Copyright Law

Deposition to proceed by telephone with stenograhic transcript in SONY v. Tenenbaum

By Ty Rogers and Ray Beckerman

In SONY BMG Music Entertainment v. Tenenbaum, the Court has ruled that the Chicago deposition of a third party witness may be taken by telephone, and that it would be recorded only by stenographic transcript.

Docket entry:

Judge Nancy Gertner: Electronic ORDER entered granting [821] Motion for an Order Permitting Telephonic Deposition. "The telephonic deposition shall be stenographically transcribed, as are all depositions, and shall not be electronically recorded by any means except by the court reporter for the sole purpose of creating an accurate transcript." (Gaudet, Jennifer)

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Full post as published by Recording Industry vs The People on May 01, 2009 (boomark / email).