Cambridge University Press et al v. Patton et al

Filing 261

TRANSCRIPT of Proceedings held on November 5, 2010, before Judge Orinda D. Evans. Court Reporter/Transcriber Andy Ashley, Telephone number [phone]. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. Redaction Request due 3/3/2011. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 3/14/2011. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 5/11/2011. (Attachments: # 1 Notice of Filing Transcript) (fem)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
ATLANTA DIVISION

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS,
ET AL.,

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PLAINTIFFS,

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V.

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MARK P. BECKER, IN HIS
OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GEORGIA
STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT,
ET AL.,

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DEFENDANTS.

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) DOCKET NO. 1:08-CV-1425-ODE
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) ATLANTA, GEORGIA
) NOVEMBER 5, 2010
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TRANSCRIPT OF SCHEDULING CONFERENCE
BEFORE THE HONORABLE ORINDA D. EVANS
SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL:
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FOR THE PLAINTIFFS:

EDWARD B. KRUGMAN
TODD D. LARSON
JOHN H. RAINS
R. BRUCE RICH

FOR THE DEFENDANTS:

ANTHONY B. ASKEW
STEPHEN M. SCHAETZEL

ALSO PRESENT:

CHARLES LEE

COURT REPORTER:

ANDY ASHLEY
1949 U. S. COURTHOUSE
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-3361
[phone]

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PROCEEDINGS RECORDED BY MECHANICAL STENOGRAPHY, TRANSCRIPT
PRODUCED BY COMPUTER.

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ANDRE G. ASHLEY, O.C.R.

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P R O C E E D I N G S

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(ATLANTA, FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA; NOVEMBER 5, 2010

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IN CHAMBERS.)

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THE COURT:

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YOU ALL ABOUT TODAY.

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SCHEDULING ORDERS.

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SCHEDULING ORDERS WHICH REFERRED TO INSTANCES OF CLAIMED

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COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT.

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THERE ARE TWO THINGS I WANTED TO TALK TO
ONE IS THE SUBMISSIONS OF PROPOSED

BOTH OF YOU, BOTH SIDES SUBMITTED

THE PROPOSAL MADE BY -- WHO DID EXHIBIT B; WHOSE WAS
THAT?

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MR. SCHAETZEL:

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THE COURT:

THE DEFENDANTS.

OKAY.

CALLS FOR PLAINTIFFS TO MAKE AN

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INITIAL FILING, AND I'M LOOKING AT SUBSECTION C, LITTLE C ON

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PAGE 2 OF EXHIBIT B.

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COMPLETION OF THE DEPOSITIONS, PLAINTIFF SHALL FILE THEIR

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SUBMISSIONS SETTING FORTH INSTANCES OF CLAIMED COPYRIGHT

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INFRINGEMENT OF THE WORK IDENTIFIED IN THE COURT'S SEPTEMBER

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30, 2010 ORDER.

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IT SAYS THAT WITHIN 21 DAYS OF

THEN IN THE NEXT PARAGRAPH LITTLE D, THEN WITHIN 30

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DAYS AFTER PLAINTIFFS' MAKE THEIR FILING, DEFENDANTS SHALL

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SUBMIT THEIR OPENING BRIEF AS TO THE CLAIMED INFRINGEMENTS, AND

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THEN E, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE FILING OF DEFENDANTS' OPENING

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BRIEF, PLAINTIFF SHALL SUBMIT AN OPPOSITION BRIEF AS TO THE

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CLAIM INFRINGEMENTS, AND THEN F, WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE FILING

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OF PLAINTIFFS' OPPOSITION BRIEF, DEFENDANTS SHALL SUBMIT THEIR

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REPLY BRIEF AS TO THE CLAIMED INFRINGEMENTS.

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ALL RIGHT.

NOW MY QUESTION IS THIS.

I DON'T REALLY

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UNDERSTAND WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING TO BE GOING ON IN THESE

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NUMEROUS BRIEFS.

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I MEAN ARE YOU JUST TALKING ABOUT THESE BRIEFS TRYING

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TO NAIL DOWN WHAT THE UNIVERSE OF CLAIMED INFRINGEMENTS IS, OR

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ARE YOU REFERRING MORE GENERALLY TO THE IDEA OF BRIEFING

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WHETHER FAIR USE APPLIES TO THESE VARIOUS INSTANCES OF CLAIMED

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INFRINGEMENT?

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MR. RICH:

YOUR HONOR, IF I MAY, AND I THINK WHAT I

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WILL INDICATE IS IN ACCORD WITH OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH OPPOSING

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COUNSEL.

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DISCOVERY TO SET FORTH THOSE INSTANCES OF CLAIMED INFRINGEMENT

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ON WHICH YOUR HONOR WOULD FOCUS WITHOUT BRIEFING THE FAIR USE

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IMPORT OF THOSE SINCE AS YOUR HONOR POINTED OUT THE BURDEN OF

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DEMONSTRATING FAIR USE RESTS WITH THE DEFENDANTS, AND SO OUR

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FIRST SUBMISSION WOULD NOT BE A LEGAL BRIEF SO MUCH AS AN

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IDENTIFICATION OF THE INSTANCES OF CLAIMED INFRINGEMENT AGAIN

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WITH THE BENEFIT OF THE REMAINING DISCOVERY.

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WHAT WE PROPOSED TO DO WAS FIRST FROM THE BENEFIT OF

THE REMAINING ROUNDS OF BRIEFING WOULD BE THE MORE

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TRADITIONAL ISSUE JOINDER ON THE FAIR USE ISSUES.

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ANTICIPATE THAT MR. SCHAETZEL AND HIS FIRM WOULD RESPOND AS TO

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EACH CLAIMED INFRINGEMENT AS THEY WILL WITH WHATEVER PROFFER

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AND INCLUDING, WE ASSUME, ANY FAIR USE JUSTIFICATIONS WITH

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RESPECT TO IT.

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WE WOULD

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WE GET ESSENTIALLY OUR -- THE THIRD FILING IN THE

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LIST IS ESSENTIALLY OUR BRIEF RESPONDING TO WHATEVER FAIR USE

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AND OTHER LEGAL JUSTIFICATIONS MAY BE OFFERED, AND YOU CAN

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CONSIDER THE FOURTH FILING AS THE EQUIVALENT OF A REPLY BRIEF

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BY THE OTHER SIDE RESPONDING TO US.

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BUT --

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THE COURT:

IT'S A LITTLE CUMBERSOME

ARE THESE BRIEFS GOING TO BE IN THE

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NATURE OF SUMMARY JUDGMENT BRIEFS, OR ARE WE GOING TO BE

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CONSIDERING THIS AS A TRAIL?

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MR. RICH:

WE DISCUSSED THAT AT SOME LENGTH, AND

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SPEAKING FROM THE PLAINTIFFS' PERSPECTIVE, WE FRANKLY COULD

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PROCEED EITHER WAY AT THIS POINT AND WILL OBVIOUSLY BE GUIDED

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BY YOUR HONOR'S PREFERENCE.

