Berkman Briefing: Inside the Courtroom - The Music Industry Takes on the Uploaders
The Berkman Briefing, Inside the Courtroom, gives a firsthand look at Wednesday's hearing in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts for one of the nearly 3000 lawsuits that the RIAA's has brought against individuals accused of illegal file-sharing -- Capitol Records v. Alaujan. Diane Cabell and John Palfrey of the Berkman Center attended the hearing to file an amicus brief on behalf of the court that outlines some of the the major legal issues raised in the lawsuits. Read the report, to find out how attorneys for the recording industry reacted and for a glimpse of how a trial in these cases might look.
authored by mary bridges, published on 27 may 2004