Live Sports Broadcasts and Piracy, Part 1

Dec 16, 2009

House Committee Judiciary

The House Judiciary Committee looked at the piracy of live sports broadcasts over the Internet. Witnesses included officials from Major League Baseball, ESPN, Ultimate Fighting Championship, and a representative from Justin.tv, a website that allows its users to broadcast and share video online. They told the committee that the piracy of live .. Read More
The House Judiciary Committee looked at the piracy of live sports broadcasts over the Internet. Witnesses included officials from Major League Baseball, ESPN, Ultimate Fighting Championship, and a representative from Justin.tv, a website that allows its users to broadcast and share video online. They told the committee that the piracy of live sports broadcasts over the Internet is a rapidly growing problem, compounded by the global nature of the Internet.

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00:00:25 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative IN ATTEMPTING TO ENFORCE THEIR RIGHTS ON THE WEB PAGE. MORE AND MORE SPORTS AND INCREASINGLY INJURED...
00:01:57 Smith, Lamar S.U.S. Representative THIS OVERSIGHT HEARING FOCUSES ON AN EMERGING AND DISTURBING NEW ASPECT OF INTERNET PIRACY. THE UNAUTHORIZED...
00:04:52 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THEY INDICATED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND THE GENTLEMEN IS RECOGNIZED.
00:05:01 Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN FOR HOLDING THIS VERY IMPORTANT HEARING ON A VERY IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT IN...
00:07:17 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN JOHNSON. WE WELCOME OUR PANELISTS, A GROUP OF MEN AND WOMEN. PROFESSOR CHRISTOPHER...
00:07:40 Yoo, Christopher S.Professor NO RELATION, MR. CHAIRMAN.
00:07:47 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative MR. MICHAEL SEGAL? MR. LORENZO? AND OF COURSE MICHAEL WHO WILL START US OFF. I RARELY STAY UP LATER...
00:09:46 Mellis, MichaelSenior Vice President THE RANKING MEMBER SMITH AND DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, ON BEHALF OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL,...
00:14:52 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative THANKS. ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP HAS BEEN THE MAIN ACTIVITY OF MR. LORENZO, OUR NEXT WITNESS....
00:15:28 Fertitta, LorenzoChief Executive Officer THANK YOU CHAIR MEN AND RANKING MEMBER SMITH AND DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I LIKE TO...
00:21:11 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative THANKS. THE NEXT WITNESS IS AN AMAZING YOUNG MAN, COFOUNDER AND CEO OF THE WEBSITE WITH 30 MILLION...
00:21:54 Seibel, MichaelSenior Vice President and General Counsel CHAIRMAN AND RANKING MEMBER SMITH AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, THANK YOU.
00:21:58 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative PUSH THE BUTTON.
00:22:02 Seibel, MichaelSenior Vice President and General Counsel THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO TESTIFY TODAY. WE ARE A PRIVATELY OWNED START UP FORMED IN 2006 AND BASED...
00:26:34 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative ESPN AND DEVELOP THE MAGAZINE AS WELL. PREVIOUSLY HE SERVED IN A NUMBER OF LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE...
00:27:01 Durso, EdExecutive Vice President THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN. RANKING MEMBER SMITH OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I WOULD...
00:32:39 Yoo, Christopher S.Professor THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. RANKING MEMBER SMITH AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I'M GRATEFUL TO THE OPPORTUNITY...
00:38:00 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU, PROFESSOR. WE WELCOME ADAM SHIFT TO THIS HEARING, HOWARD KOVAL AND MAXIME WATERS. BILL...
00:39:33 Mellis, MichaelSenior Vice President WELL, CHAIRMAN CONYERS, YOU'VE ASKED THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION RIGHT OFF THE BAT. WE DON'T BELIEVE...
00:41:27 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AFTER WATCHING OUR PRESIDENT, GLOBAL SOLUTIONS SEEMS REALLY HARD TO COME...