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WE SORT OF FEEL THAT TO THE EXTENT THAT A LOT OF

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THESE ARGUMENTS ON THE ONE SIDE ARE QUITE FACT SPECIFIC.

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CERTAINLY IF WE DRILL DOWN LOOKING WORK BY WORK, THERE WILL BE

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A FAIR AMOUNT OF DETAILED BACK AND FORTH WHICH PERHAPS LENDS

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ITSELF IF NOT BETTER AT LEAST AS EASILY TO BRIEFING.

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AND FRANKLY TO THE EXTENT, AS YOUR HONOR IS AWARE,

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THE FAIR USE DOCTRINE HAS A BIG LEGAL COMPONENT.

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SEEMED TO US IT MAY ALSO LEND ITSELF TO, SO THAT WE THOUGHT

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PERHAPS THE MORE EFFICIENT TECHNIQUE, EVEN THOUGH IT SOUNDS

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LIKE A LOT OF PAPER, WOULD BE TO PRESENT IT IN A NEXT ROUND OF

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SUMMARY JUDGMENT BRIEFING FOR YOU TO CONSIDER AGAIN SUBJECT TO

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YOUR HONOR'S PREFERENCE.

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AGAIN IT

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MR. SCHAETZEL:

YOUR HONOR, FOR THE DEFENDANTS TWO

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POINTS.

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LOOKS AT ITEM C, WHICH IS THE INITIAL SUBMISSION TO BE MADE BY

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THE PLAINTIFFS, WE THINK THAT TWO THINGS COULD HAPPEN THERE.

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FIRST, THERE'S A THRESHOLD ISSUE HERE.

WHEN THE COURT

THE FIRST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN IS THAT AS THIS

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NEXT ROUND OF INVESTIGATION GOES FORWARD, IT'S POSSIBLE,

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ALTHOUGH WE THINK UNLIKELY, THAT THE PLAINTIFF MIGHT ACTUALLY

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WITHDRAW SOME OF THE CLAIMED INFRINGEMENTS ON THE LIST THAT'S

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CURRENTLY BEFORE THE COURT.

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THERE IS AN ISSUE IN THAT THEY ARE ASKING FOR THE

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CHANCE TO ADD CLAIMED INFRINGEMENTS TO THE LIST THAT'S

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CURRENTLY BEFORE THE COURT, AND WE OPPOSE THAT.

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THE COURT:

YOU MEAN THE 2010 BRIEF?

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MR. SCHAETZEL:

YES, MA'AM.

SO THAT'S THE FIRST

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THRESHOLD ISSUE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT -- AND THAT'S ALL, AS MR.

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RICH SAYS, THAT'S ALL THAT WOULD BE IN THE ITEM C FILING, JUST

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AN IDENTIFICATION OF THE UNIVERSE OF THINGS THAT WERE IN

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DISPUTE.

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THE COURT:

I WAS SORT OF ASSUMING THAT THE

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PLAINTIFFS' INITIAL FILING WOULD BE A VERY COMPREHENSIVE LIST.

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I MEAN YOU'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED CERTAIN THINGS IN THE FILINGS

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THAT YOU'VE MADE.

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LIST BOTH WITH NEWLY DISCOVERED 2009 INFRINGEMENTS AND THEN YOU

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WOULD LIKE TO ADD LATER INFRINGEMENTS AS WELL?

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YOU'VE INDICATED YOU WANT TO AUGMENT THAT

MR. RICH:

THAT'S CORRECT.

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THE COURT:

SO THOSE ARE ISSUES, BUT THEY'RE REALLY

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KIND OF A LITTLE BIT COLLATERAL TO THE FIRST QUESTION IN MY

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MIND, AND, THAT IS, I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ALL

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THINK IS GOING TO BE GOING ON WITH ALL OF THESE BRIEFS AND

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WHETHER IT'S REALLY GOING TO MOVE THE CONVERSATION AHEAD IF WE

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STILL NEED TO HAVE A TRIAL.

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MR. SCHAETZEL:

THE PARTIES ARE IN AGREEMENT, I

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BELIEVE, YOUR HONOR, THAT ON THAT LATTER ISSUE AS TO WHETHER OR

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NOT THESE WILL BE BRIEFS OR IN THE NATURE OF PRETRIAL

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SUBMISSIONS THAT, IF YOU WILL, TEE UP THESE CLAIMED

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INFRINGEMENTS FOR A TRIAL.

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DEFENDANTS ARE FINE WITH THIS AS WELL.

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WHICHEVER WAY THAT GOES, THE

THERE COULD BE DEPENDING ON WHAT THE DISCOVERY SHOWS

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SOME BENEFIT TO DOING SOME THINGS ON THE PAPER.

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EXAMPLE, AS MANY AS 49 PROFESSORS AT ISSUE.

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SOME THAT WOULD FERRET OUT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

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THE COURT:

THERE ARE, FOR

THERE COULD BE

I'M JUST TRYING TO THINK, YOU KNOW, IF WE

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DO GO THE WAY OF IDENTIFYING -- THE PLAINTIFFS IDENTIFY THE

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CLAIMS OF INFRINGEMENT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WORKS THEY'RE TALKING

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ABOUT, AND YOU ALL COME BACK AND, I GUESS, IT'S CONTEMPLATED

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YOU MIGHT SAY WELL, NO, THIS PARTICULAR CLAIM IS NOT VIABLE

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BECAUSE ACTUALLY THAT COURSE WASN'T TAUGHT THAT SEMESTER OR

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WHATEVER.

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YOU COULD GO THROUGH THAT WHOLE PROCESS, AND WHAT WE

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COULD BE LEFT WITH IS, YOU KNOW, JUST A FINAL LIST OF WHAT THE

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ACTUAL CLAIMED INFRINGEMENTS ARE, AND IF THAT'S THE CASE, IT

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SEEMS LIKE THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OF WORK GOING INTO THAT.

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OR WE COULD DO THE SUMMARY JUDGMENT APPROACH ON THE

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UNFAIR USE ISSUE OR FAIR USE ISSUE, AND I DON'T KNOW ONCE WE

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FINISH WITH THAT WHETHER THAT WILL HAVE ADDRESSED THE WHOLE

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CASE, AND IF NOT, I THINK IT'S KIND OF A WASTE OF TIME JUST TO

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DO THE SUMMARY JUDGMENT ROUTE.

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MR. RICH:

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YOUR HONOR, IF I MAY RESPONDING TO THAT,

IF YOUR HONOR BELIEVES THAT THE PAPERS ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THE

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FOUR FAIR USE FACTORS AND WHATEVER OTHER ASPECTS OF THE

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ANALYSIS THE PARTIES BELIEVE RELEVANT AND THEN APPLIES THOSE TO

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THE ALLEGATIONS WE PUT FORWARD IN OUR SUBMISSION, WE BELIEVE

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IT'S DISPOSITIVE OF THE CASE EXCEPT FOR ANY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF

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IF WE PREVAIL ON SOME OR ALL OF IT.

