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

Filing 371

DECLARATION of ANDREW H. SCHAPIRO in Support re: 177 MOTION for Summary Judgment Regarding Applicability of the DMCA and on Plaintiffs' Inducement Claims.. Document filed by Youtube, Inc., Youtube, LLC, Google, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - 3, # 2 Exhibit 4 - 12, # 3 Exhibit 13 - 17, # 4 Exhibit 18 Part 1, # 5 Exhibit 18 Part 2, # 6 Exhibit 19 - 32, # 7 Exhibit 33 - 41, # 8 Exhibit 42 Part 1)(Schapiro, Andrew)

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VI DE OT AP ED D EP OSI TI ON O F MI KA SA LM I, WI LS ON , SO NS IN I, GO OD RI CH & R OSA TI , LL P, On e Ma rk et S tr eet , Sp ea r St re et To we r, Sa n Fr an ci sc o, Ca li fo rn ia p ur sua nt t o no ti ce , an d be fo re , AN DRE A M. I GN AC IO HO WA RD , CL R, RP R, C RR , CS R Lic en se N o. 9 83 0. DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 3 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 A P P E A R A N C E S: FO R TH E PLA IN TI FF S V IA CO M INT ER NA TI ONA L, I NC .: JE NN ER & BL OC K, L LP By : S CO TT WI LK EN S, Es q. 10 99 N ew Yo rk A ve nue , NW , Sui te 9 00 Wa sh in gt on, D .C . 200 01 (2 02 ) 63 9-6 00 0 s wil ke ns @j enn er .c om FO R TH E DEF EN DA NT S Y OU TU BE , I NC ., Y OUT UB E, L LC an d GO OG LE , INC .: WI LS ON S ONS IN I GO ODR IC H & ROS AT I, L LP By : D AV ID KR AM ER , E sq . CA RO LI NE WI LS ON , Esq . 65 0 Pa ge Mi ll R oa d Pa lo A lt o, Ca li fo rni a 94 30 4-1 05 0 (6 50 ) 32 0-4 74 1 dk ram er @w sg r.c om AL SO P RE SEN T: M ic hel en a Ha lli e, M TV Ne tw or ks . Lo u Me ad ows , Vi de ogr ap he r. -- -o Oo -- - DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 313 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 17:01:19 17:01:24 17:01:26 17:01:28 17:01:30 17:01:37 17:01:42 17:01:42 17:01:46 17:01:47 17:01:50 17:01:53 17:01:54 17:01:57 17:01:58 17:02:02 17:02:03 17:02:05 17:02:06 17:02:10 17:02:12 17:02:14 17:02:17 17:02:17 S AL MI , M. v id eo w as c re at ed b y t he b an d Da ft P un k? D oe s th at t el l yo u wh et he r it w a s au th or iz ed t o be o n Y ou Tu be ? M R. W IL KE NS : T HE W IT NE SS : M R. K RA ME R: O bj ec ti o n to t he f or m. N o, n o. Q. Do y o u kn ow w ho t hi s us er -- w ha t th is u se r' s re la t io ns hi p wa s wi th D af t P un k? N o id ea . Q W ho d o yo u th in k w ou ld k no w? M R. W IL KE NS : T HE W IT NE SS : M R. K RA ME R: P un k. A Q T he u se r Da ft P un k . M ay be Y ou Tu be . O bj ec ti o n to t he f or m. W ou ld k n ow t he r el at io ns hi p? Q. Be tw e en t he u se r an d Da ft H ow w ou ld Y ou Tu be kn ow , si r? M R. W IL KE NS : T HE W IT NE SS : O bj ec ti o n to t he f or m. T he y ha v e th e vi de o on t he w eb si te . M R. K RA ME R: Q. So y o u be li ev e th at Y ou Tu b e s ho ul d kn ow w he th er a l l of t he v id eo s ac ce s si bl e t hr ou gh t he Y ou Tu be s e rv ic e we re o r we re n o t a ut ho ri ze d by t he c op y ri gh t ho ld er s to t ho s e vi de os ? M R. W IL KE NS : t es ti mo ny . T HE W IT NE SS : I d on 't kn ow i f I ha ve a n O bj ec ti o n; m is ch ar ac te ri ze s hi s DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 314 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 17:02:26 17:02:26 17:02:28 17:02:31 17:02:33 17:02:36 17:02:39 17:02:39 17:02:40 17:02:43 17:02:43 17:02:45 17:02:47 17:02:47 17:02:48 17:02:51 17:02:54 17:02:55 17:03:09 17:03:12 17:03:14 17:03:16 17:03:18 17:03:19 S AL MI , M. o pi ni on o n th at . M R. K RA ME R: Q. W he n yo u we r e op er at in g A dd ic ti ng Cl ip s, si r, d id y ou , a s Ad di ct in g - - as A to m E nt er ta in me nt , k no w wh et he r a ll o f th e cl ip s t ha t we re u pl oa de d to t he Ad di ct in gC li p s se rv ic e by u s er s we re a ut ho ri ze d to b e t he re b y th e ir c op yr ig ht h o ld er s? A Q A t o -M R. W IL KE NS : O b je ct io n; I 'm in st ru ct in g yo u W e di d no t k no w. W hy n ot ? B ec au se w e w er e in st ru ct e d by o ur l aw ye r s no t n ot t o ge t in to at to rn ey -c li e nt - T HE W IT NE SS : M R. W IL KE NS : T HE W IT NE SS : R i gh t. - - c om mu ni ca ti o ns . W e ll , ju st - - y ea h, t hi s wa s o ur - - ou r la wy e r in st ru ct ed us t ha t we w er e n' t s up po se d to , yo u k no w. M R. K RA ME R: T HE W IT NE SS : Ok a y. 3 4 m il li on v ie w s. No o ne - - n o o ne s en t a ta ke d ow n no ti ce , s o. .. M R. K RA ME R: Q I w as a bo ut t o a sk y ou t ha t. D oe s th e f ac t th at t hi s v id eo h as b ee n a