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RIAA Tries to Stop Internet Broadcasting of File-Sharing Trial

By soulxtc

Argues that since would be broadcast over the defendant's server would constitute a conflict of interest and unfairly benefit his side in the case. I've been following the RIAA's case against accused file-sharer Joel Tenenbaum pretty closely and yet, it still amazes even me the lengths that the music industry will go to make up arguments to win its case against him. On the one hand it has said that it's sole purpose in suing file-sharers around the country has been to educate them and others about its illegality, but on the other it has steadfastly opposed every attempt by Charles Nesson, Joel Tenennbaum's counsel in the case, to broadcast the trial over the Internet. Late last week District Court Judge Nancy Gertner, the judge hearing the case, decided to authorize Courtroom View Network (CVN) to broadcast the trial over the Internet. "In many ways, this case is about the so-called Internet Generation -- the generation that has grown up with computer technology in general, and the internet in particular, as commonplace," reads Judge Gertner's opinion.

Full post as published by ZeroPaid on January 19, 2009 (boomark / email).