Vargas et al v. Pfizer Inc. et al

Filing 87

DECLARATION of Christopher Keegan in Support re: 85 SECOND MOTION for Summary Judgment.. Document filed by Brian Transeau. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Ex B# 2 Exhibit Ex C# 3 Exhibit Ex D# 4 Exhibit Ex E# 5 Exhibit Ex F# 6 Exhibit Ex G# 7 Exhibit Ex H# 8 Exhibit Ex I# 9 Exhibit Ex J part 1# 10 Exhibit Ex J part 2# 11 Exhibit Ex K# 12 Exhibit Ex L# 13 Exhibit Ex M# 14 Exhibit Ex N part 1# 15 Exhibit Ex N part 2# 16 Exhibit Ex O# 17 Exhibit Ex P# 18 Exhibit Ex Q# 19 Exhibit Ex R# 20 Exhibit Ex S# 21 Exhibit Ex T# 22 Exhibit Ex U# 23 Exhibit Ex V)(Ahrens, Julie)

Vargas et al v. Pfizer Inc. et al

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RALPH VARGAS and BLAND-RICKY ROBERTS, Plaintiffs, Civil Action No. -against04CV 9772 (JCF)

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Song, sound s o u r c e , i t i s a

source.

Q
A.

Right. Once you o b t a i n t h e s o u r c e you

t h e n go t o copy t h e s o u r c e . without having t h e source.

You c a n ' t sample

Q.

Okay.

Great.

Have you e v e r

used sampling t o c r e a t e music?
A.

No. Do you c u r r e n t l y r e c o r d music? Okay, do I c u r r e n t l y r e c o r d

Q.
A.

music?

M e p e r s o n a l l y o r do I s t i l l h a v e

a r t i s t s t h a t I ' m recording?

Q.

W e ' l l t a k e it one a t a t i m e .

Do you p e r s o n a l l y r e c o r d m u s i c ?
A.

No. D you have a r t i s t s t h a t you o

Qrecord?
A.

I have a r t i s t s t h a t I ' v e p a i d

f o r t h e i r r e c o r d i n g s , b u t I am n o t p e r s o n a l l y not t h e person doing t h e recordings.

Q-

So y o u r i n v o l v e m e n t w i t h

a r t i s t s r e c o r d i n g i s more o f a f i n a n c i a l backing of t h e recording?

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A.

To some d e g r e e p r e t t y much

covers everything.

Q.
albums; r i g h t ?
A.

R i g h t . So J B R d i d p u t o u t

Yes.

Q.
than lo?
A.

Can you s a y w h e t h e r it was less

No.

MR. CHIN:
answer.
A.

Objection.

You c a n

No. And i t was i n o p e r a t i o n from

Q.

a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 9 8 9 t o 1995; r i g h t ?
A.

'95,

'96.

Q.

So o v e r s i x y e a r s you h a d t e n

o r eleven artists; r i g h t ?
A.

T h a t I c a n remember. Which of t h o s e a r t i s t s d o you

Q.

s p e c i f i c a l l y remember d i d r e l e a s e a l b u m s ?
A.

Kevin Owens h a d a n album.

Ray,

Goodman

&

Brown h a d a n album.

A 1 McDowell h a d

a n album.

W e p u t a s p e c i a l t y r e c o r d which i s

t h e Funky D r u m m e r s e r i e s ,

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QA.

Was Funky Drummer I1 e v e r

r e l e a s e d on a n y o t h e r media o t h e r t h a n v i n y l ? No. Never on compact d i s k ? No. Never on c a s s e t t e t a p e ? No. Who p r e s s e d t h e v i n y l f o r Funky

Q.
A.

QA.

Q.
Drummer I ?
A.

T h a t i s a good q u e s t i o n ,

I

d o n ' t remember w h e t h e r I u s e d M e t r o p o l i t a n , w h e t h e r I u s e d a p r e s s i n g p l a n t i n Brooklyn, t h e name s l i p s m e r i g h t now. escapes m e . That r e a l l y

I d o n ' t remember t h a t name o r i f I d o n ' t remember

I used t h e F l o r i d a Records.

who I u s e d f o r t h a t .

