Arista Records LLC et al v. Lime Wire LLC et al

Filing 549

DECLARATION of Melinda E. LeMoine in Support re: 533 MOTION in Limine to Preclude Specified Categories of Evidence and Argument.. Document filed by Arista Music, fka BMG Music, Arista Records LLC, Atlantic Recording Corporation, Capitol Records, LLC, fka Capitol Records, Inc., Elektra Entertainment Group Inc., Interscope Records, Laface Records LLC, Motown Record Company, L.P., Priority Records LLC, Sony Music Entertainment, fka Sony BMG Music Entertainment, UMG Recordings, Inc., Virgin Records America, Inc., Warner Bros. Records Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4)(Lemoine, Melinda)

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Arista Records LLC et al v. Lime Wire LLC et al Doc. 549 Att. 4 EXHIBIT 4 Dockets.Justia.com 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ARAM A. SINNREICH, PH.D. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ---------------------------------------x ARISTA RECORDS LLC; ATLANTIC RECORDING CORPORATION; ARISTA MUSIC, Civil Action No. fka BMG MUSIC; CAPITOL RECORDS, INC.; 06 CV 5936(KMW)(DF) ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC.; INTERSCOPE RECORDS; LAFACE RECORDS LLC; MOTOWN RECORD COMPANY, L.P.; PRIORITY RECORDS LLC; SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, fka SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT; UMG RECORDINGS, INC.; VIRGIN RECORDS AMERICA, INC.; and WARNER BROS. RECORDS INC., Plaintiffs, vs. LIME GROUP LLC; LIME WIRE LLC; MARK GORTON; GREG BILDSON; and M.J.G. LIME WIRE FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Defendants. ---------------------------------------x CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS February 11, 2011 9 a.m. Videotaped deposition of ARAM A. SINNREICH, Ph.D., pursuant to subpoena, at the offices of Cowan Liebowitz & Latman, 1133 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, before Nancy Mahoney, a Certified Court Reporter, Registered Professional Reporter, Certified LiveNote Reporter, and Notary Public within and for the States of New York and New Jersey. 2 CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS ARAM A. SINNREICH, Ph.D. - 2/11/2011 1 2 3 4 5 BY: ARAM A. SINNREICH, PH.D. A P P E A R A N C E S: MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP Attorneys for Plaintiffs 560 Mission Street San Francisco, California 94105 BLANCA FROMM YOUNG, ESQ. blanca.young@mto.com 6 7 8 9 BY: WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP Attorneys for Defendants 787 Seventh Avenue New York, New York 10019-6099 JOHN R. OLLER, ESQ. joller@willkie.com CHRIS J. MIRITELLO, ESQ. cmitritello@willkie.com 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ALSO PRESENT: Jennifer Pariser, Esq. RIAA Jonathan Popham, Videograher Merrill Legal Solutions 1-800-325-3376 Merrill Corporation - New York www.merrillcorp.com/law 194 CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS ARAM A. SINNREICH, Ph.D. - 2/11/2011 1 ARAM A. SINNREICH, PH.D. 2 13:43:42 that freely available online music has affected 3 13:43:46 music sales, LimeWire's role is minimal." 4 13:43:49 And just explain to me what your What 5 13:43:51 point is in this section of the report. 6 13:43:53 are you trying to say, what opinion are you 7 13:43:55 offering? 8 13:43:55 A. I'm offering the opinion that there 9 13:43:58 are so many channels through which music fans 10 13:44:01 can access music freely over the Internet that 11 13:44:05 LimeWire's absence from that mix would have a 12 13:44:09 minimal effect, that -- and, therefore, that 13 13:44:15 the -- the aggregate impact of LimeWire on the 14 13:44:18 behavior of that marketplace and the -- the 15 13:44:23 market opportunities is negligible compared to 16 13:44:26 the bulk of those other factors. 17 13:44:39 Q. Okay. Are you offering an opinion 18 13:44:40 that these other free offerings contributed to a 19 13:44:43 decline in music sales? 20 13:44:45 A. To the extent that -- am I 21 13:44:53 offering an opinion -- can you repeat the 22 13:44:54 question? 23 13:44:55 MS. YOUNG: Can he have the 24 13:44:55 question read back -- can I have the question 25 13:44:57 read back, please. 1-800-325-3376 Merrill Corporation - New York www.merrillcorp.com/law 335 CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS ARAM A. SINNREICH, Ph.D. - 2/11/2011 1 2 17:15:49 ARAM A. SINNREICH, PH.D. THE VIDEOGRAPHER: This concludes The time 3 17:15:51 today's testimony of Aram Sinnreich. 4 17:15:55 on the record is 5:15 p.m. 5 17:15:58 tape number six. 6 17:16:00 7 17:16:01 8 17:16:01 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 __________________________________ Notary Public Subscribed and sworn to before me this _____ day of _________, 2011. (Time noted: 5:15 p.m.) This also concludes ___________________________ ARAM A. SINNREICH, Ph.D. 1-800-325-3376 Merrill Corporation - New York www.merrillcorp.com/law 336 CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS ARAM A. SINNREICH, Ph.D. - 2/11/2011 1 2 3 4 5 6 ____ ____ STATE OF NEW YORK ) ss: COUNTY OF NEW YORK ) I wish to make the following changes, for the following reasons: PAGE LINE CHANGE FROM: CHANGE TO: REASON: ____ ____ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Subscribed and sworn to before me this _____ day of _________, 2011. _______________________, Notary Public ____ ____ CHANGE FROM: _______________________ CHANGE TO: _______________________ REASON: _______________________ _______________________ ARAM A. SINNREICH, Ph.D. ____ ____ CHANGE FROM: _______________________ CHANGE TO: _______________________ REASON: _______________________ ____ ____ CHANGE FROM: _______________________ CHANGE TO: _______________________ REASON: _______________________ ____ ____ CHANGE FROM: _______________________ CHANGE TO: _______________________ REASON: _______________________ ____ ____ CHANGE FROM: _______________________ CHANGE TO: _______________________ REASON: _______________________ CHANGE FROM: _______________________ CHANGE TO: _______________________ REASON: _______________________ 1-800-325-3376 Merrill Corporation - New York www.merrillcorp.com/law 337 CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS ARAM A. SINNREICH, Ph.D. - 2/11/2011 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 _________________________ NANCY MAHONEY, CCR/RPR I, NANCY MAHONEY, a Certified Court Reporter, Registered Professional Reporter, Certified LiveNote Reporter, and Notary Public within and for the States of New York and New Jersey, do hereby certify: That ARAM A. SINNREICH, Ph.D., the witness whose deposition is hereinbefore set forth, was duly sworn by me and that such deposition is a true record of the testimony given by the witness. I further certify that I am not related to any of the parties to this action by blood or marriage, and that I am in no way interested in the outcome of this matter. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 15th day of February 2011. COUNTY OF NEW YORK ) C E R T I F I C A T E STATE OF NEW YORK ) : ss. 1-800-325-3376 Merrill Corporation - New York www.merrillcorp.com/law

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