va il ab le o n Yo u Tu be s in ce J u ne 2 00 7 an d ha s o ve r 3 4 mi ll io n vi ew s s ug ge st t o y ou t ha t it m ig h t be DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 315 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 17:03:20 17:03:21 17:03:22 17:03:25 17:03:29 17:03:32 17:03:35 17:03:37 17:03:42 17:03:45 17:03:48 17:03:49 17:03:51 17:03:52 17:03:56 17:03:59 17:04:02 17:04:04 17:04:07 17:04:08 17:04:10 17:04:13 17:04:15 17:04:19 S AL MI , M. a ut ho ri ze d to b e on t h e si te ? A Q I t mi gh t be . A ss um in g th at i t w as n ot a ut ho ri ze d by Da ft h an ds , or a ss um in g th a t th is c li p wa s no t a ut ho ri ze d b y th e co py ri gh t ho ld e r an d th e mu si c on t h e s er vi ce - - so rr y. St r ik e it a ga in . S ay i t a ga in . A ss um in g th at t hi s cl i p wa s no t au th or iz ed to b e on Y ou Tu be b y th e c op yr ig ht h ol de r an d t he m us ic t ha t' s sh ow n in t he v i de o, s ho ul d Mr . Cl ay m an b e l ia bl e fo r co py ri gh t i nf ri ng em en t fo r en co ur a gi ng y ou t o vi ew i t? M R. W IL KE NS : O bj ec ti o n; a ss um es f ac ts a nd c al ls f or a l eg al c on c lu si on . T HE W IT NE SS : Y ea h, a n d th is i s a mu si c Th is i s no t a - - th is i s o ve rl ay o f so me on e el s e' s. n ot a m us ic v id eo . M R. K RA ME R: A T h is i s -- t hi s is a ma sh u p. Q. As su m in g th at t he - - M as h up s ha ve a w h ol e ot he r le ga l th in g , I k no w, w hi ch I 'm n ot - - y ou k no w, I d on 't k n ow t he e xa ct d et ai ls o n. Q O ka y. Bu t as su mi n g th at t he c op yr ig ht ho ld er i n th e mu si c th at 's u s ed i n th is v id eo d id no t a ut ho ri ze i t to b e on Yo uT ub e, s ho ul d Mr . C la ym an b e l ia bl e fo r co py ri gh t i nf ri ng em en t fo r en co ur a gi ng y ou DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 316 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 17:04:23 17:04:23 17:04:25 17:04:25 17:04:39 17:04:41 17:04:43 17:04:45 17:04:49 17:04:51 17:04:52 17:04:53 17:04:54 17:04:56 17:04:57 17:04:58 17:05:00 17:05:09 17:05:10 17:05:12 17:05:25 17:06:14 17:06:15 17:06:15 S AL MI , M. t o wa tc h it ? M R. W IL KE NS : a ns we re d. T HE W IT NE SS : I d on 't k no w. M R. K RA ME R: Q. W el l, s ho ul d y ou b e li ab le I do n' t ha ve a n a ns we r to t ha t . S a me o bj ec ti on , a nd a sk ed a nd f or c op yr ig ht i n fr in ge me nt f o r wa tc hi ng i t, as su mi ng i t wa sn 't a ut ho r iz ed t o be o n Y ou Tu be b y th e c op yr ig ht h ol de r wh os e mu s ic i s us ed i n t he v id eo ? M R. W IL KE NS : l eg al c on cl us io n . T HE W IT NE SS : b e li ab le o r no t . M R. K RA ME R: w ay o r an ot he r? A Q A s an e nd us er , pr ob ab ly no t. W hy n ot ? M R. W IL KE NS : O b je ct io n to t h e fo rm ; ca ll s Y e ah , I do n' t k no w if I s ho ul d O b je ct io n to f o rm ; ca ll s fo r a I t' s no t. . .. Q. Y ou d on 't h a ve a v ie w on e f or a l eg al c on c lu si on . T HE W IT NE SS : q ue st io n -- a n a ns we r? A r e yo u wa it in g f or a I do n 't k no w. ( Do cu me nt m ar ke d S al mi E xh ib i t 36 f or i de nt if ic at i on .) M R. K RA ME R: Ex h ib it 3 6, f ro m D an L oc kw oo d t o DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 317 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 17:06:26 17:06:32 17:06:36 17:06:37 17:06:38 17:06:42 17:06:42 17:06:44 17:06:45 17:06:47 17:06:50 17:06:51 17:06:52 17:06:53 17:06:55 17:06:59 17:07:02 17:07:04 17:07:05 17:07:07 17:07:08 17:07:09 17:07:12 17:07:15 S AL MI , M. y ou , an e -m ai l, wi th t he s ub j ec t "B us in es s t im e. " F or wa rd in g yo u a Y ou Tu be U RL , a l in k to a v i de o on Y ou Tu be . Q D o yo u re c al l re ce iv in g t hi s on e fr om M r. L oc kw oo d? A Q A Q Y es . W ha t' s th i s vi de o, s ir ? F li gh t of th e Co nc ho rd s. I t is . Y o u' re c or re ct , s ir . I t' s a r ec or di ng o f th e c on ce rt b y F li gh t of t he C o nc ho rd s; r ig ht ? A T V sh ow . Q A Q W ha t is F l ig ht o f th e Co n ch or ds ? I t' s a Ne w Z ea la nd d uo , c om ed y du o. D o yo u kn o w wh o ow ne d th e c op yr ig ht t o t he I d on 't r e me mb er i f it w a s a co nc er t o r th ei r c li p th at y ou w a tc he d on Y ou T ub e? M R. W IL KE NS : M R. K RA ME R: M R. W IL KE NS : h e wa tc he d th e c li p. M R. K RA ME R: He kn ew w ha t it wa s, S co tt . Ho w O b je ct io n; a ss u me s fa ct . Wh a t fa ct d oe s i t as su me ? Y o u ha ve n' t as k ed h im w he th er c ou ld h e kn ow