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

Filing 304

DECLARATION of Andrew H. Schapiro, Group 4, Exhibit 78, Part 1 in Opposition 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 Youtube, Inc., Youtube, LLC, Google, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 78, Part 2, # 2 Exhibit 79 - 84, # 3 Exhibit 85 - 90)(Schapiro, Andrew)

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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. ) ) ) ) ) Defendants. ) ___________________________________) YOUTUBE, INC., YOUTUBE, LLC, and GOOGLE, INC., ) ) ) ) ) Case No. ) 1:07CV02103 ) )

VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF TOM FRESTON New York, New York Friday, September 11th, 2009

REPORTED BY: ERICA RUGGIERI, CSR, RPR JOB NO: 17617

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September 11, 2009 9:52 a.m.

VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF TOM FRESTON, held at the offices of Mayer B r o w n , 1 6 7 5 B r o a d w a y , N e w Y o r k, N e w Y o r k , p u r s u a n t t o n o t i c e , b e f o r e E r ic a L . R u g g i e r i , R e g i s t e r e d P r o f e s s io n a l R e p o r t e r and Notary Public of the State of New York.

DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 [phone]

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APPEARANCES FOR THE PLAINTIFFS: JENNER & BLOCK, LLP BY: SUSAN KOHLMANN, ESQ. 919 Third Avenue 37th Floor New York, NY 10022-3908 [phone] [e-mail] FOR THE DEFENDANTS MAYER BROWN, LLP BY: ANDREW SCHAPIRO, ESQ. CHRISTINE M. HERNANDEZ, ESQ. 1675 Broadway New York, New York 10019 [phone] [e-mail] FOR THE WITNESS KENDALL BRILL KLIEGER, LLP BY: RICHARD B. KENDALL, ESQ. 1 0 1 0 0 S a n t a M o n i c a B l v d . , S u i te 1 7 2 5 Los Angeles, California 90067

ALSO PRESENT: MARK C. MORRIL, ESQ., Viacom SALLIANNE BROWN, Videographer

DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 [phone]

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND A G R E E D , b y a n d b e t w e e n t h e a t t or n e y s f o r t h e r e s p e c t i v e p a r t i e s h e re i n , that filing and sealing be and the same are hereby waived. IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND A G R E E D t h a t a l l o b j e c t i o n s , e xc e p t a s t o t h e f o r m o f t h e q u e s t i o n , s ha l l b e r e s e r v e d t o t h e t i m e o f t h e t r ia l . IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND A G R E E D t h a t t h e w i t h i n d e p o s i ti o n m a y b e s w o r n t o a n d s i g n e d b e f o r e an y o f f i c e r a u t h o r i z e d t o a d m i n i st e r a n o a t h , w i t h t h e s a m e f o r c e a n d ef f e c t a s i f s i g n e d a n d s w o r n t o b e f o re t h e Court.

DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 [phone]

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FRESTON A. Hope -MR. KENDALL: just a second. Just a second,

Give me a second to

g e t m y o b j e c t i o n s i n a n d d o m y jo b . THE WITNESS: MR. KENDALL: I'm sorry. It's

argumentative, in addition to o v e r b r o a d a n d v a g u e a n d a m b i g uo u s a n d calling for speculation. Q. N o w , w h e n y o u s a i d " h o p e f ul l y " a

m o m e n t a g o , y o u w e r e s m i l i n g , ri g h t ? A. Q. Yes. So -- but I take it that the

n o n j o c u l a r a n s w e r t o t h e q u e s ti o n , t h e y w o u l d n ' t j u s t m a k e t h i n g s u p , is c o r r e c t , they wouldn't just make things up, right? MR. KENDALL: objections. Well, same Now

A n d a r g u m e n t a t i ve .

y o u a r e r e a l l y t r y i n g t o p u t w or d s i n his mouth. A. Well, my assumption would be

that they would have done their research and not have made things up. Q. I t a l s o s a y s u n d e r t h a t b ul l e t

DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 [phone]

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FRESTON p o i n t , " O n l y f o u r o f t h e 3 0 m o st w a t c h e d v i d e o s o f a l l t i m e o n Y o u T u b e ar e m u s i c v i d e o s , o n e o f w h i c h i s i n G e r ma n . " Do you recall being informed of anything like that? MR. KENDALL: Vague and

ambiguous and overbroad. A. Well, assuming I received this

P o w e r p o i n t , I w o u l d h a v e b e e n in f o r m e d o f this by that very line. Q. I t h i n k y o u m e n t i o n e d e a r li e r

h a v i n g w a t c h e d t h e S a t u r d a y N ig h t L i v e Lazy Sunday clip on YouTube at one point, correct? A. Q. Yes. I f y o u l o o k t o w a r d s t h e b ot t o m

o f t h i s s l i d e , d o e s t h e s e c o n d -t o - t h e - l a s t bullet point down there appear to be a reference to the clip that you were talking about? MR. KENDALL: speculation. A. Q. It would appear so. N o w , i t s a y s h e r e , " E v e n th e Calls for

DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 [phone]

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FRESTON much discussed SNL Lazy Sunday sketch and i t ' s m y r i a d s p o o f s h a v e b e e n s ee n m o r e t i m e s o n i F i l m t h a n o n Y o u T u b e ." IFilm was a Viacom property, correct? A. Q. Yes. A n d d o y o u h a v e a n y r e c o l le c t i o n

a s t o w h e t h e r t h e L a z y S u n d a y sk e t c h w a s available on iFilm? MR. KENDALL: L a c k s f o u n d a t i o n.

Calls for speculation. A. Q. It was. A n d d o y o u h a v e a n y r e c o l le c t i o n

as to whether it was authorized by NBC to be there? A. I do not. MR. KENDALL: Would this be a

convenient time to take a short break? MR. SCHAPIRO: You know, I'm If I

almost at the end of a section.

c o u l d g o a b o u t f i v e , s i x m i n u t es , t h e n it would be a perfect place, if that's okay. MR. KENDALL: Actually, if you

DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 [phone]

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FRESTON wouldn't mind, if I could just step a c r o s s t h e h a l l f o r a m i n u t e a nd t a k e a short break. MR. SCHAPIRO: Okay. The time is

THE VIDEOGRAPHER:

1 1 : 2 0 a . m . o n S e p t e m b e r 1 1 , 2 0 09 , a n d t h i s c o m p l e t e s t a p e n u m b e r o n e. ( W h e r e u p o n , t h e r e i s a r e c e s s in the proceedings.) THE VIDEOGRAPHER: The time is

1 1 : 2 8 a . m . o n S e p t e m b e r 1 1 , 2 0 09 , a n d this is tape number two. Q. M r . F r e s t o n , w o u l d y o u t a ke a

look at this exhibit, which we will mark as 10. (Freston Exhibit 10, Tuesday, July 11, 2006 e-mail exchange b e t w e e n A d a m K a h a n , J u d y M c G r at h a n d Michel Wolf, marked for i d e n t i f i c a t i o n , a s o f t h i s d a te . ) (Witness reviews document.) A. Q. Okay. I think you had testified before

t h e b r e a k t h a t y o u h a v e a s p e c if i c

DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 [phone]

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