In re: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, et. al
EFF urged a federal appeals court to allow the live webcasting of a hearing in one of the thousands of lawsuits that have been brought against users of peer-to-peer file-sharing systems.
The District Court granted defendant Joel Tennenbaum's request to allow an upcoming hearing to be webcast on the website of the Berkman Center at Harvard, which also serves as Mr. Tennebaum's counsel. The record company plaintiffs have now asked the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to block the webcast.
In its amicus brief, EFF -- representing a coalition of media and public interest nonprofits -- notes that the RIAA litigation campaign has elicited strong opinions and passions on both sides, making this case a good one for an initial experiment in webcasting federal district court proceedings.
Documents
- January 30, 2009 Corrected Amicus brief from EFF coalition[PDF, 225.27 KB]
- January 29, 2009
Amicus brief from Courtroom View Network[PDF, 2.02 MB]
- Motion for permission to participate in oral argument[PDF, 245.02 KB]
- Motion to file[PDF, 239.46 KB]
- Amicus brief from EFF coalition[PDF, 954.98 KB]
- Amicus brief from the Associated Press et al[PDF, 738.78 KB]
- Brief of respondent Joel Tenenbaum[PDF, 835.00 KB]
- Petitioners' reply brief[PDF, 1022.16 KB]
Press Releases
- January 29, 2009 EFF Leads Call of Support for Live Webcast of RIAA Hearing
In The News
- MEDIAPOST | February 20, 2009 Appeals Court To Hear Arguments Over Webcast Of Downloading Trial
- MEDIAPOST | January 30, 2009 Court Asked To Uphold Order Allowing Webcast