I d o n ' t remember who I

u s e d f o r I o r I1 t o b e h o n e s t w i t h you.

Q.

So f o r Funky Drummer I it c o u l d

h a v e b e e n M e t r o p o l i t a n you s a i d ?
A.

Uh-huh. Another p l a c e i n Brooklyn.
Yes.
I d o n ' t remember t h a t

Q.
A.

name, t h o u g h .

Q.

And a n o t h e r p l a c e i n F l o r i d a ? ,
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A.

There was three because of the

demand for the record.

Q-

So, how many copies of Funky

Drummer I1 were pressed? A. 4,000. So there was the first one of

Q1,500. A.

Correct. Then the second pressing? 2,000. Then the third pressing? 500. 500. What is the time frame

Q.
A.
(1

.

A.

Q.

between the first pressing and the last pressing? A.
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A month, maybe. One month? Yeah. A month.

A month.

A.

Q-

So, do you remember when Funky

Drummer I1 was first pressed?

A.
Q-

No. Do you recall the year? No. But it was prior to going

A.

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Q.

Do you have, did you keep

copies of any of those documents reflecting the number of copies of Funky Drummer I1 that were manufactured?

A.

If in fact I did receive them,
I don't

I would have had a copy back then.
have one now.

Q.

Okay.

Does anyone else have a

copy of those documents?
A:
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Not to my knowledge. Would you know about it if

someone else did have a copy of those documents? MR. CHIN: answer. Objection. You can

A.

I would want to say yes, but

the answer would actually have to be no.

If

someone from their organization that made the Records, pressed the Records, if they had a copy, I wouldn't know that.

Q.

Okay.

Would you have written

notes or any other, you know, memorialization of the number of, an accounting of the number

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o f c o p i e s t h a t you p r e s s e d ?
MR.
CHIN:

Objection. Written notes

A.

I d o n ' t know.

today?

Q.
A.

Yes.

No.

No.

Q.

A r e t h e numbers you a r e s a y i n g

f o r p r e s s i n g o f Funky Drummer 11, a r e you r e l y i n g o n l y on y o u r memory t o t e s t i f y t o t h o s e numbers?
MR.
A.

CHIN:

Objection.

P r e t t y much. O t h e r t h a n y o u r memory what

Q.

e l s e a r e you r e l y i n g on t o s a y t h a t 4 , 0 0 0
c o p i e s o f Funky Drummer I1 w e r e p r e s s e d ?
A.

I t would s t r i c t l y b e memory.

Q
A.
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Anything e l s e ? No. There is nothing e l s e o t h e r

t h a n y o u r memory t h a t y o u ' r e r e l y i n g o n t o t e s t i f y t o t h e number of c o p i e s o f Funky Drummer I1 t h a t w e r e p r e s s e d ?
MR.
CHIN :

Objection.

Q.

You c a n a n s w e r .

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ROBERTS

N o t h i n g b u t my memory. Did you r e v i e w any documents a t

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a l l t h a t g a v e you t h a t number?
A.

No.

It's a l l recollection.

Q-

So i f your memory was m i s t a k e n ,

t h e r e i s no o t h e r way t o know t h e t o t a l number o f c o p i e s o f Funky Drummer I1 t h a t w e r e pressed?
MR.
A. CHIN :

Obj e c t i o n .

Correct.
I w i l l go t h r o u g h t h e same A r e you r e l y i n g

Q.

t h i n g f o r Funky Drummer I .

s o l e l y on y o u r memory t o t e s t i f y t o t h e number o f c o p i e s t h a t were p r e s s e d o f Funky Drummer I ?
A.

Yes.
Is t h e r e a n y t h i n g e l s e ?
MR. CHIN:

Q-

Objection.

A.

No.
D i d you r e v i e w any documents

Q.

t h a t g a v e you, t h a t g o t you t o t h e number 3 , 0 0 0 f o r t h e c o p i e s o f Funky Drummer I t h a t
w e r e pressed?
MR.
CHIN:

Objection.