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WOULDN'T SEE ANY TRIAL ISSUES.

IN OTHER WORDS, WE

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IF, ON THE OTHER HAND, YOUR HONOR FEELS THERE ARE ANY

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ASPECTS OF THE FAIR USE ANALYSIS WHICH DON'T LEND THEMSELVES TO

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BEING RESOLVED IN THE EXCHANGE OF PAPERS AND PERHAPS AFFIDAVITS

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OR WHATEVER, THEN I PROBABLY WOULD SUGGEST REVISITING THE WHOLE

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IDEA OF GOING THROUGH THIS EXERCISE AND MAYBE, YOU KNOW, LET'S

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DO SOME FORM OF TRIAL AND SAVE EVERYBODY A LOT OF TIME.

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IN OUR EXPERIENCE IN THESE CASES IN OTHER DISTRICTS

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OFTEN, NOT ALWAYS BUT OFTEN, THE FAIR USE ISSUES HAVE BEEN ABLE

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TO BE RESOLVED THROUGH A SUMMARY JUDGMENT KIND OF PROCESS

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BECAUSE I THINK, YOUR HONOR, WILL HAVE BEFORE YOU ALL OF THE

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RELEVANT FACTS, AND YOU'LL CERTAINLY HAVE MORE THAN YOUR -- A

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FULL BRIEFING ON THE RELEVANT LEGAL PRINCIPLES.

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BUNCH OF THAT ALREADY FROM US.

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YOU'VE HAD A

AND UNLESS YOUR HONOR GOING THROUGH THAT WERE TO SAY

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I'M STILL NOT COMFORTABLE FACTUALLY WITH APPLYING SOME OF THAT,

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OUR POSITION WOULD BE THAT WOULD REALLY BE DISPOSITIVE OF THE

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MERITS ONCE YOU ADDRESS THE FILINGS, MEANING NO TRIAL WILL BE

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NECESSARY.

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THE COURT:

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MR. RICH:

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WELL DOES EITHER SIDE WANT A JURY TRIAL?
WE ARE NOT SEEKING DAMAGES, AND WE HAVE

NOT ASSUMED THE ENTITLEMENT OF SUCH A TRIAL.
MR. SCHAETZEL:

I DON'T THINK WE -- WE WOULD NOT WANT

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A JURY TRIAL, BUT THERE'S -- THERE ARE TWO WAYS OF LOOKING AT

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THE CASE, AND I THINK THE PARTIES DO DIFFER ON THIS.

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IT APPEARS TO US THAT THE PLAINTIFFS' WAY OF LOOKING

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AT THE CASE IS AT LEAST IN LARGE PART FROM A POLICY STANDPOINT,

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LOOKING AT THE POLICY OF GEORGIA STATE AND TRYING TO MAKE A

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DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT IT IN EFFECT SANCTIONS OR

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FAILS SANCTIONS PROPER FAIR USE.

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WE BELIEVE STRONGLY THAT AS THE COURT HAS DONE IN ITS

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SEPTEMBER 30TH ORDER THAT TO ADDRESS FAIR USE IN THIS CONTEXT

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IT WILL HAVE TO BE A WORK-BY-WORK, IF YOU WILL, FACT-BY-FACT

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COMPARISON.

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IF THAT'S THE ROAD THAT WE'RE GOING DOWN, QUITE
FRANKLY I PERSONALLY DON'T SEE ANYWAY WE COULD RESOLVE ALL OF

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THESE WITHOUT A TRIAL BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE SOME FACT DISPUTES

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IN SOME OF THOSE INSTANCES.

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THE COURT:

GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE?

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MR. SCHAETZEL:

SURE.

THE FOURTH FACTOR OF FAIR USE

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AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THERE HAS BEEN ANY MARKET HARM, THE

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PARTIES MAY HAVE A DISPUTE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S BEEN

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MARKET HARM FOR A GIVEN WORK, AND THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT

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WOULD HAVE TO BE LITIGATED IN THE COURTROOM.

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A PROFESSOR AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS A

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SUFFICIENT NEXUS BETWEEN THE CLASS THAT HE OR SHE TAUGHT AND

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THAT SUBJECT MATTER AND THE EXCERPT THAT WAS USED AS TO WHETHER

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OR NOT THAT WAS PROPER UNDER THE FAIR USE ACT.

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THE COURT:

OKAY.

WELL, LET'S BACK UP JUST ONE STEP

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FURTHER.

ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER TO EXPAND THE UNIVERSE OF

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POTENTIAL CLAIMED INFRINGEMENTS INTO -- I THINK IT'S INTO

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2010 --

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MR. RICH:

THAT'S CORRECT.

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THE COURT:

-- I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY HOW THE

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SEMESTERS HIT.

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PLENTY OF MATERIAL TO WORK WITH FROM 2009, AND I'M NOT SURE

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THAT I SEE WHY IT'S NECESSARY TO ADD MORE CLAIMED INFRINGEMENTS

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FROM 2010.

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HERE'S WHAT I THINK.

I THINK YOU ALL HAVE

IN SAYING THAT I AM GUESSING SINCE GEORGIA STATE'S

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POLICY DID NOT CHANGE OR THE UNIVERSITY'S POLICY DID NOT

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CHANGE, I THINK IT DIDN'T GOING INTO 2010, THAT IF WE ADD TO

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THE UNIVERSE OF MATERIAL THE CLAIMED INFRINGEMENTS FROM 2010

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THEY PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE ANY DIFFERENT IN SUBSTANCE FROM THOSE

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IN 2009.

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I THINK THE PLAINTIFFS MADE THE POINT IN YOUR PAPER

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THAT YOU FILED THAT YOU NEED TO GO INTO 2010 TO MEET THE,

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QUOTE, ONGOING AND CONTINUOUS, CLOSED QUOTE, REQUIREMENT, BUT

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IT SEEMS TO ME THAT BASED ON ONLY A LITTLE BIT OF EVIDENCE SUCH

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THAT THE POLICY HASN'T CHANGED, THERE ARE MORE INSTANCES OF

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CLAIMED INFRINGEMENT, IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO SATISFY THAT

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REQUIREMENT SUFFICIENTLY SO THAT WE COULD CONCENTRATE ON THE

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POOL OF CLAIMED INFRINGEMENTS FROM 2009 OF WHICH I THINK THERE

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ARE QUITE A FEW.

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WHAT IS THE TOTAL?

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MR. RICH:

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THE COURT:

I WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE HIGHER THAN

THAT.
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THERE WERE -- IN THE THREE AUGUST

SUBMISSIONS YOU'RE SAYING?

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THE COURT:

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MR. RICH:

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IT

WAS MANY DOZENS.

