Copyright Law

Oral argument goes forward in Atlantic v. Howell

By Ty Rogers and Ray Beckerman

The oral argument took place as scheduled in Atlantic v. Howell, on Wednesday, March 5th.

Our information is that the argument went well, with the Judge spending more than an hour hearing from all sides -- the record labels, the defendant (Mr. Howell), and the amicus curiae, the Electronic Frontier Foundation -- and that the Judge had a good understanding of the issues.

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Full post as published by Recording Industry vs The People on March 07, 2008 (boomark / email).