w h at i t wa s if he d id n' t wa tc h t he c li p? M R. W IL KE NS : T h at 's y ou r su p po si ti on . DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 318 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 17:08:28 17:08:30 17:08:35 17:08:40 17:08:41 17:08:41 17:07:16 17:07:21 17:07:23 17:07:25 17:07:37 17:07:37 17:07:38 17:07:39 17:07:41 17:07:44 17:07:45 S AL MI , M. T HE W IT NE SS : M R. K RA ME R: y ou t he c li p. T HE R EP OR TE R: B la ck Be rr y. ( Do cu me nt m ar ke d Sa lm i E xh ib it 3 7 f or i de nt if ic at io n. ) M R. K RA ME R: Mi ch el en a , yo ur B la ck Be rr y is Bl ac kB e rr y, p le as e. Yo ur I d on 't -- n o, I h av e no i de a . Q. Wa s t he - - we ll , le t me sh ow i nt er fe ri ng w it h th e - M S. H AL LI E: M R. K RA ME R: It 's o ff . It 's o ff . C an yo u ju st c he ck S ti ll a p ro bl em ? B la ck Be rr ys ? H ow a re yo u do in g? Y ou c an c ol le ct t he m a ll u p an d -T HE R EP OR TE R: y ea h. M R. K RA ME R: T HE W IT NE SS : M R. K RA ME R: Is i t a p ro bl em f or y ou ? I t' s -- it 's - - th an k yo u. Q. Ta ki n g a lo ok a t Ex hi bi t 3 7, An d th r ow t he m in a b as ke t, s ir , do es t hi s re fr es h y ou r re co ll ec ti on a s t o wh at t hi s vi de o cl ip w as t h at M r. L oc kw oo d se nt to y ou i n E xh ib it 3 6? A Q Y es . A nd w ha t wa s it , s ir ? DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 319 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 17:08:44 17:08:48 17:08:50 17:08:55 17:08:59 17:09:04 17:09:07 17:09:08 17:09:10 17:09:11 17:09:12 17:09:13 17:09:17 17:09:19 17:09:20 17:09:20 17:09:23 17:09:23 17:09:26 17:09:30 17:09:31 17:09:32 17:09:35 17:09:37 S AL MI , M. A L oo ks l ik e it 's a li ve f oo ta ge o f Fl ig h t of t he C on ch or ds s in gi ng "B us in es s Ti me ." Q E xh ib it 3 7 is a s c re en s ho t of a p ag e u si ng U RL t ha t ma tc he s th e U RL i n an e -m ai l th at M r. L oc kw oo d se nt t o y ou . W as t hi s cl ip a ut ho ri z ed t o be o n th e Yo uT u be s er vi ce , si r? M R. W IL KE NS : O bj ec ti o n to t he f or m; c al ls f or a l eg al c on cl us io n . T HE W IT NE SS : M R. K RA ME R: I d on 't kn ow . Q. Do y o u kn ow i f th e co py ri g ht h ol de r wh o ho ld s th e c op yr ig ht t o th e Fl ig h t of t he C on ch or ds ' mu si c au th o ri ze d th is t o be u p o n th e s er vi ce ? A Q A Q I d on 't k no w. B ut y ou s ti ll v ie w ed i t; r ig ht ? Y es . C an y ou t el l wh et h er i t' s au th or iz ed j u st b y l oo ki ng a t th e cl ip ? A M ay be b y a nu mb er of v ie ws i t mi gh t ha v e be en a ut ho ri ze d. Q B ut a t th e ti me y o u pr ob ab ly l oo ke d at th is , T hi s is t he i t di dn 't h av e th e sa m e nu mb er o f vi ew s. n um be r of v ie ws a s of to da y. DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 320 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 17:09:38 17:09:41 17:09:42 17:09:45 17:09:48 17:09:49 17:09:50 17:09:50 17:09:53 17:09:54 17:09:57 17:09:59 17:10:00 17:10:02 17:10:02 17:10:04 17:10:06 17:10:08 17:10:14 17:10:17 17:10:17 17:10:18 17:10:19 17:10:21 S AL MI , M. M R. W IL KE NS : M R. K RA ME R: O b je ct io n to t h e fo rm . Q. S o le t' s pu t a si de t he Ca n yo u te l l si mp ly n um be r of v ie ws fo r th e mo me n t. b y lo ok in g at t h is c li p wh et h er o r no t it w a s a ut ho ri ze d to b e o n th e Yo uT u be s er vi ce ? M R. W IL KE NS : c on cl us io n. T HE W IT NE SS : Y e ah , I do n' t - - ye ah , ma yb e a t O b je ct io n; c al l s fo r a le ga l t he b eg in ni ng t h er e wa s so me t hi ng t ha t sa id so me th in g o r th e ad o r I d on 't - - I do n 't - - I' ve s e en j us t th is s cr ee n sh ot . I s aw i t. M R. K RA ME R: w ho le t hi ng ; ri g ht ? A Q I d on 't r e me mb er . O ka y. Ca n y ou t el l me w h at i nf or ma ti o n yo u Th e cl ip w as Q. A t th e ti me , y ou w at ch ed th e I do n' t -- I d o n' t kn ow a t t he t im e wh en w ou ld n ee d -- w e ll , le t me a s k yo u th is : p os te d by a u se r n am ed E ll ae l is e. Do es t ha t h el p yo u d et er mi ne w he th e r or n ot i t w as a ut ho ri ze d? A Q N o. W hy n ot ? M R. W IL KE NS : T HE W IT NE SS : M R. K RA ME R: O b je ct io n to t h e fo rm . T h at c ou ld b e t he ir m an ag er . Q. I t co ul d be , b ut y ou h av e n o DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 321 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 17:10:23 17:10:26 17:10:30 17:10:34 17:10:36 17:10:38 17:10:39 17:10:41 17:10:45 17:10:47 17:10:49 