Will DVD Trial Proceed in Secret?

June 5, 2000

On Tuesday June 6 Judge Lewis Kaplan will hear argument over the MPAA's request to seal the court record from public view.  Several media have already intervened asking the court to keep the litigation proceedings open to the press and public scrutiny.   On June 5  MPAA's request to adjourn the secrecy hearing was rejected by the court.  Concerned citizens should attend Tuesday's hearing which will be held at 4:30 p.m. in Judge Kaplan's court room, U.S. District Court S.D.N.Y.. -- 500 Pearl Street, NY.

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EFF Poised to Depose Valenti

MPAA President Jack Valenti is scheduled to be deposed by Defendant 2600 Magazine in the morning of June 6 in Washington, D.C.  Valenti serves as mouthpiece for the movie industry in its battle to shut down Web sites posting DeCSS computer code.  Although MPAA initially refused to produce its spokesman for questioning, on May 11 the court ordered MPAA to deliver Valenti for examination.