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as to that number, there is no other way to know the total number of Funky Drummer I copies that were pressed?

MR. CHIN:
A.

Objection.

To date, no. Is it possible your memory for

Q-

the number of Funky Drummer I1 -- sorry -strike that. Is it possible your memory you pressed 4,000 copies of Funky Drummer 11, is it possible you're mistaken? MR. CHIN: A. No. Objection.

Not since the money came No. I am pretty good with

out of my pocket.

that, you know, in terms of that Funky Drummer series because Funky Drummer was one of the last Records I did.

Q.
was pressed?

But you don't remember where it

MR. CHIN: A.

Objection.

No, not at this point in time. You don't remember when it was
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Objection.

I am bad with dates.
You said it was one of the last

.

projects you worked on before J B & R went out of business? A. JBR .

MR. CHIN:

Objection.

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Sorry.

Is it one of the last

projects you worked on before JBR Records went out of business?

A.
last.

Yes, it was.

It was among the

Q.

Can you tell me the name of the

salesperson who agreed to the terms of the manufacturing deal for the pressing of Funky Drummer II? MR. CHIN: Objection.

A.

No, I can't.

I have family

members I haven't seen in a while, I couldn't tell you their name. If it is not relevant to

me now and I don't, you know, I wouldn't remember.

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So you don't know who you
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t a l k e d t o t o g e t t h e albums p r e s s e d ; r i g h t ?
MR.
A.
CHIN:

Ob j e c t i o n .
I don't.

Not t o d a y ,

No.

Q.
right?

And you d o n ' t know t h e name o f

t h e company where t h e albums were p r e s s e d ;

MR.
A.

CHIN:

Objection.

No.

I c a n t e l l you it was i n

Brooklyn.

I j u s t c a n ' t remember t h e name of
I mean t h a t was t e n y e a r s ago,

t h e company.

t h a t ' s why I w o u l d n ' t remember t h a t p e r s o n ' s name.
I t i s somebody who I h a v e n ' t d e a l t w i t h

i n ten years.

I t i s a company I h a v e n ' t d e a l t

with i n over ten years.
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R i g h t . Being t h a t l o n g a g o you

c a n ' t remember?
MR.

CHIN:

Objection.

Remember

what?

QA.

Who p r e s s e d Funky D r u m m e r 11. Not 1 0 0 p e r c e n t .
I mean I

c o u l d p o s s i b l y f i n d t h a t company i f t h e y s t i l l e x i s t b y d r i v i n g a r o u n d i n Brooklyn.

Q.

So, d o you remember -- i f you

d r o v e a r o u n d i n Brooklyn t o f i n d t h a t company,

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internet?
A.

No. How many t i m e s d i d you s e e i t

Q.

f o r s a l e on t h e i n t e r n e t ?
A.

I n t h e b e g i n n i n g ? I saw it Because o n e o f m y T h a t i s how I

once.

I t h i n k i t was once.

k i d s was on t h e i n t e r n e t . happened t o s e e i t .

Q-

When d i d you s t o p s e l l i n g

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s o r r y , i s Funky D r u m m e r Volume I1 s t i l l f o r sale?
A.

D u r i n g what t i m e frame? Presently.
Is i t f o r s a l e now?

QA.

Q.
A.

Yes. No, i t i s n o t . And when d i d you s t o p s e l l i n g

Q.

Funky Drummer Volume I I ?
A.

Shortly a f t e r the l a s t

pressing,

QA.

When was t h a t ? W i t h i n t h a t month t i m e f r a m e Date, I c o u l d n ' t

t h a t w e s p o k e of e a r l i e r . g i v e you a d a t e .

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So if w e a r e g o i n g o f f o f t h e

a p p r o x i m a t e d a t e o f F e b r u a r y 1 9 9 4 when Funky Drummer Volume I1 was r e l e a s e d , you s t o p p e d s e l l i n g it s h o r t l y t h e r e a f t e r ?
A;
'

March -MR.

CHIN:

Wait u n t i l s h e

finishes.
(. 2

Shortly thereafter?
MR.

CHIN:

Objection.

A.