17:10:53 17:10:54 17:10:57 17:10:59 17:10:59 17:11:02 17:11:06 17:11:09 17:11:12 17:11:14 17:11:18 17:11:20 17:11:22 S AL MI , M. w ay o f kn ow in g o ne w ay o r th e o th er ; ri gh t? A W el l, u nl e ss t he c li p -- if t he c li p s ai d Ge t a T- sh ir t. C om e se e th e n ex t sh ow " Bu y ou r CD . a t th es e da te s. I d on 't k no w. H er e' s a li n k to o ur h om e w eb si te ." I t mi gh t be - - i t mi gh t be in t he re . I di dn ' t -I d id n' t -- d on 't re me mb er i t t ho ug h. Q W ou ld t ha t s ug ge st t o yo u t ha t it w as a ut ho ri ze d if i t h ad t ho se t h in gs i n it ? A Q P os si bl y. D o yo u kn o w wh at t he r el a ti on sh ip w as be tw ee n t he u se r na me d E ll ae li se a nd Fl ig ht o f th e C on ch or ds ? A Q A Y ou Tu be . Q B ut t he f a ct t ha t th is v i de o ha s be en N o id ea . D o yo u kn o w wh o wo ul d kn o w? M ay be F li g ht o f th e Co nc h or ds . M ay be a va il ab le o n Yo u Tu be s in ce J u ly 2 00 6 an d ha s o ve r 1 6 mi ll io n vi ew s t od ay s ug ge s ts t o yo u th at it p ro ba bl y wa s au t ho ri ze d to b e o n th e se rv ic e ; ri gh t? M R. W IL KE NS : T HE W IT NE SS : O b je ct io n to t h e fo rm . I do n' t kn ow h o w ad am an t th is I do n 't k no w. b an d is a bo ut t h ei r cl ip s on Yo uT ub e. M R. K RA ME R: Q. W hy w ou ld t h e nu mb er o f v ie ws a s hi gh a s 1 6 mi ll io n s ug ge st t o yo u t ha t it m ay DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 322 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 17:11:27 17:11:28 17:11:28 17:11:31 17:11:31 17:11:33 17:11:35 17:11:36 17:11:38 17:11:41 17:11:43 17:11:46 17:11:49 17:11:54 17:11:57 17:11:58 17:11:58 17:11:58 17:12:00 17:12:00 17:12:00 17:12:03 17:12:03 17:12:04 S AL MI , M. h av e be en a ut ho r iz ed t o be o n t he s it e? A W el l -M R. W IL KE NS : h is t es ti mo ny . T HE W IT NE SS : I th in k ju st b y t ha t po in t, O b je ct io n; i t m is ch ar ac te ri ze s s om e po in t, i f - - if i t wa sn ' t au th or iz ed , t he y wo ul d h av e sa id , "P ul l i t do wn ." M R. K RA ME R: Q. S am e fo r th e D af t Ha nd s c li p t ha t we l oo ke d a t in E xh ib it 35 ; ri gh t? A m as h up . Y ea h. Li k e I sa id , th at on e, I t hi nk , i s a S o I t hi nk t ha t fa l ls u nd er s om e o th er - - I d on 't k no w th e l eg al s tu ff , b ut t he re 's - - t he re 's a ll k in d of h ol es i n i t ou t th er e . Q Y ou s ay " I t hi nk t ha t by so me p oi nt i f i t w as n' t au th or iz e d, t he y wo ul d h av e sa id , 'P u ll i t d ow n. '" B y th at , yo u me a n th e co py ri g ht h ol de r; r ig ht ? A Q Y es . I f th ey o b je ct ed t o it , t he y wo ul d ha v e p ul le d it d ow n b ef or e 16 m il l io n pe op le v ie w ed i t; r ig ht ? M R. W IL KE NS : T HE W IT NE SS : O b je ct io n to t h e fo rm . Y o u' d th in k so . DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 323 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 17:12:08 17:12:14 17:12:18 17:12:21 17:12:23 17:12:24 17:12:28 17:12:36 17:12:37 17:12:38 17:12:42 17:13:14 17:13:14 17:13:16 17:13:17 17:13:22 17:25:26 17:25:36 17:25:36 17:25:50 17:25:53 17:25:56 17:25:58 17:26:01 SA LM I, M . MR . KR AM ER : Q. Wh at n um be r of v iew s do y ou th in k, s ir , wo ul d b e a re as on ab le th re sh ol d by w hic h yo u co ul d ma ke t he as su mp ti on t hat t he c li p wa s au th or iz ed o r it wo ul d ha ve b ee n t ak en d ow n? MR . WI LK EN S: TH E WI TN ES S: MR . KR AM ER : we 'l l wr ap i t up . TH E VI DE OG RA PH ER : Of f th e re co rd. Ob jec ti on t o th e for m. I hav e no i de a. L et me t ak e on e mo re br ea k, a nd Th e ti me i s 5: 10 p. m. (R ec es s ta ke n. ) TH E VI DE OG RA PH ER : 3. Of f th e re co rd . Th e ti me i s 5: 11 p. m. (R ec es s ta ke n. ) (D oc um en t ma rk ed Sa lm i Ex hi bi t 38 fo r id en ti fi ca ti on. ) TH E VI DE OG RA PH ER : On t he r ec or d. Th is m ar ks t he en d of D VD Th is m ar ks t he b egi nn in g of D VD No . 