Copyright Law

Matthew Oppenheim admitted pro hac vice in Capitol Records v. Thomas, further papers filed

By Ty Rogers and Ray Beckerman

In Capitol Records v. Thomas, on Monday, Matthew Oppenheim sought, and was immediately granted, pro hac vice admission.

In other developments:

-plaintiffs filed an amended exhibit list on Monday;
-defendant yesterday filed her reply brief in support of her motion to suppress the MediaSentry evidence;
-defendant this morning filed a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, on the ground that the RIAA does not have admissible evidence of the copyright registrations;
-argument of the various outstanding in limine motions was conducted this morning, and decision reserved;
-also in this morning's argument, the Court denied the motion to dismiss as premature:

Minute Entry for proceedings held before Chief Judge Michael J. Davis: Motion Hearing held on 6/10/2009 re 279 MOTION in Limine to Preclude Defendant from Raising or Asserting Evidence of Other Lawsuits filed by UMG Recordings, Inc, Warner Bros Records Inc, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Capitol Records, Inc, Interscope Records, Arista Records LLC, 310 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by Jammie Thomas-Rasset, 283 MOTION in Limine to Preclude Fair Use Defense filed by UMG Recordings, Inc, Warner Bros Records Inc, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Capitol Records, Inc, Interscope Records, Arista Records LLC, 276 MOTION in Limine - Unopposed filed by Jammie Thomas-Rasset, 284 MOTION in Limine to Preclude Defendant from Asserting an Innocent Infringement Defense at Trial filed by UMG Recordings, Inc, Warner Bros Records Inc, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Capitol Records, Inc, Interscope Records, Arista Records LLC, 272 MOTION in Limine to Exclude the Testimony of Defendant's Expert Dr. Yongdae Kim by Plaintiffs filed by UMG Recordings, Inc, Warner Bros Records Inc, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Capitol Records, Inc, Interscope Records, Arista Records LLC, 263 MOTION to Suppress Evidence filed by Jammie Thomas-Rasset. Motions were moved argued and taken under advisment. Order to follow. Motion to Dismiss 310 was ruled premature and denied. (Court Reporter Lori Simpson) (kmw) (Entered: 06/10/2009)

Plaintiffs' Amended Exhibit List
Defendant's Reply Memorandum in Support of Motion to Suppress MediaSentry evidence
Defendant's Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction

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Full post as published by Recording Industry vs The People on June 10, 2009 (boomark / email).