Copyright Law

Appellate argument in SONY BMG Music v. Tenenbaum will be available online; argument postponed to April 8th

By Ty Rogers and Ray Beckerman

In SONY BMG Music v. Tenenbaum, the First Circuit's oral argument -- concerning whether an argument in the court below can be made available online -- will itself be available online, according to a March 10, 2009, order rescheduling the appeals court argument for April 8th at 9 A.M.

I.e. the argument, about whether to stream the lower court argument, will itself be streamed.

Additionally, the defendant Joel Tenenbaum has filed a supplemental brief arguing that the 1996 Judicial Council resolution does not bar the internet 'narrowcast' ordered by Judge Gertner.

First Circuit Notice of Argument
Defendant's Supplemental Brief

[Ed. note. I have been advised, by a friend of the blog, that the 1st Circuit's streamed "recording" will likely be audio only. I don't see why any different considerations would apply. -R.B.]

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Full post as published by Recording Industry vs The People on March 13, 2009 (boomark / email).