4 in t he de po si ti on o f Mi ka Sa lm i on O ct obe r 16 th , 20 09 . Th e ti me i s 5: 24 p. m. We n ee d to t ur n tha t Bl ac kB er ry of f, p le as e. Th an k yo u. DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 343 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 17:54:12 17:54:14 17:54:17 17:54:21 17:54:22 17:54:25 17:54:27 17:54:29 17:54:32 17:54:32 17:54:34 17:54:34 17:54:35 17:54:38 17:54:41 17:54:43 17:54:45 17:54:46 17:54:54 17:54:56 17:54:56 17:54:57 17:55:00 17:55:03 S AL MI , M. r em ai ne d ac ce ss i bl e on Y ou Tu b e; r ig ht ? A N o. Th e l on ge r th e co nt e nt s ta ye d up on Th at ' s wh at I Y ou Tu be a nd h op e fu ll y in a d e al f or m. h op ed f or . Q P ut ti ng a s id e yo ur d es ir e f or a d ea l, th e l on ge r it t oo k V ia co m to s en d i ts t ak ed ow n n ot ic es , t he l on ge r th e c on te nt V ia co m w as c om pl ai ni n g ab ou t r em ai ne d ac ce ss i bl e to Y ou Tu b e; r ig ht ? M R. W IL KE NS : T HE W IT NE SS : O b je ct io n to f o rm . S a y th at a ga in . Th e lo ng er V ia co m wa s co mp l ai ni ng a bo ut ? M R. K RA ME R: Q No . T he l on ge r i t to ok V ia co m t o se nd t ak e do wn n ot ic es f or c on t en t on t he Y o uT ub e se rv ic e, th e lo ng er t ha t co nt en t wa s g oi ng t o re m ai n av ai la bl e o n th e s er vi ce ; ri gh t? M R. W IL KE NS : T HE W IT NE SS : y ea h. O b je ct io n to t h e fo rm . I su pp os e th ey ' re r el at ed , It w as a qu es ti on o f t he d ea l ge tt in g d on e. M R. K RA ME R: T HE W IT NE SS : I u nd er st an d th a t. T h e ta ke do wn - - I k no w yo u' re t ry in g to c on ne c t ta ke do wn t o s om et hi ng e ls e , bu t it 's t he - - th e -- th e ta ke do wn w a s re la te d to t h e de al p ro ce ss . N ot t o a ny th in g el s e. DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 344 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 17:55:13 17:55:15 17:55:26 17:55:27 17:55:27 17:55:34 17:55:41 17:55:45 17:55:50 17:55:56 17:56:00 17:56:02 17:56:05 17:56:07 17:56:11 17:56:13 17:56:17 17:56:21 17:56:21 17:56:21 17:56:21 17:56:30 17:56:33 17:56:37 S AL MI , M. M R. K RA ME R: o ne . ( Do cu me nt m ar ke d S al mi E xh ib i t 41 f or i de nt if ic at i on .) M R. K RA ME R: Q. E xh ib it 4 1 i s an ot he r e- ma i l Th e su b je ct l in e Ye a h, l et 's t ak e a l oo k at t hi s e xc ha ng e da te d D ec em be r 18 th , 2 00 6. i s "G oo /T ub e go i ng s id ew ay s? " It s ta rt s wi t h a m es sa ge f ro m yo u t o Ms . Mc Gr a th a nd M r. C ah a n, a nd y ou s ay i n yo ur f ir s t- in -t im e me s sa ge " Ad am ( co p ie d) h as t ol d me t he d ea l w it h Go oT ub e h as h it a n im p as se a nd t ha t th er e' s a g oo d ch an ce w e m ay a sk G oo Tu b e to p ul l d ow n al l ou r co n te nt o ve r 30 se co nd s. 9, 00 0 c li ps ? " If t hi s is t he ca se , th en w e m ay n ee d an a lt er na ti ve f or co ns um er s to fi nd a nd w at ch ou r vi de o t ha n wh at w e cu r re nt ly o ff er . Ot he rw is e, w e r is k b ei ng r ak ed o ve r t he c oa ls b y c on su me rs a nd th e p re ss ." W ha t di d yo u me a n wh en y ou w r ot e th at V ia co m w ou ld b e ra ke d o ve r th e co al s b y co ns um er s a nd t he p re ss o f co ns um e rs d id n ot h a ve a n al te rn at i ve t o Y ou Tu be t o wa tc h v id eo s af te r a t ak ed ow n? A I b el ie ve I me an t th at c o ns um er s ha d b ee n h ab it ua te d of s e ei ng s om e of th ei r fa vo ri te th in gs t he re , an d if i t w as b ei ng t a ke n do wn a nd w e d id n' t DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 345 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 17:56:39 17:56:41 17:56:43 17:56:46 17:56:49 17:56:49 17:56:51 17:56:54 17:56:54 17:56:55 17:56:59 17:57:03 17:57:05 17:57:07 17:57:09 17:57:12 17:57:15 17:57:17 17:57:18 17:57:22 17:57:24 17:57:30 17:57:33 17:57:36 S AL MI , M. o ff er t he m to s ee i t s om ew he re e ls e, t he n t he y wo ul d b e up se t. Q S o un ti l Vi ac om h a d an a lt er na ti ve o f i ts o wn , it w as o ka y wi th le av in g co nt en t up o n Y ou Tu be ; r ig ht ? M R. W IL KE NS : M R. K RA ME R: f or t ha t co nt en t? M R. W IL KE NS : T HE W IT NE SS : O bj ec ti o n to t he f or m. W el l, i t - - we w er e ho pi ng - I f t he d ea l O bj ec ti o n to t he f or m. Q. To s a ti sf y co ns um er d em an d w e we re h op in g th e de a l wo ul d ge t do ne . g ot d on e, g re at . I t c ou ld s ta y up t he re . Q. M R. K RA ME R: In y o ur e -m ai l ex ch an ge h er e, y ou w er e op er at i ng u nd er t he a ss um pt i on t ha t a d ea l wa sn 't g oi ng t o g et d on e, a nd y ou w er e s ay in g we n ee d an a lt er na ti ve f o r co ns um er s to f in d a nd w at ch o ur v id eo ; ri gh t? M R. W IL KE NS : T HE W IT NE SS : O bj ec ti o n to t he f or m. I t sa ys it h it a n im pa ss e, w hi ch m ea ns i t' s -- y o u kn ow , th at w e we re ha vi ng a d if fi cu lt t im e. So w e n ee de d to h av e an a l te rn at iv e We n ee de d to h a ve a n i s ba si ca ll y wh at i t s ay s. a lt er na