Copyright Law

Collection of testimony about not being able to 'detect an individual'

By Ty Rogers and Ray Beckerman

As most readers know, the RIAA has been fond of telling judges that their investigator "detected an individual", which was directly contradicted by the deposition testimony of its expert witness, Dr. Doug Jacobson, at his February 23, 2007, deposition in UMG v. Lindor.

I've prepared a collection of some excerpts from that deposition on that point:

Jacobson on Not Being Able to Detect Individuals

The full transcript of Dr. Jacobson's deposition is here.

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Full post as published by Recording Industry vs The People on July 17, 2008 (boomark / email).