00:41:53 Mellis, MichaelSenior Vice President WELL, I THINK THERE IS A ROLE IN THE REALM OF INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT AND RELATED TREATIES IN GENERAL,...
00:42:47 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative WAIT TILL AMBASSADOR SUSAN RICE HEARS ABOUT THIS AT THE U.N. MR. FERTITTA.
00:43:00 Fertitta, LorenzoChief Executive Officer YES, MR. CHAIRMAN.
00:43:02 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative WHAT DO YOU THINK?
00:43:04 Fertitta, LorenzoChief Executive Officer I'M NOT AN EXPERT IN TECHNOLOGY OR LAW. I'M AN ENTREPRENEUR THAT STARTED A BUSINESS -- BOUGHT A BUSINESS...
00:43:32 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative I'M PROU OF YOU BUT THAT'S NOT WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY.
00:43:36 Fertitta, LorenzoChief Executive Officer I KNOW THE DMC WAS PUT IN PLACE, BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT THAT CONTEMPLATED LIVE STREAMING EVENTS. CERTAINLY...
00:44:11 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative OKAY. WHAT DID YOU WANT TO ADD TO YOUR CONTRIBUTION, MR. SEIBEL? YOU FIRST BROUGHT UP FINGERPRINTING....
00:44:21 Seibel, MichaelSenior Vice President and General Counsel YEAH. I DON'T BELIEVE I'M QUALIFIED TO DISCUSS THE INTERNATIONAL REMEDIES FOR THESE SOLUTIONS.
00:44:28 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative WELL, TURN YOUR MIKE ON.
00:44:31 Seibel, MichaelSenior Vice President and General Counsel WE'RE ON. THERE WE GO. WE'RE ALL GOOD. I DON'T BELIEVE I'M QUALIFIED TO DISCUSS THE INTERNATIONAL...
00:45:24 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED LAW SCHOOL? NO. YOU'VE BEEN VERY HELPFUL. YOU'VE INTRODUCED THE WHOLE TOPIC...
00:45:37 Durso, EdExecutive Vice President YES, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO ECHO WHAT WAS SAID BEFORE. YOU KNOW, WE'RE ENTREPRENEURS...
00:47:25 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative TELL ME HOW ESPN THAT YOU MENTIONED OPERATES AND IS UNIQUE FROM OTHER WEBSITES AND WHY YOU CHOSE NOT...
00:47:41 Durso, EdExecutive Vice President SURELY. WE ADDRESSED IT AS IT'S COME ALONG IN OUR 30 YEARS OF IT. WE LOOK TO FIND WAYS TO PUT THE...
00:49:15 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative SO YOU DIDN'T THINK IT WAS ECONOMICALLY WISE INVESTMENT.
00:49:19 Durso, EdExecutive Vice President NO. WE LOOKED AT THE --
00:49:24 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative WHY YOU DIDN'T OFFER IT AS A SUBSCRIPTION PRODUCT. YOU DIDN'T THINK IT WAS VIABLE.
00:49:30 Durso, EdExecutive Vice President WE SAW AN OPPORTUNITY, MR. CHAIRMAN, TO GET ONBOARD A TRAIN WE THOUGHT WAS LEAVING AND WOULD DO VERY...
00:50:22 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative OKAY. PROFESSOR, YOU -- YOU'VE ALREADY MADE A COUPLE OF GOOD SUGGESTIONS. WHAT ABOUT THE LEGAL BASIS....
00:50:34 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative THESE ARE TECHNICAL. HOW DO WE SUE THESE GUYS? HOW DO WE PROSECUTE THESE GUYS? AND NOW E EVERYBODY...
00:50:53 Yoo, Christopher S.Professor I HAVE SOME CONCRETE SUGGESTIONS OF WAYS THE LAW MIGHT BE CHANGED -- CHANGES IN THE LAW THAT MIGHT...