March, A p r i l , t h e r e a b o u t . Have you e v e r s e e n c o p i e s of

(. 1

Funky Drummer Volume I1 o f f e r e d f o r s a l e on the internet?
A.

No.
I j u s t want t o t a l k a b o u t t h e

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d i s t r i b u t i o n p r o c e s s f o r Funky Drummers volume a n d we t a l k e d a b o u t y o u r d i s t r i b u t o r g e n e r a l l y f o r JBR R e c o r d s . Drummer I f i r s t .

W e will f o c u s on Funky
Again I am g o i n g t o a s k you
I f you

t h e q u e s t i o n s s p e c i f i c t o e a c h album.

s a y t h a t it was t h e same f0.r Funky Drummer 11, you c a n t e l l u s t h a t and it w i l l go f a s t e r .
I ' l l ask separately otherwise.

How was Funky Drummer I

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distributed?
A.

I t was d i s t r i b u t e d , a s I s t a t e d

e a r l i e r , through t h e trunk of t h e c a r , a s well a s through formal d i s t r i b u t o r channels.
(1

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When you s a y t r u n k o f t h e c a r ,

y o u ' r e t a l k i n g a b o u t t h e t r u n k of your c a r ?
A.

T h a t ' s a term used l o o s e l y .

As

you m e n t i o n e d a few m i n u t e s a g o . about M r . and Soul.

You a s k e d m e

V a r g a s d e l i v e r i n g R e c o r d s t o Rock

QA.

Right. T h a t would b e c o n s i d e r e d o u t o f

t h e t r u n k o f t h e c a r a s opposed t o t h a t distribution e n t i t y t h a t t h e i r salesperson s e l l i n g t h a t r e c o r d w e would b e s e l l i n g i t . W e c a l l t h a t o u t of t h e t r u n k of t h e c a r .

Q

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T h a t i s d i r e c t --

A.

Direct s a l e s .

Q-

-- d i r e c t s a l e s from t h e l a b e l

and t h e a r t i s t i n t h i s c a s e , you s a i d Mr. Vargas i s n o t a n a r t i s t .
So d i r e c t s a l e s

from t h e l a b e l and t h e m u s i c i a n ; r i g h t ?
A.

Okay. For t h e s a l e s o f Funky ~rurnrner

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BLAND-RICKY ROBERTS copies of Funky Drummer Volume I1 did you sell to Carmine Records?

MR. CHIN:
A.

Objection.

I'm not sure.
Do you have a best, your best

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estimate of how many copies of Volume I1 were sold to Carmine Records?

A.

No. Do you know that more than one

Q.

copy of Funky Drummer Volume I1 was sold to Carmine Records?

AQ.

Yes. Was it less than 100? MR. CHIN : Objection .

A.
Q

Yes. So for Carmine Records

somewhere between 2 and 100 copies of Funky Drummer Volume I1 were sold; right? MR. CHIN: A.
Q.
,

Objection.

Yes. For City HaL1, what is that? City Hall is a distributor on

A.

the West Coast.
Q.

Where is City Hall?

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Q.
California? A. mistaken.

San Rafael, if I am not

Q-

San Rafael.

Okay.

Where did

-- you -said City Hall was a distributor.

Where did City Hall distribute its Records?

A.

Nationally. Did City Hall distribute

Q.

Records to retail outlets?

A.

Yes. And were those retail outlets

Q-

in every state?
A.

Very well could have been. Okay. Do you know any of the

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specific retail stores that City Hall distributed to?

A.
Q.

No. How many copies of Funky

Drummer Volume I did you sell to City Hall?

A.
Q.
A.

I don't have an exact number.
Do you have an estimate? No.

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Was i t more t h a n one? Yes. Was i t l e s s t h a n l o o ?

MR.
A.

CHIN:

Objection.

L e s s than?

Q.
A.

Yes.
No. I t would h a v e b e e n maybe

more t h a n .

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Was i t l e s s t h a n 150? MR.
CHIN:

Objection.

I d o n ' t know.