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IT WAS -- I COUNTED IT THIS MORNING.

YOUR HONOR.

YES.
YES, THERE WERE A BUNCH, YOU'RE RIGHT,

THE MAYMESTER AND JUNE --

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THE COURT:

WOULD IT BE 200?

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THE LAW CLERK:

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THE COURT:

125.

125.

OKAY.

THERE YOU GO.

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SO YOU'VE GOT

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120 INSTANCES AND MAYBE SOME OVERLAP OF MATERIALS BETWEEN

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DIFFERENT ONES, BUT LOTS OF STUFF THERE THAT YOU CAN GET INTO.

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SO I WANT BEFORE I MAKE A RULING ON YOU ALL'S REQUEST

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TO INCREASE THE TEMPORAL SCOPE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I

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UNDERSTAND EVERYBODY'S POSITION, AND I'M KIND OF LOOKING TO YOU

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TO PERSUADE ME IF YOU THINK YOU WANT TO --

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MR. RICH:

THIS IS WHAT I'M SO HAPPY TO BE PERSUADED

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OUT OF.

WE FILED THIS REQUEST FOR TWO REASONS, ONE OF WHICH

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YOU'VE IDENTIFIED, WHICH IS, WE DIDN'T FULLY APPRECIATE WHETHER

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YOUR HONOR'S SEPTEMBER 30 ORDER VIEWED THOSE THREE TERMS AS A

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SUFFICIENT BODY OF EVIDENCE ON WHICH YOU COULD EVENTUALLY MAKE

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YOUR RULING, AND WE WANTED TO BE CAUTIOUS AND PROTECTIVE IN THE

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EVENT THAT YOU WERE OTHERWISE OF A MIND TO SAY THIS ISN'T

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ENOUGH OF A BODY OF EVIDENCE ON WHICH I CAN RULE.

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CLEAR NOW YOUR VIEW AND WE'RE FINE.

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THE ONLY REMAINING --

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THE COURT:

YOU'VE MADE

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I THINK WITH THE RIGHT STIPULATION OR

SOME LITTLE OFFER OF EVIDENCE IT COULD BE HANDLED.
MR. RICH:

AND THAT GOES TO MY SECOND CONCERN.

AS

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YOUR HONOR KNOWS FROM READING THE PRIOR MOUND OF PAPERS, OUR

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FRIENDS AT GEORGIA STATE HAVE ARGUED THAT THERE'S BEEN A

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SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT OR DIMINUTION IN NUMBERS OF CLAIMED

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INFRINGEMENTS OVER TIME.

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WE DISPUTE THAT FACTUALLY.

I THINK EVEN THE AUGUST

SHOWING DISPUTES IT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE IN A POSITION WHERE

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AS PART OF THIS NEXT ROUND OF FILINGS WE'RE MET WITH AN

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ALLEGATION THAT WE CAN'T RESPOND TO WHICH IS SOMEHOW THAT THE

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2009 MATERIAL IS NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF, QUOTE, ONGOING

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PRACTICE.

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IF GEORGIA STATE'S REPRESENTATIVES ARE PREPARED TO

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STIPULATE TO THAT, THEN WE'RE FINE WITH PULLING THAT MUCH OF

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OUR DISCOVERY REQUEST OFF THE TABLE.

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THE COURT:

YOU ALL IN YOUR BRIEF THAT YOU FILED YOU

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SAID YOU DIDN'T THINK IT WAS NECESSARY OR MAYBE NOT EVEN

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APPROPRIATE TO EXPAND THE TEMPORAL SCOPE OF THE CLAIMED

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INFRINGEMENTS, THAT'S MY RECOLLECTION.

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MR. SCHAETZEL:

THAT'S CORRECT, WE DON'T THINK IT'S

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APPROPRIATE TO GO INTO THAT.

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THE STATE AND ON THE UNIVERSITY IS SUBSTANTIAL WHICH WAS THE

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REASON -- ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THE ACCOMMODATION THAT WE HAD

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WAS TRYING TO GO BACK FOR THE THINGS THAT ARE ALREADY, IF YOU

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WILL, ON THE TABLE, GO BACK AND GET CHECKLISTS AND SO ON AND SO

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FORTH --

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THE COURT:

OKAY.

THE DISCOVERY EXPENSE ALONE ON

WELL, I'M HEARING KIND OF AN

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AGREEMENT THAT THERE IS NO NEED TO EXPAND THE TEMPORAL SCOPE

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THEN?

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MR. SCHAETZEL:

I THINK THAT'S RIGHT.

AS TO MR.

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RICH'S QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN REPRESENT THAT 2010 IS

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REPRESENTATIVE OR AKIN TO 2009, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE ANY

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INFORMATION ON THAT.

I'D HAVE TO TALK TO THE CLIENT ABOUT THAT

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TO FIND OUT.

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THE COURT:

WELL, I THINK THIS ISSUE HAS TO BE

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ACCOMMODATED IN SOME WAY.

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TO THE PLAINTIFFS' SIDE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU ALL ARE IN A POSITION

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TO MAKE THE ARGUMENT THAT THINGS HAVE CONTINUED TO GET BETTER

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AND BETTER AFTER 2009, THEN I HAVE TO LET THEM DO THEIR

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DISCOVERY.

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MR. SCHAETZEL:

I MEAN I THINK IT'S OUT OF FAIRNESS

I MEAN THE POLICY WAS IMPLEMENTED.

WE WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT THINGS WOULD CONTINUE ON THE COURSE

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THAT THEY HAVE GONE SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2009, THE DATE THE POLICY

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WAS ADOPTED.

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BUT, AGAIN, IT'S NOT SOMETHING WHERE THERE'S A PERSON

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AT GEORGIA STATE THAT IS, YOU KNOW, MONITORING ALL THAT.

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HAVE TO DO SOME RESEARCH TO TRY AND BE ABLE TO DETERMINE

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EXACTLY WHAT SORT OF REPRESENTATION WE COULD GIVE UNLESS YOU

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HAVE SOME --

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WE'D

MR. ASKEW:

NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT

THE COURT:

OKAY.

THAT.

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WELL BASED ON WHAT YOU ALL HAVE

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TOLD ME AND AFTER HAVING READ THE BRIEFS THAT YOU ALL

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SUBMITTED, I'M GOING TO RULE THAT THE TEMPORAL SCOPE OF CLAIMED

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INFRINGEMENTS CANNOT BE EXPANDED.

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2009 -- THE THREE SEMESTERS IN 2009, AND WE'LL STICK WITH

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THOSE.

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WE'RE DEALING WITH THE

AND AS I SAID, MY BEST BELIEF IS THAT THAT'S ENOUGH

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TO MEET THE ONGOING AND CONTINUOUS REQUIREMENT, AND I CAN'T SEE

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ANY REASON WHY THINGS WOULD BE DIFFERENT WHEN YOU'VE GOT THE

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SAME POLICY AND A LOT OF THE SAME PROFESSORS.