00:53:56 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative I THANK ALL OF YOU. YOU'VE BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN GETTING US STARTED. REMEMBER, THIS IS ONLY THE FIRST...
00:54:12 Goodlatte, Robert "Bob"U.S. Representative WELL, MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS THE FIRST HEARING THAT'S BEEN HELD ON THE DMC, I...
00:56:05 Seibel, MichaelSenior Vice President and General Counsel JUSTIN.TV'S, WE REFER TO THAT AS A COPYRIGHT SYSTEM. IT'S USUALLY IN THE FORM OF A LETTER INTO AN...
00:56:43 Goodlatte, Robert "Bob"U.S. Representative I WOULD GUESS THAT MR. MELLIS AND MR. FERTITTA AND MR. DURSO WOULD SAY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIVE...
00:57:38 Seibel, MichaelSenior Vice President and General Counsel SO THE REASON WHY WE HAVE DEVELOPED BOTH THE COPYRIGHT PROTECTION SYSTEM AND THE LIVE FILTERING SYSTEM...
00:58:26 Goodlatte, Robert "Bob"U.S. Representative NOW, THERE'S ANOTHER SIDE OF THIS ISSUE, AND THAT IS THE USER OF YOUR SERVICE OR OTHER INTERNET SITES...
00:59:09 Seibel, MichaelSenior Vice President and General Counsel WELL, OUR UNDERSTANDING IS ONCE WE RECEIVE A TAKEDOWN NOTICE, REGARDLESS OF ITS VALIDITY, WE'RE REQUIRED...
00:59:38 Goodlatte, Robert "Bob"U.S. Representative NOT A LOT OF MISTAKES IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
00:59:40 Seibel, MichaelSenior Vice President and General Counsel EXACTLY?
00:59:44 Goodlatte, Robert "Bob"U.S. Representative IN OUR RESENT SUBMISSION TO THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT, GOOGLE ALLEGED 50% OF THE TAKEDOWN NOTICES...
01:00:52 Durso, EdExecutive Vice President I'M NOT AWARE OF THAT. I CAN SHARE WITH YOU THAT -- AND I THINK OTHERS ON THE PANEL HAVE SEEN THE...
01:01:05 Goodlatte, Robert "Bob"U.S. Representative IT'S VERY FAST, ISN'T IT.
01:01:06 Durso, EdExecutive Vice President IT'S VERY FAST. DECISIONS HAVE TO BE MADE VERY QUICK.
01:01:12 Durso, EdExecutive Vice President IT'S ALSO FRUSTRATING IN THIS REGARD. I DON'T THINK ANYONE WHO GOES TO JUSTIN.TV AND LOOKS THROUGH...
01:02:07 Goodlatte, Robert "Bob"U.S. Representative ABSOLUTELY. I AGREE. THAT'S A MAJOR ONUS THAT MR. SEIBEL AND OTHERS IN THE SAME BUSINESS FACE OR...
01:02:26 Fertitta, LorenzoChief Executive Officer YES, I DO. THANK YOU. RELATIVE TO WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT WITH NEW ZEALAND, I DON'T KNOW --
01:02:32 Goodlatte, Robert "Bob"U.S. Representative THIS IS SOMETHING THEY PRESENTED TO NEW ZEALAND, BUT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THE
01:02:35 Fertitta, LorenzoChief Executive Officer RIGHT. I GUESS THE QUESTION WOULD BE IS THAT ARCHIVED OR LIVE CONTENT?
01:02:41 Goodlatte, Robert "Bob"U.S. Representative I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
01:02:43 Fertitta, LorenzoChief Executive Officer IT IS DIFFICULT, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, BECAUSE IT IS LIVE STREAMING, AND WHILE WEBSITES SAY THEY'RE...
01:03:22 Goodlatte, Robert "Bob"U.S. Representative MR. FERTITTA, WOULD YOU PUT THAT DOCUMENT IN THE RECORD? I WOULD ASK THAT THAT BE MADE PART OF IT....
