Copyright Law

Plaintiffs' motion for discovery sanctions partially granted in Arista Records v. Usenet.com

By Ty Rogers and Ray Beckerman

In the RIAA's case against Usenet.com, Inc., Arista Records v. Usenet.com, Inc., the Magistrate Judge -- in a 73 page opinion -- has partially granted plaintiffs' motion for discovery sanctions for spoliation of electronic evidence. The Court declined to consider portions of the defendants' expert witness's declaration due to the expert's failure to meet Daubert reliability standards as to those portions.

January 26, 2009, Memorandum Opinion and Order, Granting in Part, Denying in Part, Plaintiffs' Motion for Discovery Sanctions

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Full post as published by Recording Industry vs The People on January 26, 2009 (boomark / email).