Viacom International, Inc. et al v. Youtube, Inc. et al

Filing 224

DECLARATION of William M. Hohengarten (Part Twelve) Ex. 329 in Support re: 176 MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment /Viacom's Notice of Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Liability and Inapplicability of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act Safe Harbor Defense.. Document filed by Country Music Television, Inc., Paramount Pictures Corporation, Viacom International, Inc., Black Entertainment Television, LLC, Comedy Partners. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 330, # 2 Exhibit 331, # 3 Exhibit 332, # 4 Exhibit 333, # 5 Exhibit 334, # 6 Exhibit 335, # 7 Exhibit 336, # 8 Exhibit 337, # 9 Exhibit 338, # 10 Exhibit 339, # 11 Exhibit 340, # 12 Exhibit 341, # 13 Exhibit 342, # 14 Exhibit 343, # 15 Exhibit 344, # 16 Exhibit 345, # 17 Exhibit 346, # 18 Exhibit 347, # 19 Exhibit 348, # 20 Exhibit 349, # 21 Exhibit 350, # 22 Exhibit 351, # 23 Exhibit 352)(Kohlmann, Susan)

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Page i UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC., COMEDY ) PARTNERS, COUNTRY MUSIC ) TELEVISION, INC., PARAMOUNT ) PICTURES CORPORATION, and BLACK ) ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION LLC, ) Plaintiffs, ) ) ) vs. ) Case No.1: 07CV02103 YOUTUBE, INC., YOUTUBE, LLC, ) and GO ) OGLE , INC., ) Defendants. ) ) ) THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PREMIER ) LEAGUE LIMITED, BOURNE CO., et al.,) on behalf of themselves and all ) others similarly situated, ) Plaintiffs, ) ) ) vs. ) Case No. 07CV3582 ) YOUTUBE, INC., YOUTUBE, LLC, and ) GOOGLE, INC., ) Defendants. ) DEPOSITION OF ALEX ELLERS ) ) ON NEW YORK, NEW YORK Friday, May 22, 2009 JOB NO: 16902 DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE / INC. 805 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022 (212) 705-8585 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 May 22, 2009 9:28 a.m. 7 8 9 VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF ALEX ELLERSON, held at the off ices of Proskauer Rose, LLP, 1585 Broadway, New York, 10 New York, pursuant to notice, before Erica L. Ruggieri, Registered Professional Reporter and Notary Public of the State of 11 12 13 New York. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 805 Third Avenue DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE / INC. i New Yorki New York 10022 (212)705-8585 Page 3 1 2 3 APPEARANCES FOR THE VIACOM PLAINTIFFS: JENNER & BLOCK, LLP BY: SUSAN KOHLMANN, ESQ. 919 Third Avenue, 37th floor New York, New York 10017-2024 (212) 355-9500 Skohl mann@j enner . com 4 5 6 7 8 FOR THE CLASS PLAINTIFFS IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE ACTION: PROSKAUER ROSE, LLP BY: NOAH SISKIND GITTERMAN, ESQ. 1585 Broadway New York, New York 10036-8299 9 10 11 12 13 (212) 969-3727 Ngi t terman@proskauer . com FOR THE DEFENDANTS YOUTUBE, INC., YOUTUBE, LLC and GOOGLE, INC.: MAYER BROWN, LLP 14 15 16 17 18 BY: BRIAN WILLEN, ESQ. 1675 Broadway New York, New York 10016 (212) 506-2146 Bwillen@mayerbrown. com FOR THE WITNESS: PERKINS COlE BROWN & BAIN BY: TIMOTHY J. FRANKS, ESQ. 2901 N. Central Avenue 19 20 21 22 23 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 (602) 351-8390 Tfranks@perkinscoie . com 24 25 ALSO PRESENT: CARLOS KING, videographer DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE / INC. 805 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022 (212) 705-8585 Page 4 1 2 3 IT is HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between counsel for the 4 5 6 respecti ve parties hereto, that the filing, sealing and certification of the within deposition shall be and the same are hereby waived; 7 8 9 IT is FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that all obj ections, except as 10 11 12 13 to the form of the question, shall be reserved to the time of the trial; IT is FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that the wi thin deposition may 14 15 16 17 18 be signed before any Notary Public wi th the same forceand effect as if signed and sworn to before the Court. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 805 Third Avenue DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE / INC. i New York, New York 10022 (212)705-8585 Page 5 1 2 3 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Alex Ellerson, in the matter of Viacom International, Inc. and the Football 4 09:20:22 5 6 Association Premier League versus You Tube, Inc. et al., in the Uni ted 7 8 9 States District Court, for the Southern District of New York. This deposition is being held at 1585 Broadway, New York, New York, on 09:20:31 10 11 12 13 May 22, 2009 at approximately 9:20 a.m. My name is Carlos King, from the firm of David Feldman Worldwide, and 14 09:20:43 15 16 17 I i m your legal video specialist. The court reporter is Erica Ruggieri, in association with David Feldman 18 19 Worldwide. will counsel please introduce 09:20:53 20 21 22 23 themselves. MR. GITTERMAN: Noah Gitterman, on behalf of the class plaintiffs in the Premier League action, from the 24 Proskauer Rose firm. MS. KOHLMANN: Susan Kohlmann, 09:21:02 25 DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE / INC. 805 Third Avenue, New Yorki New York 10022 (212)705-8585 Page 6 1 2 3 A. ELLERSON from Jenner & Block, on behalf of the viacom plaintiffs. 4 MR. WILLEN: Brian Willen, from Mayer Brown, on behalf of Google and 09:21:0S 5 6 YouTube. 7 S MR. FRANKS: Tim Franks, from Perkins Coie Brown & Bain, on behalf of the witness. THE VI DEOGRAPHER : wi 1 1 the 9 09:21:15 10 11 12 13 court reporter please swear in the witness. ALE X ELL E R SON, called as a 14 15 16 wi tness, having been duly sworn by a Notary Publ ie, was examined and testified as follows: 17 1S EXAMINATION BY MR. GITTERMAN: Q. 19 Mr. Ellerson, good morning. Good morning. 09:21:31 20 A. Q. 21 22 23 Have you ever been deposed before? A. Q. I have not. 24 Have you ever taken a deposi tion 09:21:36 25 before? DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE / INC. 805 Third Avenue, New Yorki New York 10022 (212) 705-8585 Page 32 1 A. ELLERSON 2 3 4 09:56:52 5 6 7 8 9 09:57:05 10 11 12 13 14 09:57:21 15 16 17 18 19 09:58:00 20 21 22 23 24 09:58:14 25 DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE / INC. 805 Third Avenue i New Yorki New York 10022 (212) 705-8585 Page 33 1 2 3 A. ELLERSON 4 09:58:30 5 6 7 8 9 09:59:03 10 11 12 13 14 09:59:18 15 16 17 18 19 09:59:34 20 21 22 23 24 09:59:46 25 DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE / INC. 805 Third Avenue i New Yorki New York 10022 (212) 705-8585 Page 34 1 2 3 A. ELLERSON 4 09:59:59 5 6 7 8 9 10:00:10 10 11 12 13 14 10:00:22 15 16 17 18 19 10:00:52 20 21 22 23 24 10:00:59 25 DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE / INC. 805 Third Avenue, New Yorki New York 10022 (212) 705-8585 Page 41 1 2 3 A. ELLERSON 4 10:09:01 5 6 7 8 9 10:09:15 10 11 12 13 14 10:09:28 15 16 17 18 19 10:09:50 20 21 22 23 24 10:10:31 25 DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE / INC. 805 Third Avenue i New York, New York 10022 (212) 705-8585

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