01:03:32 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative WITHOUT OBJECTION.
01:03:35 Goodlatte, Robert "Bob"U.S. Representative I WANT TO ASK PROFESSOR U. ONE LAST QUESTION. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO MAKE SURE THAT CONTENT OWNERS ARE...
01:04:32 Yoo, Christopher S.Professor CLEARLY CONGRESS COWSULD IMPOSE CONSEQUENCES. THEY'RE EASY TO IDENTIFY, EASY TO FIND, THEY'RE EASY...
01:05:47 Goodlatte, Robert "Bob"U.S. Representative THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
01:05:54 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative MAXINE WATERS, CHAIR OF A SUBCOMMITTEE IN FINANCIAL SERVICES, SENIOR MEMBER OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE....
01:06:00 Waters, MaxineU.S. Representative THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN. I HAVE BEEN LISTENING WITH GREAT INTEREST SINCE I ENTEREDED THE...
01:07:06 Mellis, MichaelSenior Vice President CONGRESSMAN, I'D WILL GLAD TO TRY TO EXPLAIN THAT. THIS IS ONE WAY THAT WE THINK IT'S HAPPENING. ...
01:08:50 Waters, MaxineU.S. Representative MR. MELLIS, THE DEVICE THAT YOU JUST SHOWED US THAT YOU COULD PUT ON THE CABLE AND CONNECT TO YOUR...
01:09:02 Mellis, MichaelSenior Vice President YES. I BELIEVE THESE DEVICES ARE WIDELY AVAILABLE, AND IT'S NOT THE ONLY DEVICE THAT COULD BE USED...
01:09:28 Waters, MaxineU.S. Representative WHAT OTHER USE WOULD THESE DEVICES HAVE OTHER THAN THE PIRACY ACTIONS THAT YOU JUST DESCRIBED?
01:09:38 Mellis, MichaelSenior Vice President I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THESE DEVICES IS EXCEPT ABOUT HOW THEY'RE USED WITH RESPECT TO THE PIRACY...
01:09:53 Waters, MaxineU.S. Representative WHERE ARE THEY SOLD?
01:09:55 Mellis, MichaelSenior Vice President THEY'RE WIDELY AVAILABLE. THEY CAN BE BOUGHT AT AMAZON. WE BOUGHT THIS ONE AT A STAPLES STORE.
01:10:01 Waters, MaxineU.S. Representative SO YOU DON'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THEY COULD BOOE USED FOR A LEGITIMATE USE?
01:10:08 Mellis, MichaelSenior Vice President I THINK THEY COULD BE. WHAT I E-MAIL SAYING IS I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH HOW THEY ARE, IN FACT, USED BY...
01:10:37 Waters, MaxineU.S. Representative I SEE. WELL, MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I MAY, IT SOUNDS AS IF WE HAVE A COMPLICATED ISSUE BEFORE US THAT MUST...
01:11:46 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative I WANT YOU TO REST ASSURED THEY'RE GOING TO HOLD HEARINGS ON THIS IN JANUARY. WILL THAT MAKE YOU MORE...
01:11:56 Waters, MaxineU.S. Representative AS LONG AS WE STAY FOCUSED ON THAT ANTITRUST EXCEPTIONSEM CHUN, I'M HAPPY.
01:12:11 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative WE TURN NOW TO HOWARD KOVAL, A DISTINGUISHED MEMBER OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE FROM NORTH CAROLINA...
01:12:21 Coble, HowardU.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN AND WELCOME TO THE PANELISTS BEFORE US TODAY. GENTLEMEN GENTLEMEN, I BLEEN...
01:13:21 Durso, EdExecutive Vice President THANK YOU FOR RAISING THAT. I DON'T THINK THAT IT IS, CONGRESSMAN. WE'VE HEARD THAT COMPLAINT BEFORE....
01:14:35 Coble, HowardU.S. Representative I GOT YOU.