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WE'LL DO ON THAT.

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SO THAT'S WHAT

NOW, THE PLAINTIFFS HAVE ASKED TO BE ALLOWED TO

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AUGMENT THE 2009 GROUP OR TO CHANGE OR CLARIFY IT BASED ON

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INFORMATION YOU HAVE NOW THAT MAKES IT APPEAR THAT THE FILING

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YOU ALL DID IN AUGUST, I GUESS, WAS NOT QUITE CORRECT.

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SEE ANY REASON WHY THAT SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED.

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MR. RICH:

I CAN'T

AND I THINK WE HAVE HAD COOPERATION FROM

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THE DEFENSE ABOUT PROVIDING US WITH UPDATED ERES REPORTS SO

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THAT HOPEFULLY CAN ALLOW US TO DO THAT IN A COUPLE OF

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INSTANCES.

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THE COURT:

OKAY.

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MR. SCHAETZEL:

I THINK THE QUESTION, YOUR HONOR, IS

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WHETHER OR NOT THE PLAINTIFF WOULD BE ABLE TO ADD NEW

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ALLEGATIONS OF INFRINGEMENT FROM THOSE.

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WHAT TRANSPIRED IS THIS.

FOR EXAMPLE, MR. RAINS

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CALLED AFTER THE CLOSE OF FACT DISCOVERY AND SAID WE WOULD LIKE

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TO GET AN ERES REPORT FOR THE SUMMER OF 2009.

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SOME INSTRUCTIONS AS TO HOW HE WANTED THAT PREPARED, AND WE

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FOLLOWED THOSE INSTRUCTIONS.

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JOHN GAVE US

IT WAS DURING THE SUMMER OF 2009 THAT WE PRINTED OFF

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THE REPORT AND PROVIDED IT TO THE PLAINTIFF.

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WAS STILL RUNNING.

SO THE SEMESTER

WE CAN NOW RUN THE REPORT AND ARE PREPARED

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TO SHOW WHAT TRANSPIRED FOR THAT ENTIRE TIME.

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THE COURT:

RIGHT.

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MR. SCHAETZEL:

WHAT WE THINK IS FAIR GAME IS IF FOR

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EXAMPLE A SPECIFIC ALLEGATION OF INFRINGEMENT, MAYBE UNDER THE

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ORIGINAL REPORT IT INDICATED THAT TWO STUDENTS HAD ACCESS OR

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WORK THAT WAS ON THE ERESERVE SYSTEM AND NOW IT SHOWS THAT FOUR

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STUDENTS ACCESSED THAT WORK.

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THAT'S A DIFFERENT SCENARIO FROM SAYING NO, NOW WE'RE
GOING TO -- WE SEE THAT IN A DIFFERENT CLASS, THERE'S A

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DIFFERENT WORK AND WE'RE LOOKING AT A NEW COPYRIGHT

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REGISTRATION, A NEW COPYRIGHT CLAIM OF INFRINGEMENT WHERE

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WE --

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THE COURT:

I'M NOT SURE I'M FOLLOWING YOU ON THIS.

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YOU JUMPED FROM THE FOUR STUDENTS TO THE TWO DIFFERENT

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REGISTRATIONS.

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POTENTIALLY, YOUR HONOR.

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NUMBER 1 HAS ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A COPYRIGHTED WORK AND

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THERE'S A CLAIMED INFRINGEMENT OF BOOK NUMBER 1.

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AND THAT'S WHAT WOULD HAPPEN
LET'S SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT BOOK

NOW WHEN WE RUN THE REPORT AGAIN, A DIFFERENT BOOK

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APPEARS THAT WAS PERHAPS PUBLISHED BY ONE OF THE PLAINTIFF

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PUBLISHERS, A DIFFERENT SAGE BOOK, FOR EXAMPLE, IS NOW ON THE

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REPORT THAT WAS NOT ON THE REPORT WHEN IT WAS RUN WHEN WE

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PROVIDED IT.

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ARE WE GOING TO BE SUBJECT TO NOW A NEW CLAIM OF

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INFRINGEMENT FOR THAT NEW WORK?

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THE COURT:

YEAH, YEAH, I DON'T SEE WHY NOT, BUT I

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DON'T SEE AS A PRACTICAL MATTER WHY IT SHOULD MAKE ANY

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DIFFERENCE TO YOU.

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I MEAN MY IDEA HERE IS TO GET A REALLY CORRECT LIST.

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THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.

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HAPPENED IN EACH SEMESTER AS TO EACH OF THE COPYRIGHTED WORKS

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WHERE THERE WERE CLAIMS OF INFRINGEMENT, AND TO THE EXTENT THAT

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EITHER SIDE HAS BETTER INFORMATION NOW, SURE, LET'S CLEAN UP

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A LIST THAT LAYS OUT EXACTLY WHAT

THE LIST.

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THE COURT:

WE'LL DO SO.

OKAY.

I THINK WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN, YOU

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ALL NEED TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION, AND THEN I THINK YOU SHOULD

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GET TOGETHER AND PREPARE FOR ME A CLEANED UP VERSION OF THE

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LIST THAT YOU ALL FILED IN AUGUST, THERE WERE TWO LISTS, I

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GUESS, AND IF THERE IS SOMETHING YOU DON'T AGREE ON, YOU COULD

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NOTE YOUR DISAGREEMENT.

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AND I GUESS WHAT I'M THINKING OF AT THIS POINT SINCE

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WE'RE SORT OF EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF THESE LISTINGS, YOU KNOW,

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MAYBE ONE PAGE COULD BE DEVOTED TO EACH CLAIMED INFRINGEMENT,

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AND YOU COULD HAVE, LIKE YOU DID ON THIS CHART, YOU KNOW, THE

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NUMBER OF CHAPTERS DISTRIBUTED, THE PAGE RANGE, THE NUMBER OF

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PAGES.

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I CAN TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE YOU COULD DO FOR ME
THAT WOULD SAVE ME DOING SOME MATH WOULD BE TO PUT SOME

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PERCENTAGES IN THERE, YOU KNOW, WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE PAGES IN

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THE WORK --

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MR. RICH:

WERE PHOTOCOPIED?

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THE COURT:

RIGHT, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, ON THE BOTTOM

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HALF OF THE PAGE OR WHATEVER, ANY PARTS WHERE YOU ALL JUST

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DISAGREE ABOUT THE FACTS, AND MAYBE, YOU KNOW, JUST TRY TO MAKE

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IT EASY TO READ.

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AGREED PARTS IN BLACK, AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE 127 PAGES, AND WE

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COULD GO FROM THERE.

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MAYBE PUT THE DISAGREEMENTS IN RED AND THE

AND THEN I WOULD THINK AT THAT POINT, YOU KNOW, I

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DON'T KNOW WHETHER -- WHATEVER WE DO AFTER THAT I WANT TO MAKE

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SURE THAT IT ADDRESSES ALL CLAIMS IN THE CASE.