ti ve . M R. K RA ME R: Q. Wh o m ad e th e de ci si on , si r , DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 346 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 17:57:37 17:57:41 17:57:44 17:57:47 17:57:49 17:57:51 17:58:31 17:58:32 17:58:32 17:58:32 17:58:35 17:58:40 17:58:44 17:58:46 17:58:50 17:58:54 17:58:57 17:59:01 17:59:04 17:59:08 17:59:10 17:59:13 17:59:16 17:59:19 S AL MI , M. t o ho ld o ff o n s en di ng t ak ed o wn n ot ic es t o V ia co m -s or ry - - to Y ou T ub e as V ia co m i de nt if ie d cl i ps o f wh at i t cl ai me d to b e i ts c on te nt on t he s er vi ce ? M R. W IL KE NS : T HE W IT NE SS : O b je ct io n to t h e fo rm . I do n' t kn ow . It 's e it he r M ic ha el W ol f, o r A da m Ca ha n, or m ay be P hi li p pe D au ma n. ( Do cu me nt m ar ke d S al mi E xh ib i t 42 f or i de nt if ic at i on .) T HE W IT NE SS : M R. K RA ME R: 42. Q. E xh ib it 4 2, si r, i s an e -m ai l yo u se nt to M s. M cG ra t h on D ec em be r 2 9t h, 2 00 6, t he s ub je ct o f w hi ch i s "G oo T ub e ac ti on ." p ro du ce d to u s b y Vi ac om i n d is co ve ry . Y ou s ay t o Ms . M cG ra th , "H ap p y Ne w Ye ar . q ui te s ay on ar a i n 20 06 a nd t h er e is t he p en d in g G oo Tu be l eg al a c ti on . H ow a r e yo u fe el in g a bo ut i t? Not I t wa s T he p re ss r el ea s e an d Q+ A ma d e me q ue as y. " W ha t pr es s re le a se - - wh at a b ou t th e pr es s r el ea se a nd Q a n d A ma de y ou qu ea sy a t th is ti me , si r? A d on e. I t hi nk I wa s ho pe fu l we wo ul d ge t a d ea l So j us t r ea di ng k in d o f fa ct s ab ou t o ur i ss ue s w it h it , di dn 't ma ke m e fe el go od . 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VI DEO TAP ED DEP OSI TIO N O F T OM FR EST ON, he ld at the of fic es of Ma yer Br own , 1 675 Br oad way , N ew Yor k, New Y ork , pu rsu ant to no tic e, bef ore Er ica L. Ru ggi eri , R egi ste red Pr ofe ssi ona l R epo rt er an d N ota ry Pub lic of th e S tat e o f New Yo rk. DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 3 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 APPEARANCES FO R T HE PLA INT IFF S: JE NNE R & BL OCK , L LP BY : SUS AN KOH LMA NN, ES Q. 91 9 T hir d A ven ue 37t h F loo r Ne w Y ork , N Y 1 002 2-3 908 (2 12) 891 -16 90 Sk ohl man n@j enn er. com FO R T HE DEF END ANT S MA YER BR OWN , L LP BY : AND REW SC HAP IRO , E SQ. CH RIS TIN E M . H ERN AND EZ, ES Q. 16 75 Bro adw ay Ne w Y ork , N ew Yor k 100 19 (2 12) 50 6-2 146 As cha pir o@m aye rbr own .co m FO R T HE WIT NES S KE NDA LL BRI LL KLI EGE R, LLP BY : RI CHA RD B. 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In th e n ext e- mai l, amo ng ot her An d, of cou rse , t he mod el ha d t o th ing s, Ms. Mc Gra th say s, "Yo uTu be, I 'm ba ngi ng my sho e. Le t's do it ." Di d s he eve r u se tha t e xpr ess ion wi th you , " ban gin g m y s hoe "? DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 58 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 10:50:35 10:50:25 10:50:15 10:50:04 10:49:50 FR EST ON A. I use d t o s ay to her , if you re all y w ant so met hin g, you sh oul d b an g yo ur sho e o n t he tab le Nik ita Kh ru shc hev st yle . So she wo uld th row th at ba ck to me fr om tim e t o t ime , i n t he e-m ail p arl anc e we de vel ope d o ver th e y ear . Q. So th e t ran sla tio n i n M cG rat h - - of Mc Gra th Fre sto n s pea k h ere wo uld b e Yo uTu be, I rea lly wa nt it, le t's d o i t? A. Q. Co rre ct. Th en you re spo nde d t o h er , " If we ge t Y ouT ube , I wa nt to run i t." Yo u w ere en thu sia sti c, too , ab out th e i dea at le ast , c orr ect ? A. Yo uTu be. Q. A. An d M s. -An d i t w oul d s eem th at wo uld Ye ah. I lo ved th e i de a o f ha ve bee n a go od job . Q. An d M s. McG rat h s aid -- ex pre sse d h er des ire to ru n i t a s wel l, ri ght ? She sa id, "Y ou' ll hav e t o kil l m e to ge t t o i t f irs t," ri ght ? A. Ye s. DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 59 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 10:51:40 10:51:31 10:51:11 10:50:58 10:50:50 FR EST ON Q. No w, in or aro und th at ti me pe rio d, do you re cal l w het her yo u eve r h ad th e o cca sio n t o m eet Ch ad Hur ley , one of th e f oun der s o f Y ouT ube ? A. ti mes . Q. Wh at was yo ur imp res sio n of him ? MR . K END ALL : an d a mbi guo us. A. We ll, I was -- I had g rea t Ove rbr oad . Vag ue Ye s. I met Ch ad a c ou ple of ad mir ati on for hi m a nd wha t h e h ad do ne. It wa s a cl ass ic two