01:14:37 Durso, EdExecutive Vice President AND IN THAT CIRCUMSTANCE YOU'RE ACTUALLY PUTTING DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON RETAIL PRICING. WE'D BE HAPPY...
01:14:45 Coble, HowardU.S. Representative THANK YOU, SIR. IN YOUR TESTIMONY YOU REFER TO SEVERAL TECHNOLOGIES THAT MAY BE EMPLOYED TO PREVENT...
01:15:06 Yoo, Christopher S.Professor WHEN YOU SEE HOW PIRACY AND OTHER SECURITY PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED ON THE INTERNET IN OTHER CONTEXTS,...
01:16:17 Coble, HowardU.S. Representative I GOT YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING WITH US. I YIELD BACK TO MR. CHAIRMAN.
01:16:23 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU. HANK JOHNSON, SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR, FORMER MAGISTRATE IS RECOGNIZED.
01:16:32 Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr.U.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. FOR SOME REASON, THIS MICROPHONE GOES LIFRPMP ALL THE TIME. MAYBE WE CAN...
01:16:51 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative I HOPE NOBODY CHOOSES TO TAKE YOUR WORDS DOWN, MR. JOHNSON.
01:16:55 Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr.U.S. Representative YES. WHAT I'D LIKE TO ASK MR. SEIBEL -- AND BY THE WAY, I'M HAPPY TO KNOW THAT YOUR FIRM SUPPORTS...
01:17:50 Seibel, MichaelSenior Vice President and General Counsel I THINK THAT WHEN WE -- WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS ISSUE, OUR UNDERSTANDING KIND OF AS WE LOOK AT OUR ENTIRE...
01:18:34 Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr.U.S. Representative YEAH. WELL, NOW, THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM -- THERE'S NO NEED FOR CONSENT AND PAYMENT FOR THE USE OF...
01:19:03 Seibel, MichaelSenior Vice President and General Counsel CERTAINLY. SO WHEN DESIGNING A SITE FOR ANYONE TO CREATE AND SHARE LIVE VIDEO, UNFORTUNATELY AS IN...
01:19:53 Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr.U.S. Representative YOU'RE KIND OF GOING FAR
01:19:57 Seibel, MichaelSenior Vice President and General Counsel OKAY.
01:20:02 Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr.U.S. Representative BUT I WILL ASK ALSO HOW DOES -- HOW DOES JUSTIN.TV MAKE ITS MONEY?
01:20:14 Seibel, MichaelSenior Vice President and General Counsel JUSTIN.TV, WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR BUSINESS MODEL, IT IS REALLY THREE FOLD. THE FIRST ASPECT IS AN ADVERTISING...
01:21:08 Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr.U.S. Representative YOU CAN KEEP GOING FOR -- YOU CAN FILIBUSTER FOR THE REMAINING ONE MINUTE OR SO OF MY TIME, AND I'M...
01:22:09 Seibel, MichaelSenior Vice President and General Counsel SO I'M NOT A LEGAL EXPERT IN TERMS OF THE LEGAL PART OF THE NAPSTER CASE BUT FROM A PRODUCT PART,...
01:22:56 Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr.U.S. Representative ANYONE ELSE?
01:23:02 Yoo, Christopher S.Professor NAPSTER INTENTIONALLY PURSUED COPYRIGHT DIBTRY BUGS. THAT IS A SOLE BASIS FOR LIABILITY BY ITSELF....
01:24:12 Fertitta, LorenzoChief Executive Officer I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS IS IN THE EARLY DAYS THE MUSIC INDUSTRY WASN'T NECESSARILY BRACING TECHNOLOGY...
01:25:06 Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr.U.S. Representative ANYONE ELSE? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, FOR ALLOWING ME SOME ADDITIONAL TIME FOR THE ANSWERS TO THE...
01:25:20 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME. RANKING MEMBER FROM FLORIDA, TOM ROONEY.
