Re:"verbing" (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Could it be that (Score:5, Funny)

The RIAA is your friend. (Score:1, Funny)

Re:RIAA seeks $1 million for seven songs (Score:2, Funny)

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