Copyright Law

Televised Hearing Adjourned to February 24th, Judge says RIAA objections relate not to "Whether" but "How" Hearing Should be Televised

By Ty Rogers and Ray Beckerman

In SONY BMG Music v. Tenenbaum, District Judge Nancy Gertner issued an order in which she:

-adjourned the oral argument which had been scheduled for January 22nd, which she had ruled could be televised over the internet, to February 24th, in order to give the appeals court time to fully consider plaintiffs' petition for mandamus or prohibition

-noted that Plaintiffs' petition for mandamus or prohibition raised arguments they had not made in the District Court, and

-noted that the thrust of Plaintiffs' petition related not to "whether" the proceedings should be televised, but "how"

January 20, 2009, Order Adjourning Argument to February 24th

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Full post as published by Recording Industry vs The People on January 20, 2009 (boomark / email).