gu ys in a gar age , a nd he wa s a ve ry per son abl e, sma rt gu y. I ca n't sa y I sp ent a lot of ti me wi th him , bu t f avo rab le imp res sio n. Q. No w, in the e- mai l w e jus t lo oke d a t, you us ed the ph ras e, "O n t he wa y o ut. " Do yo u r eme mbe r t hat ? "Ta lke d ab out Yo uTu be a l ot on the wa y out "? A. Ye ah. I do n't kn ow wh y I wa s o n I can 't re cal l. th e w ay out at al l. Q. Do yo u r eca ll whe the r y ou we re on a fli ght to or fr om one of t he coa sts DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 141 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 01:41:57 01:41:46 01:41:36 01:41:16 01:40:58 FR EST ON TH E V IDE OGR APH ER: T he tim e i s 1: 40 p.m ., and we ar e b ack on t he re cor d. A. I hav e n o r eco lle cti on of re cei vin g s uch a not ice . Q. Ha ve you pr ese rve d a ny do cum ent s of re lev anc e? A. I hav e n o d ocu men ts at al l pr ese rve d, wit h t he exc ept ion of pe rs ona l fi les ab out in sur anc e, pen sio n, tha t typ e of st uff . Q. Wh en you we re CEO of V iac om, di d yo u e ver us e i nst ant me ssa gin g t o dis cus s wo rk mat ter s? A. Q. No . Di d y ou use an y e -ma il ac cou nts ot her th an you r V iac om acc oun t, for w ork pu rpo ses ? A. Q. No . Wh at hap pen ed to you r h ar d c opy fi les af ter yo u l eft , t o t he ext en t t hat yo u k now ? MR . K END ALL : sp ecu lat ion . Cal ls for DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 142 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 01:43:13 01:42:50 01:42:41 01:42:28 01:42:12 FR EST ON A. Th ey wer e l eft th ere . My of fic es wer e b asi cal ly pac ked up an d sen t to me , m emo rab ili a, pic tur es, th at so rt of th ing . So I d idn 't rea lly ge t sen t a ny do cum ent s, wit h t he exc ept ion s o f t he on es I alr ead y o utl ine d. Q. An d w hat ha ppe ned to -- d o y ou kn ow wha t h app ene d t o y our -- th e com put er th at you us ed at wor k, aft er you l eft ? A. Q. I don 't kno w. Di d y ou hav e a pe rso nal l apt op co mpu ter on wh ich yo u d id Via com -re la ted wo rk? A. Q. No . Di d y ou hav e a pe rso nal d esk top co mpu ter on wh ich yo u d id Via com -re la ted wo rk? A. Q. No . I thi nk you to ld us a lit tle ea rli er tha t y ou wer e u naw are of a ny in sta nce in wh ich Yo uTu be fai led to re spo nd to a t ake -do wn not ice , c orr ec t? A. Q. Co rre ct. Ca n y ou thi nk of any thi ng , DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 143 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 01:44:13 01:43:59 01:43:50 01:43:37 01:43:27 FR EST ON du rin g t he tim e t hat yo u w ere CE O of Vi aco m, can yo u t hin k o f a nyt hin g tha t Yo uTu be did no t d o t hat yo u b eli ev e i t sh oul d h ave do ne to hel p p rot ect V iac om' s co nte nt? MR . K END ALL : Obj ect ion . Cal ls fo r o pin ion te sti mon y. ex per t t est imo ny. Ca lls fo r C all s O ver bro ad. fo r s pec ula tio n a nd lac ks fou nda tio n. A. No . MR . S CHA PIR O: Mr . F res ton , I d on 't hav e th ank yo u f or you r t ime . an yth ing fu rth er. ot her la wye rs do. MS . K OHL MAN N: a few qu est ion s. I do n't th ink t he I' m g oin g t o h ave Ca n y ou hea r m e w ith th is oka y? TH E V IDE OGR APH ER: EX AMI NAT ION BY MS . K OHL MAN N: Q. Mr . F res ton , y ou rec all t hat Y es. Mr . S cha pir o a ske d y ou som e q ues tio ns ab out th e p rom oti ona l v alu e o f h avi ng co nte nt up on the In ter net ea rli er to day ? DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 144 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 01:45:29 01:45:17 01:44:56 01:44:40 01:44:28 FR EST ON A. Q. Ye s. Is it yo ur bel ief th at if an en tir e s how or pr ogr am is fou nd on th e In ter net , t hat th at is pro mot ion al? A. Q. It co uld be . We ll, it wo uld no t b e pr omo tio nal if , f or exa mpl e, a m ovi e was po ste d o n t he Int ern et, an d i t w as st ill ru nni ng in the th eat ers , w oul d i t? MR . S CHA PIR O: le adi ng. A. Q. De fin ite ly not . An d w ith re spe ct to pro gr ams Ob jec tio n, li ke -- pro gra ms tha t a re fou nd on Co med y Ce ntr al, ar e t hos e - - t hos e p rog ram s co nta in con ten t t hat ar e p art icu lar ly de sig ned to ha ve sho rt cli ps or sk its ; i s th at tru e? MR . S CHA PIR O: Ob jec tio n. Va gue an d a mbi guo us, la cks fo und ati on, ca lls fo r s pec ula tio n, lea din g. A. So me pro gra ms wou ld hav e, yo u kn ow, so rt of sel f-c ont ain ed sho rte r se gme nts wi thi n t he con tex t o f a DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 145 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 01:46:39 01:46:18 01:46:05 01:45:52 01:45:37 FR EST ON ha lf- hou r, hou r s how , b ut not ne ces sa ril y al l. Q. Th ose pr ogr ams th at hav e se lf- con tai ned sh ort er seg men ts, if th os e se lf- con tai ned se gme nts we re fou nd on th e In ter net in th eir en tir ety , w oul d y ou vi ew th ose se gme nts to be pr omo tio nal ? A. Q. In ma ny cas es. An d a re the y - - w oul d any se gme nt of it -- wou ld any po sti ng of it be pr omo tio nal ? MR . S CHA PIR O: A. Ob jec tio n, vag ue. Co uld yo u c lar ify wh at yo u m ean by th at, pl eas e. Q. In fa ct, is n't it tr ue th at Vi aco m, and ma ny of the -- vi rtu al ly eve ry Vi aco m e nti ty has pa rti cul ar dep art men ts th at are de vot ed to mar ket ing an d pr omo tio n? A. Q. Ri ght . An d d o y ou -- the re ar e, are th ere no t, man y p eop le wit hin th e Via com en ter pri se tha t a re dev ote d t o d ete rm ini ng ex act ly how to pr omo te Via com co nte nt ; i s DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 146 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 01:47:42 01:47:24 01:47:16 01:47:03 01:46:45 FR EST ON th at cor rec t? A. Q. Ye s. An d w hat ar e t he imp ort an t fa cet s o f d ete rmi nin g w hat is an d is not pr omo tio nal , b y t hos e e nti tie s? A. We ll, I don 't kno w i f the re' s I m ean t hat an y h ard ir onc lad ru les . re all y d epe nds on th e c irc ums tan ce at th e ti me, wh at it is you wa nt to pr omo te and ac hie ve. S o y ou kno w, the re' s a r ang e o f de cis ion s t hat ge t m ade ab out th at, b ut ge ner all y b y p eop le dow n i n t he ma rke tin g an d p rom oti ona l d epa rtm ent s. Q. An d t hos e a re peo ple wh o hav e de dic ate d t hei r c are ers to de ter min ing ex act ly wha t i s a nd is not pr omo ti ona l; is th at cor rec t? A. Q. Co rre ct. Is th at an imp ort ant fu nc tio n i n th e V iac om ent erp ris e? A. Q. We ll, su re. I ncr eas ing ly. An d d o t hos e p eop le als o dec ide wh en to pro mot e a pa rti cul ar con ten t? A. Th ey wou ld dec ide ev ery thi ng , DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 147 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 01:48:39 01:48:27 01:48:11 01:48:02 01:47:52 FR EST ON wh en, wh ere , h ow. Q. An d f or a c ont ent co mpa ny , ha vin g c ont rol ov er the de cis ion s a bo ut pr omo tio n i s e xtr eme ly imp ort ant , i sn' t it ? A. We ll, I thi nk if you w ere to as k an y c ont ent co mpa ny, wo uld yo u l ike t o ha ve con tro l o ver yo ur pro mot ion or n ot, th ey wou ld all sa y, of cou rse , I 'd li ke to ha ve con tro l o ver it . MS . K OHL MAN N: qu est ion s. MR . S CHA PIR O: or tw o. BY MR . S CHA PIR O: Q. So met ime s a de cis ion to l eav e u p I hav e a qu est ion I hav e n o f urt her on th e I nte rne t m ate ria l t hat ma y hav e be en pos ted by a thi rd par ty can b e a pr omo tio nal de cis ion , c orr ect ? A. Ye s. So met ime s y ou mig ht fi nd th at som ebo dy upl oad ed som eth ing in a cl eve r w ay or a c lev er pie ce or so met hin g th at you di dn' t t hin k o f y our sel f. Q. Th at hap pen ed som eti mes at DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 148 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 01:48:57 01:48:45 FR EST ON Vi aco m w hen yo u w ere th ere , c orr ect ? MR . K END ALL : Ov erb roa d. A. I' m s ure . MR . S CHA PIR O: No thi ng fur the r. T he tim e i s And Lac ks fou nda tio n. TH E V IDE OGR APH ER: 1: 48 p.m . o n S ept emb er 11, 20 09. th is com ple tes th e v ide ota pe de pos iti on of Tom Fr est on. (T ime no ted : 1:4 8 p .m. ) DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 149 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 ST ATE OF NE W Y ORK ) ) CO UNT Y O F N EW YOR K) :s s I, TO M F RES TON , t he wit nes s he rei n, hav ing re ad the fo reg oin g te sti mon y o f t he pag es of thi s d ep osi tio n, do he reb y c ert ify it to be a tr ue and co rre ct tra nsc rip t, sub jec t t o t he co rre cti ons , i f a ny, sh own on th e att ach ed pa ge. __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ __ TO M F RES TON Sw orn an d s ubs cri bed to be for e me , t his da y of , 200 9. __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ __ No tar y P ubl ic DAVID FELDMAN WORLDWIDE, INC. 450 Seventh Avenue - Ste 2803, New York, NY 10123 (212)705-8585 Schapiro Exhibit 3

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