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GET TO A POINT WHERE I'VE RULED ON THE FAIR USE ISSUES, AND

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THEN SUDDENLY THERE IN THE BACKGROUND THERE IS SOMETHING

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ELSE LINGERING SUCH THAT WE DON'T GET A FINAL JUDGMENT OUT OF

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IT.

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MR. RICH:

I DON'T WANT TO

YOUR HONOR, TO ME PARAMOUNT IS WHAT WORKS

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EFFICIENTLY FOR YOUR HONOR, BUT HAVING SAID THAT, I DO BELIEVE

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JUST IN THE NATURE OF THE FAIR USE ISSUE JOINDER AND GIVEN THE

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NUMBER OF WORKS AND ALSO GIVEN THAT THERE WILL BE A

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DISAGREEMENT AS TO WHETHER THIS CASE IS ULTIMATELY ONLY ABOUT

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WORK BY WORK OR WHETHER IT'S ABOUT THE ANTHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF

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COMPILING SO MANY WORKS IN A GIVEN COURSE, WHICH IS ALSO

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CENTRAL TO OUR ALLEGATIONS IN THIS CASE, THAT GIVEN THAT I FEEL

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THAT YOU WOULD HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEEDED AND MAYBE WE CAN

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STREAMLINE IT INSTEAD OF FOUR FILINGS INTO TWO FILINGS.

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ALL FOR THAT.

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WE'RE

I THINK IT COULD BE DONE ULTIMATELY EFFICIENTLY ON

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PAPER.

I COULD BE WRONG.

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NECESSARILY AGREE WITH STEVE ON THIS, MR. SCHAETZEL, THAT THERE

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IS AN INEVITABLY TO TRIAL.

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YOUR HONOR MAY DISAGREE.

I DON'T

I THINK THERE WOULD BE RELATIVELY FEW ISSUES THAT

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FROM THE BODY OF AFFIANTS YOU HAVE ALREADY.

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AFFIDAVITS FROM EACH OF OUR CLIENTS REPRESENTATIVES ABOUT THE

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MARKET HARM.

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ARGUMENT.

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IT'S A VERY GENERIC ARGUMENT.

YOU HAVE

IT'S NOT A SUBTLE

YOUR HONOR WILL RESPOND TO IT AS YOU WILL.
AND, LIKEWISE, THE OTHER FACTORS THEY'RE VERY FACT

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SPECIFIC, AND THEN ULTIMATELY YOUR HONOR'S HARD TASK, OF

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COURSE, IS TO APPLY THAT TO THE LAW, AND I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW

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WITNESSES ON THE STAND ARE THAT MUCH MORE LIKELY TO ADVANCE

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CLARITY FOR YOU THAN HAVING IT BEFORE YOU.

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THE COURT:

RIGHT.

ONE DISTINCT DIFFERENCE WOULD BE

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THAT IF WE TRY THE CASE, LET'S ASSUME IT'S NOT NONJURY, THEN I

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WOULD EXPECT TO GET PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS

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OF LAW, AND THAT MIGHT BE MORE HELPFUL TO ME THAN JUST LOOKING

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AT BRIEFS WHICH, YOU KNOW, WOULD NOT BE SO FACT BASED.

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SO MY IDEA IS YOU ALL FINISH YOUR DISCOVERY, THEN YOU

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TAKE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME TO GET TOGETHER THESE LISTS THAT

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I WANT, AND ONCE THAT HAS BEEN DONE, I THINK WE SHOULD SET A

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TRIAL DATE, GET A PRETRIAL ORDER, AND AT THE TRIAL YOU ALL

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WOULD BE AT LIBERTY TO STRUCTURE IT AS YOU WISH.

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YOU ALL COULD AGREE TO PRESENT AFFIDAVITS AT THE

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TRIAL.

THAT WOULD BE FINE WITH ME IF BOTH SIDES AGREE.

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COULD CALL SOME WITNESSES.

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YOU

I WOULD LIKE TO DISCOURAGE YOU FROM PRESENTING A

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WHOLE LOT OF EXPERT TESTIMONY.

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HOW HELPFUL IT'S GOING TO BE.

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OKAY.

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MR. ASKEW:

YOU COULD BUT I'M NOT TOO SURE

SO HOW IS THAT FOR AN APPROACH?
I COULD SAY I THINK WE CERTAINLY, YOUR

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HONOR, INTEND TO PRESENT THE TESTIMONY OF DR. CREW.

WE'VE

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OBVIOUSLY HAD HIM INVOLVED IN THIS CASE A SUBSTANTIAL LENGTH OF

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TIME NOW.

HE HAS SUBMITTED AN EXPERT REPORT.

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THE COURT:

HE HAS?

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MR. ASKEW:

AND WE WOULD BE PLANNING ON USING HIM I

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THINK IN A TRIAL AS AN EXPERT.

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ANTICIPATE HAVING ANY OTHER EXPERT IN THE CASE.

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WITNESSES FOR US WHO WOULD BE REPRESENTATIVES FROM GEORGIA

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STATE AND VARIOUS PROFESSORS.

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THE COURT:

I DON'T THINK WE WOULD
THERE MAY BE

YEAH, I DON'T KNOW HOW HELPFUL INDIVIDUAL

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PROFESSOR TESTIMONY IS GOING TO BE EITHER, BUT YOU ALL ARE

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THE -- YOU'VE GOT TO STEP FORWARD AND TAKE THE LEAD ABOUT WHAT

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YOU THINK IS THE BEST WAY TO PRESENT YOUR CASE.

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ALL RIGHT.

NOW, HERE'S ANOTHER ISSUE FOR THE TRIAL.

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IT MAY BE IF THE ONLY ISSUE TO BE TRIED IS FAIR USE AND THE

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PLAINTIFFS HAVE THE BURDEN OF PROOF -- EXCUSE ME, THE

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DEFENDANTS HAVE THE BURDEN OF PROOF.

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TRIAL WOULD BE STRUCTURED.

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WOULD IN REBUTTAL.

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MR. SCHAETZEL:

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THE COURT:

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MR. RICH:

THAT THAT'S THE WAY THE

YOU ALL WOULD GO FIRST AND YOU ALL

WE WOULD ASK FOR THAT.

YEAH.
YOUR HONOR, MIGHT IT MAKE SENSE, THIS IS

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HELPFUL GUIDANCE AND WE'RE COMPLETELY COMFORTABLE WITH THE

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APPROACH, IT PROBABLY WOULD MAKE SENSE WITH THE BENEFIT OF YOUR

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HONOR'S FEEDBACK THAT WE OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT LITTLE

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WHILE CHAT BETWEEN COUNSEL AND FIGURE OUT OUR THOUGHTS ABOUT

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THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO STRUCTURE A TRIAL, YOU KNOW, SO THAT

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WE CAN MAKE THIS EXERCISE NOT TOO PAINFUL FOR EVERYBODY.