So you do know i t was more t h a n 1 0 0 , b u t y o u ' r e n o t s u r e -- would a n a c c u r a t e r a n g e between 100 a n d 150?
MR. CHIN:

Objection.

A.

I d o n ' t know.
Was i t l e s s t h a n 300 --

Q.

MR.

CHIN:

Objection.

Q-

--

t h a t you s o l d t o C i t y H a l l ?

MR.

CHIN:

Objection.

Q.
A.

You c a n a n s w e r .

I d o n ' t know.
For Funky Drummer Volume I1 how

Q-

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Q.
A.

Each time was two boxes? Uh-huh. You're saying you took boxes

Q.

there was Tiger Distribution in New York? A. New Jersey. No. They were in Englewood,

Q
business? A.

Okay.

Are they still in

I don't know.
So is your best estimate of the

Q.

number of copies of Volume I1 you sold to Tiger Distribution, would that be ZOO? MR. CHIN: answer. A. I went there a couple of times Objection. You can

and I don't know.

Q.

Just to get an idea, a couple

of times you mean two, possibly three? A.
Q

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A.

Would i t have b e e n more t h a n

I don't think so.

Q.
A.

D e f i n i t e l y n o t more t h a n 500? Not more t h a n 300, I d o n ' t

believe.

Q-

Okay.

Did you e v e r r e c e i v e

r e p o r t s t h a t Funky Drummer Volume I1 was s o l d i n any f o r e i g n c o u n t r i e s ?
A.

R e p o r t s meaning l i k e

statements?

Q.
communication.
A.

S t a t e m e n t s o r any o r a l

O r a l communications, I mean w e

d i s c u s s e d i t , a s I t o l d you.

W e t a l k e d about

England, w e t a l k e d a b o u t F r a n c e , w e t a l k e d a b o u t I t a l y , w e t a l k e d a b o u t Germany.

Q-

When you s a y w e d i s c u s s e d i t

y o u ' r e t a l k i n g a b o u t y o u r s e l f and a n individual a t Tiger Distribution?
A.

Yes,

sales staff that was

there.

Q.

The s a l e s s t a f f t o l d you Funky

Drummer Volume I1 s o l d i n England; i s t h a t

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right?
MR. C H I N :

Objection.

You c a n

answer.
A.

Yeah, w e l l , y e a h , t h e same

t e r r i t o r i e s t h a t I t o l d you.

Q.

Okay.

They t o l d you t h a t t h e

Funky Drummer Volume I1 was d i s t r i b u t e d t o s t o r e s i n England; r i g h t ?
MR.
CHIN:

Objection.

Q-

And F r a n c e ; i s t h a t r i g h t ?
MR.

CHIN:

You can a n s w e r .

A.

Well, l e t m e s a y t h i s , t h e y

t o l d m e t h e Records were s e n t o v e r t h e r e . Whether o r n o t i t was s o l d , I c a n ' t t e l l you b e c a u s e t h a t ' s a COD t y p e t h i n g . Once i t

l e a v e s , o n c e I g i v e them t h e Records 1 have t o g e t p a i d f o r them.

Q.
A.

Okay.
T h e r e i s no r e t u r n s . T h e r e was no . r e t u r n p o l i c y ? N returns for the o

Q.
A.

international stuff.

Q-

Okay.

Were t h e r e any o t h e r

d i s t r i b u t o r s you worked w i t h o t h e r t h a n ~ i g e r

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BLAND-RICKY ROBERTS Distribution that claimed international distribution of Funky Drummer Volume II? A. City Hall, if I am not mistaken

does something with Japan.

Q.

Did City Hall distribute Funky

Drummer Volume I1 in Japan?

A.
Q.

I don't know
Did you have a return policy

with City Hall? A. Just, but there was no returns.

Indi as well did some international distributing.

QA.

Okay. I can't tell you what

territories, but I know they did do international distributing as well.

Q.

Did Indi Distribution

distribute Funky Drummer Volume I1 internationally? A. I don't know. Did anyone ever tell you that

Q.
they did?

A.

No. So looking again at this list

Q.

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That was the retail sales

price?

A.
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Yes -- no.

Wholesale.