01:25:28 Rooney, Thomas "Tom" J.U.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AS A FRESHMAN, THAT SOUNDS GOOD. THAT'S USUALLY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU'RE...
01:25:41 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative WAS THAT INCLUDING VIAGRA ISSUE AS WELL?
01:25:43 Rooney, Thomas "Tom" J.U.S. Representative YES, SIR.
01:25:45 Conyers, John Jr.U.S. Representative I WARNED YOU ABOUT THAT, JOHNSON?
01:25:46 Rooney, Thomas "Tom" J.U.S. Representative THAT'S MY SIGN TO TALK QUICKLY HERE. MR. YOO, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TESTIMONY. I THINK THAT, YOU...
01:28:01 Seibel, MichaelSenior Vice President and General Counsel SO I THINK THE NEW TECHNOLOGY OF THE FINGERPRINTING SOLUTION IS A COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE....
01:28:58 Rooney, Thomas "Tom" J.U.S. Representative OKAY. ON THAT POINT --
01:28:59 Seibel, MichaelSenior Vice President and General Counsel YES.
01:29:01 Rooney, Thomas "Tom" J.U.S. Representative -- YOU SAID EARLIER IN YOUR TESTIMONY THAT AS SOON AS ONE OF THESE GUYS CALLS YOU AND SAYS TAKE DOWN...
01:29:17 Seibel, MichaelSenior Vice President and General Counsel UNFORTUNATELY I'M NOT A LEGAL EXPERT.
01:29:19 Rooney, Thomas "Tom" J.U.S. Representative DOES ANYBODY?
01:29:22 Yoo, Christopher S.Professor JUSTIN.TV WOULD LOSE THEIR RIGHTS. THEY WOULD BE SUBJECT TO COPYRIGHT LIABILITY AND STATUTORY DAMAGES...
01:29:44 Rooney, Thomas "Tom" J.U.S. Representative MR. SEIBEL, I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME ALREADY. WHEN YOU SAY YOU'RE ENTERING INTO AGREEMENTS, YOU KNOW,...
01:29:59 Seibel, MichaelSenior Vice President and General Counsel SO IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NFL, THE NFL AND NBC WERE LOOKING FOR AN AUTOMATED SOLUTION TO REMOVE NBC's...
01:30:26 Rooney, Thomas "Tom" J.U.S. Representative BUT YOU DON'T HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NFL TO PUT THESE GAMES ON YOUR WEBSITE. THEY'RE JUST ON THERE,...
01:30:36 Seibel, MichaelSenior Vice President and General Counsel YES. AS WITH ALL SITES IT'S REALLY THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN THE USER IS PUTTING SOMEONE ELSE'S CONTENT...
01:30:56 Rooney, Thomas "Tom" J.U.S. Representative I KNOW MY TIME -- CAN I ASK ONE MORE QUESTION, PLEASE?
01:30:58 Jackson Lee, SheilaU.S. Representative WE DO HAVE TO VOTE.
01:30:59 Rooney, Thomas "Tom" J.U.S. Representative VERY QUICKLY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. MR. YOO, YOU MENTIONED WITH REGARD TO MAYBE PRECLUDING THESE...
01:31:47 Yoo, Christopher S.Professor I THINK A REPEAT OFFENDER LAW, AS THEY'RE DOING IN FRANCE AND THE U.K. FOR END YIERSS WHO ARE PIRATING...
01:32:52 Jackson Lee, SheilaU.S. Representative I'M GOING TO YIELD MYSELF MY FIVE MINUTES AND THEN WE WILL MAKE FURTHER DETERMINATIONS ABOUT THE QUESTIONING....
01:33:16 Fertitta, LorenzoChief Executive Officer I CERTAINLY DO.
01:33:18 Jackson Lee, SheilaU.S. Representative OH, MY GOODNESS.
01:33:19 Fertitta, LorenzoChief Executive Officer GALVESTON, TEXAS.