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THE COURT:

RIGHT.

I KNOW THAT YOU ALL ARE PROBABLY

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STRUGGLING OVER HOW THE FAIR USE DEFENSE SHOULD BE PRESENTED,

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AND WE HAVE GOT HERE 127 WORKS, AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING

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YOU ALL JUST HAVE TO STRUGGLE WITH AND FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO

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WITH IT.

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BREACH ON THAT.

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OUT.

I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THE LEAD ON -- JUMP INTO THE
SO WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SEE HOW THAT SHAKES

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OKAY.

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MR. RICH:

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LET'S SET AN AMOUNT REASONABLE -YOUR HONOR, MAY I RAISE ONE OTHER

DISCOVERY RELATED ISSUE FOR YOU?

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THE COURT:

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MR. RICH:

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YES.

ANY, OF PROFESSORS.

AND THIS INVOLVES FURTHER DEPOSITIONS, IF

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THE COURT:

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MR. RICH:

I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP.

GO AHEAD.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S A LARGE DISPUTE.

WE

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HAVE NO INTENTION TO TAKE A DEPOSITION OF EVERY PROFESSOR WHO

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WILL SHOW UP ON THIS 127 OR WHATEVER THAT NUMBER MIGHT BE

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LIST.

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WE DO FEEL WE WOULD WANT TO TAKE LITERALLY A HANDFUL
OR LESS SUCH DEPOSITIONS OR FEWER SUCH DEPOSITIONS.
THE COURT:

I THOUGHT YOU HAD FIVE LEFT FROM YOUR

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PREVIOUS AGREEMENT?

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MR. RICH:

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HERE'S THE WRINKLE.

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DIFFERENT ISSUE, WHO AT GEORGIA STATE FROM THAT LIST OF I

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COUNTED 48 DIFFERENT PROFESSORS I THINK SO FAR, WHO THEY MIGHT

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CALL AT TRIAL AND PRESENT AS REPRESENTATIVE OF PRACTICES.

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WE DO, AND SO THERE'S NO DISPUTE THERE.
WE DON'T KNOW, NOW I GUESS A SLIGHTLY

ALL WE HAD WANTED WAS THE PROTECTION THAT IN THE

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EVENT, AND IT'S NOT UNCOMMON, THAT WE WOULD RECIPROCATE IN THE

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EVENT EITHER SIDE PROPOSES NOW TO PRESENT LIVE TESTIMONY FROM

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SOMEONE WHOM THE OTHER SIDE HAD NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE

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A DEPOSITION THAT A TRIAL DEPOSITION BE AFFORDED.

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BEEN VERY NARROW TO OUR DEPOSITIONS.

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OF THE DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN US.

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THE COURT:

THESE HAVE

THAT'S REALLY THE SCOPE

BASED ON THE BRIEF THAT YOU ALL FILED, MY

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IMPRESSION WAS THAT YOUR PREVIOUS AGREEMENT LIMITED YOU TO

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POTENTIALLY FIVE MORE DEPOSITIONS AND THAT THE DEFENDANTS WERE

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READY, WILLING AND ABLE FOR YOU TO HAVE THOSE FIVE.

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YOUR AGREEMENT AND THAT'S FINE WITH ME.

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I'M NOT TOO SURE WHAT TO DO BEYOND THAT.

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SIDES HAVE KIND OF STRUCTURED YOUR CASE IN THE WAY YOU WANTED

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TO, AND MY ATTITUDE GENERALLY IS THAT BOTH SIDES HAD AN AMPLE

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OPPORTUNITY FOR DISCOVERY, AND YOU CHOSE TO DO CERTAIN THINGS,

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AND I DO NOT WANT TO JUST OPEN UP DISCOVERY AGAIN BECAUSE I

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THINK IT WILL DELAY THINGS AND IT WILL BE VERY EXPENSIVE.

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I MEAN BOTH

I THINK WHAT YOU ARE SAYING ABOUT WELL IF THE

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PLAINTIFFS DECIDE TO CALL CERTAIN PEOPLE AT TRIAL THAT YOU

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DIDN'T KNOW PREVIOUSLY THAT THEY MIGHT BE TESTIFYING, YOU

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HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO QUESTION THEM, YOU KNOW, THAT MIGHT BE

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AN AREA WHERE SOME EXCEPTIONS COULD BE MADE, BUT I REALLY THINK

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YOU ALL SHOULD, YOU KNOW, TRY TO THINK THROUGH HOW YOU THINK

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THE TRIAL IS GOING TO GO, AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TALK

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ABOUT WHO YOUR WITNESSES ARE GOING TO BE WHEN YOU DO THE

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PRETRIAL ORDER AND JUST SEE HOW IT LOOKS AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN

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RESOLVE BY AGREEMENT.

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MR. RICH:

EXCELLENT.

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MR. ASKEW:

COULD I ASK THIS QUESTION, YOUR HONOR?

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THE COURT:

YES.

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MR. ASKEW:

THERE IS THIS QUESTION ABOUT THE NUMBER

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OF PROFESSORS THAT WE HAVE INVOLVED HERE 48 OR 49, AND YOU'RE

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ABSOLUTELY CORRECT, WE'VE WRESTLED WITH HOW MANY OF THOSE WOULD

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WE WANT TO USE AS A WITNESS.

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AM I CORRECT IN MY UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU WOULD NOT

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BE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN HEARING FROM 48 PROFESSORS?

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THE COURT:

WELL, AS I SAID, I DON'T WANT TO JUMP

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INTO THE BREACH HERE.

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THE FAIR USE DEFENSE BE PRESENTED IN THIS CASE BASED ON SOME

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GENERALIZATION ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE WORKS AND SO FORTH, AND

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IT'S POSSIBLE THAT IT CAN BE, BUT I'M NOT -- I DON'T WANT TO

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MAKE THAT DECISION FOR YOU ALL.

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I THOUGHT MYSELF ABOUT, YOU KNOW, CAN

I THINK IT'S JUST YOU KNOW THE CASE BETTER THAN I DO,
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, YOU ALL WOULD BE THE BEST JUDGES OF THE
BEST WAY TO PRESENT YOUR FAIR USE DEFENSE.

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I WOULD IMAGINE I WOULDN'T BE TOO HAPPY TO HEAR FROM

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48 OR 49 PROFESSORS, PARTICULARLY IF THEY'RE ALL GOING TO BE

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SAYING THE SAME THING.

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MR. RICH:

YOUR HONOR, AN OBVIOUS POSSIBILITY IS THAT

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WE CAN STIPULATE TO THE REPRESENTATIVENESS OF THE TESTIMONY OF

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SOME NUMBER OF PROFESSORS.

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KNOW, BUT THAT WOULD LOGICAL.

