Capitol v. Jammie Thomas: Day 2 recap; sound and fury, likely signifying very little
Day two of the Jammie Thomas trial produced several dramatic moments that, on the surface, appeared to be very bad news for the record label plaintiffs. Judge Michael Davis granted a defense motion to exclude numerous documents relating to the chain of title of the labels' copyrights, and he appeared to be on the verge of striking all of the plaintiffs' expert's testimony, only to pull back at the last moment. But I think these legal developments -- which occurred mainly outside the presence o