01:33:20 Jackson Lee, SheilaU.S. Representative ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'VE OBVIOUSLY RUN INTO THEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IT WON'T BIAS MY QUESTIONS, AND...
01:34:26 Yoo, Christopher S.Professor YES, BUT IT HAS IMPLICATIONS ON MUSIC.
01:34:29 Jackson Lee, SheilaU.S. Representative BUT IT'S NARROWLY DRAWN. AS WE LOOK AT IT, IT PERTAINS TO MUSIC. OF COURSE, IT CAN BE USED AND CYTOED...
01:34:41 Yoo, Christopher S.Professor THE COPYRIGHT LAW DOES NOT DISTINGUISH, SO TIM PLICATION IS THERE, BE U, NO, IT DOES NOT DECIDE ANYTHING...
01:34:49 Jackson Lee, SheilaU.S. Representative SO THERE'S THE POSSIBILITY WE WOULD LEGISLATIVELY ACT OR THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE AN ONGOING COURT PROCEEDINGS...
01:35:00 Yoo, Christopher S.Professor YES.
01:35:03 Jackson Lee, SheilaU.S. Representative THEN LET ME INDICATE THAT THOUGH WE DON'T OFTEN CITE OUR WORK, I THINK OUR JUDICIARY COMMITTEE HAS...
01:37:08 Mellis, MichaelSenior Vice President YES.
01:37:10 Jackson Lee, SheilaU.S. Representative VERY QUICKLY.
01:37:11 Mellis, MichaelSenior Vice President RIGHT NOW, WITH RESPECT TO THE PIRACY AS WE'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING AND OBSERVING FOR SEVERAL YEARS,...
01:37:35 Jackson Lee, SheilaU.S. Representative YOU DO KNOW IF PIRACY CONTINUES AND YOUR PRODUCT DEPLETES IN VALUE, THE POTENTIAL THAT YOU MAY LOSE...
01:37:45 Mellis, MichaelSenior Vice President YES, EMFATTICLY.
01:37:46 Jackson Lee, SheilaU.S. Representative THANK YOU.
01:37:48 Fertitta, LorenzoChief Executive Officer I CAN TELL YOU I'M SURE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PANEL. THIS IS THE...
01:38:19 Jackson Lee, SheilaU.S. Representative MR. DERSO --
01:38:22 Durso, EdExecutive Vice President WE HAVE 6,000 PEOPLE WORLDWIDE GROWING ESPN. AND THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED --
01:38:29 Durso, EdExecutive Vice President 6,000.
01:38:31 Jackson Lee, SheilaU.S. Representative DOES THAT IMPACT YOUR BOTTOM
01:38:32 Durso, EdExecutive Vice President ABSOLUTELY.
01:38:33 Jackson Lee, SheilaU.S. Representative DO YOU SEE THIS AS AN ECONOMIC ISSUE?
01:38:36 Yoo, Christopher S.Professor I SEE IT AS AN ECONOMIC ISSUE. JOBS ARE AT STAKE. I USED TO TEACH IN NASHVILLE. THE MUSIC INDUSTRY...
01:38:50 Jackson Lee, SheilaU.S. Representative DO YOU WANT TO WORK WITH US, YOUR BUSINESS OBVIOUSLY, PROVIDES INCOME. DO YOU SEE THE VALUE OVER TRYING...
01:39:02 Seibel, MichaelSenior Vice President and General Counsel DEFINITELY.
01:39:03 Jackson Lee, SheilaU.S. Representative LET ME THANK YOU. WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN THIS HEARING AND MR. CHAIRMAN WANTS TO COME BACK?
01:39:10 Jackson Lee, SheilaU.S. Representative THE CHAIRMAN WANTS TO COME BACK?
01:39:12 Jackson Lee, SheilaU.S. Representative WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN THIS HEARING, SO THIS HEARING NOW STANDS IN ADJOURNMENT. IN RECESS, EXCUSE...

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