June 6, 2000

The MPAA's request to block the public from obtaining deposition video and transcripts was denied today by the New York trial court in litigation over DeCSS computer code.  Joining EFF?s legal team were attorneys from Newsday, E-Commerce Law Weekly, and the Village Voice who argued against the movie studios? motion for a blanket secrecy order over all discovery obtained in the case.  The Court said Defendants would be allowed to post all litigation materials on the Internet including information that is embarrassing.  The parties agreed to keep confidential information confidential and the judge warned he would sanction a party for mis-designating information as confidential.

On June 6 EFF?s legal team also deposed MPAA President Jack Valenti in Washington, D.C., and will soon post both the video and the transcript of his testimony to its Web site.  The next hearing to settle further discovery disputes is set for Thursday, June 8, 2000.

EFF's Opposition to MPAA's Secrecy Order:
  http://cryptome.org/mpaa-v-2600-rpo.htm

Village Voice Motion to Intervene:
  http://cryptome.org/mpaa-v-2600-rpo.htm#Voice

Newday's Motion to Intervene:
  http://cryptome.org/mpaa-v-2600-rpo.htm#Newsday

Mike Godwin and Declan McCullagh's Motion to Intervene:
http://cryptome.org/mpaa-v-2600-gmo.htm

MPAA?s Motion Barring Press Access:
http://cryptome.org/mpaa-v-2600-mpo.htm

EFF's DVD Archives:
http://www.eff.org/pub/IP/MPAA_DVD_cases/
http://www.eff.org/pub/IP/DVD/