So by that you mean the price

at which you sold Funky Drummer Volume II? A. Correct. To either the retailers or the

Q.

distributor; right? A. Uh-huh. Okay. And from your $8 sales

Q.

price you split the expenses with Mr. Vargas; is that right
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strike that.

That question I can reword it. You said you pressed approximately 4,000 copies of Funky Drummer Volume 11; is that right? A. Correct. And you sold all of those

QA.

copies; is that right? To my knowledge, yes. Each of 'those copies were sold

Q-

for $8; is that correct?

A.

I sold them for $8.

I don't

know what they were sold for.

Different list
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prices a t different stores.

Q.
s o l d f o r $8?
A.

Okay.

But e a c h of t h o s e you

Yes. So y o u r a p p r o x i m a t e t o t a l s a l e s right?

Q

on Funky Drummer Volume I1 i s $32,000;
A.

I n revenue, yes. I n r e v e n u e r i g h t . So y o u r

Q-

e x p e n s e s came o u t o f t h a t $32,000; r i g h t ?
A.

Correct. You s p l i t t h e e x p e n s e s a n d -And t h e p r o f i t .
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Q.
A.

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a n d t h e p r o f i t 50/50 w i t h

Vargas; r i g h t ?
A.

Correct. Do you have a n e s t i m a t e o f what

Q.

t h e e x p e n s e s w e r e f o r Funky Drummer Volume I I ?
A.

No. So y o u r n e t p r o f i t f o r Funky

Q-

Drummer Volume I1 was l e s s t h a n $16,000; that right?
MR. CHIN:

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Objection.

Q.

You c a n answer.
MR.
CHIN:

Yes, you c a n

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BLAND-RICKY ROBERTS t a l k i n g a b o u t B u s t Dat Groove Without a Ride, t h e c o m p o s i t i o n t h a t i s t h e s u b j e c t m a t t e r of t h e Complaint? MS. AHRENS:
MR. CHIN:

Yes.

Sorry.
I

That's fine. You c a n answer i t .

withdraw my o b j e c t i o n .
A.

A r e you a s k i n g m e was it o n l y

c o n t a i n e d on t h a t r e c o r d o r a r e you a s k i n g m e was i t u s e d f o r o t h e r Records?
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Yes.

Was B u s t Dat Groove

Without a Ride, was t h a t e v e r on any o t h e r r e c o r d i n g , o t h e r t h a n Funky Drummer Volume I I ?
A.

P r i o r t o t h i s Complaint, none With t h i s Complaint, y e s . So, o t h e r t h a n your a l l e g a t i o n

t h a t I know o f .

Q.

t h a t Bust Dat Groove Without a Ride i s on t h e C e l e b r e x commercial, t h a t t r a c k was n e v e r on any o t h e r recording?
MR. C H I N :

Objection.

You c a n

answer.
A.

Not t h a t I know o f . To y o u r knowledge d i d B u s t Dat

Q.

Groove e v e r r e c e i v e any r a d i o o r TV a i r p l a y o t h e r t h a n a l l e g e d l y i n t h e Celebrex

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BLAND-RICKY ROBERTS
A.

What d o you mean by s a m p l e of

Bust Dat Groove?

Q.

Was i t , l i k e w e t a l k e d a b o u t

e a r l i e r , l i k e d e f i n i t i o n of sample, l i k e a d i g i t a l copy of B u s t Dat Groove?
A.

Yes.

Yes.

Q

And i s it y o u r p o s i t i o n t h a t

t h e underlying t r a c k of t h e Celebrex commercial which you r e f e r r e d t o , from Breakz from t h e N S k o o l , A p a r t h e n o n i a ; r i g h t ? u
A.

Yes.

T h a t i s what t h e y c a l l

it.

Q-

And i s i t y o u r p o s i t i o n t h a t

A p a r t h e n o n i a i s a d i g i t a l copy o f B u s t Dat Groove?
A.

Yes.

Q
Mr.

Did anyone e l s e o t h e r t h a n
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raise an issue

a b o u t t h i s a d o r t e l l you a b o u t t