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| DATE | 2009-01-31 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] news groups urge court webcast in music case
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On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 04:07:47PM -0500, Michael L. Richardson wrote:
> news groups urge court webcast in music case; Website:
> http://apnews1.iwon.com//article/20090130/D961G4L81.html
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> By RUSSELL CONTRERAS
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> BOSTON (AP) - Fourteen news organizations, including The Associated Press and The New York Times Co. (NYT), are urging a federal appeals court to allow online streaming of a hearing in a music downloading lawsuit the recording industry filed against a Boston University graduate student.
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> The brief filed Thursday in the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals argues that allowing webcasting of the Feb. 24 hearing is in the public interest, and is in keeping with camera access already granted in the courts.
Nice - this needs a bigger PR push.
Ruben
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"> I'm an engineer. I choose the best tool for the job, politics be damned.<
You must be a stupid engineer then, because politcs and technology have been attached at the hip since the 1st dynasty in Ancient Egypt. I guess you missed that one."
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