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THE COURT:

WHETHER THAT'S FEASIBLE, I DON'T

YEAH, I DON'T KNOW EITHER.

I JUST DON'T KNOW.

I REALLY

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DON'T.

I MEAN I SEE YOUR LIST OF THESE

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WORKS, AND MAYBE I HAVE SOME IMPRESSIONS ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE,

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BUT I THINK IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS THAT I HAVEN'T READ VERY MANY,

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IF ANY, OF THESE WORKS, AND SO SOMEBODY IS GOING TO HAVE TO

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EDUCATE ME ABOUT THEM, AND THE BEST WAY TO DO IT, I'M NOT SURE

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WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO DO IT.

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ALL RIGHT.

NOW, LET'S SEE, SO YOU ALL IN YOUR

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PROPOSED SCHEDULING ORDERS CONTEMPLATED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF

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TIME FOR SUPPLEMENTATION OF DISCOVERY AND DEPOSITIONS OF UP TO

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FIVE GEORGIA STATE WITNESSES, AND THAT'S OKAY WITH ME.

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AND THEN IN SECTIONS C, D, E AND F OF THE PLAINTIFFS'

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FILING, YOU HAVE ALL THIS STUFF ABOUT OPPOSITION BRIEFS.

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JUST SCRATCH THAT, AND INSTEAD OF THAT SAY THAT COUNSEL FOR THE

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PARTIES SHALL CONFER AND JOINTLY PREPARE UPDATED STATEMENTS OF

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THE CLAIMED INFRINGEMENTS IN THE THREE 2009 SEMESTERS, AND

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WHAT WOULD BE THE AMOUNT OF TIME, YOU THINK, YOU'D NEED TO DO

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THAT?
MR. SCHAETZEL:

MR. RICH:

HOW DOES 30 DAYS FROM THE CLOSE OF THE

DEPOSITIONS SOUND TO GET THAT PROCESS DONE?
MR. SCHAETZEL:

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MR. RICH:

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WE WILL BE PRODUCING ELECTRONICALLY

TODAY UPDATED ERESERVE REPORTS.

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LET'S

IS THAT FOR BOTH OF US --

WE'RE THINKING 45 DAYS, YOUR HONOR, FROM

THE END OF THE DEPOSITIONS.
THE COURT:

LET'S DO THAT.

45 DAYS TO GET THAT FILED

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WITH THE COURT, AND THEN I GUESS AFTER THAT WE JUST NEED TO SET

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A DATE FOR FILING THE PROPOSED PRETRIAL ORDER.

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HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU WANT FOR THAT?

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MR. SCHAETZEL:

TWO THOUGHTS ON THAT, YOUR HONOR.

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FIRST, I'D LIKE TO BE CERTAIN THAT THE COURT IS AWARE THAT LATE

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YESTERDAY WE FILED A MOTION TO DISMISS.

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THE COURT:

I HAVE SEEN IT.

SO THAT'S --

JUST GLANCED AT IT.

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HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO READ IT.

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MR. SCHAETZEL:

CERTAINLY, I UNDERSTAND.

I WANTED

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YOU TO BE AWARE OF THAT AS WE TALKED ABOUT TIME, BUT OBVIOUSLY

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IF WE JUST USE THE LOCAL RULE PROVISION, SOMETHING LIKE ANOTHER

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30 TO 45 DAYS TO PREPARE THE PRETRIAL ORDER.

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MR. RICH:

I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT.

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THE COURT:

OKAY.

30 DAYS AFTER THE FILING OF THAT

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LIST, YOU GET THE PROPOSED PRETRIAL ORDER IN, AND I GUESS AS

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SOON AS I GET THAT PRETRIAL ORDER, I'LL SET A TRIAL DATE.

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OKAY.

SO WHAT WE HAVE OUTSTANDING OTHER THAN THIS

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ISSUE ABOUT THE CLAIMS OF INFRINGEMENT, WE HAVE THE PLAINTIFFS'

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MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION THAT WAS FILED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO

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I THINK AND --

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MR. RICH:

THE SECOND PORTION OF WHICH IS NOW MOOT

FROM TODAY.
THE COURT:

RIGHT, I GUESS SO SOME OF IT IS MOOT.

ARE YOU ALL GOING TO FILE A RESPONSE TO THAT?

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MR. SCHAETZEL:

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THE COURT:

YES, IT'S DUE MONDAY.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL LOOK AT THAT, AND WE'LL

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JUST TAKE THAT UNDER ADVISEMENT FROM THAT POINT, AND THEN AS

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SOON AS I GET YOU ALL'S RESPONSE TO THE MOTION TO DISMISS,

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WE'LL GET BUSY ON THAT.

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I THINK THAT PRETTY WELL WRAPS UP THE AGENDA.

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YOU ALL THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE?

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MR. LARSON:

CAN

YOUR HONOR, IF I COULD ON SECTION A OF

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THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE, THE ENTIRE DISCOVERY SCHEDULE IS KEYED

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OFF OF THE DATE OF EITHER NOVEMBER 30 OR 15 DAYS AFTER YOUR

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DECISION ON THE MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION.

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WHAT YOU JUST SAID THAT WE SHOULD PLAN OUR DATES BASED ON YOUR

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RESPONSE THEN TO THE MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION?

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MR. KRUGMAN:

I TAKE IT FROM

NO, I DON'T THINK THAT'S NECESSARY.

IT'S ONLY PART TWO OF THE MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION.

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THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT.

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THE LAW CLERK:

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MAY I CLARIFY ONE THING, THE

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SUBMISSION OF THE LIST, YOU REFERRED TO IT AS A LISTING OF THE

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CHARTS.

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IT IN LIKE ONE PAGE FOR EACH ITEM?

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CLARIFY NOW EXACTLY HOW THAT WILL BE DONE.

DO YOU PREFER THAT IN A CHART FORMAT, OR DO YOU PREFER

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THE COURT:

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MR. SCHAETZEL:

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THE COURT:

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IT MIGHT BE EASIER TO

I WOULD LIKE ONE PAGE FOR EACH.
YES, I HEARD 127 PAGES.

YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURE WHETHER A CHART IS

FEASIBLE.
MR. RICH:

DID YOU FIND THE CHART HELPFUL ON THE

SUBMISSION?

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THE COURT:

I DID.

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THE COURT:

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OKAY.

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(PROCEEDINGS CONCLUDED.)

WE CAN DO BOTH.

BOTH WOULD BE GREAT.

THANK YOU.

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C-E-R-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-E

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

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I, ANDRE G. ASHLEY, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I AM A

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U.S. DISTRICT REPORTER FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA,

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THAT I REPORTED THE FOREGOING AND THE SAME IS A TRUE AND

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ACCURATE TRANSCRIPTION OF MY MACHINE SHORTHAND NOTES AS TAKEN

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AFORESAID.

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IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND ON
THIS 10TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2011.

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