RIAA Really Does Not Want Live Broadcast Of Hearing
Found on Techdirt on Sunday, 18 January 2009
It seems the RIAA is, once again, showing its true colors. When Charlie Nesson asked the court in the Tenebaum case to allow a live internet broadcast of a hearing to dismiss the case, the RIAA protested.
It turns out that the RIAA is so against the idea that it's gone and asked an appeals court to overturn the ruling, which even has entertainment industry lawyers who support the lawsuit strategy questioning the RIAA's move here.
That's not the "education of the public" they've been talking about all the time? This is a perfect chance for the RIAA to prove their legal points, to teach viewers how bad piracy is, how easily you can get caught and how devastating the effects of your wrongdoing are. Of course, this will only work if their points have a solid base to stand on; otherwise, they'd be forced to appeal the ruling... Oops.