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RULE26.1STATEMENT OFPROPOSEDAMICUSCUMAE
PursuanttoRule26.1oftheFederalRulesofAppellateProcedure,proposed
amicuscuriae,theRecordingIndustryAssociationofAmerica,lnc.,herebystates
thatithasnoparentcoporationandthatnopubliclyheldcoporationowns10% or
moreofitsstock.
Dated:New York,New York
December22,2008
COWAN,LIEBOWITZ& LATMAN,P.C.
AttorneysforAmicusCuriaeRecordingIndustry
Associ ' ofA e'a
sy,RobertW.Clarida 4 --
ThomasKjellberg
1133AvenueoftheAmericas
New York,New York10036-6799
Ofcounsel:
StevenMarks
KarynA.Temple
RecordingIndustryAssociationofAmerica
1025F.Street,N.W.,10thFloor
Washington,D.C.20004
(202)857-9602

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TABLE OFCONTENTS

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TheTermsUpon ichPromotionalCDsAreSuppliedto
SelectedIndividualsandEntitiesAreUnderstoodandAccepted
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TABLE OFAUTHORITIES
Cases
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AlKohnnndBobKohn, eArto usicLicensing(PrenticeHall

DonaldS.Passman,AllYouNeedtoKnowAboutthe usicBusiness
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ConstitutionalProvisions

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1. INTEREST OFAMICUSI
AmicustheRecordinglndustryAssociationofAmerica(çç
RlAA'')isthe
tradeassociationthatrepresentsthesoundrecordingindustryintheUnitedStates.
Itsmembersarerecord companiesin the United Statesthatcollectively create,
manufactureand/ordistributethevastmajorityofallsoundrecordingsthatare
legitimatelyproducedandsoldintheUnited States. Amicusrespectfullysubmits
thatithasausefulunderstandingofthelaw andthecommercialrealitiesofthe
musicindustrythatcanaidtheCourtin resolvingthequestionspresentedonthis
appeal.
TheparticipationofamicusRIAA isparticularlyappropliateherebecausethe
outcomeofthiscasewillhaveasignificantimpacton themusicindustry. The
DistrictCourt's decision ignores well-settled 1aw to hold thatthe defendant's
unauthorizedsaleofspecially-marked,limited-editionpromotionalcopiesofsound
recordings,originallyprovidedunderlicensetoradio stationsandothermediafor
the limited purpose ofpromoting the sale ofauthorized commercialcopies, is
privilegedtmder17U.S.C.j109(a).Contrarytotheexpresslanguageprintedon
therecordingsandtheirpackaging,anddecadesofcustom andpracticeinthemusic
industry,thecourtbelow concludedthattheDefendant-Appelleewasnotamere
possessorbuttheçsowner''ofthepromotionalcopiesheacquired,andthusentitled
tothestattltoryre-saleprivilegeunderSection 109(a).lnactuality,becausethe

lCOunselforDefendant-Appelleehasconsentedtothetilingofthisbriefamicus
curiae.
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promotionalcopieswerenevertransferred,butonlylicensed- in effectlent-to
musicindustry professionals,theDefendant-Appelleecnnnotbean ççowner'and
Section109(a)isinapplicable.
In reaching its erroneousresult,the courtrenders impracticable a long-
established commercialpractice in themusic industry thatthecoulshavenever
beforechallenged.Theeffectsonthemusicindustry,andona11copyrightindustries
thatsupplypromotionalcopiesoftheirworkstothemedia,willbesubstantial. Like
therecordingindustry,othercopyrightownerssuchasmotionpicmreproducersand
bookpublishersoftenmakepromotionalcopiesofforthcomingworksavailableto
selectedprofessionalrecipientsunderlicense,ontermsverysimilartothoseatissue
here.Theharm from theDistrictCourt'srulingcouldthereforeextendwellbeyond
themusicindustry.ThisCourtshouldrejecttheDistrictCourt'serrantreasoning,
particulqrlywherethelikely consequencesforcopyrightownersaresodamaging.
AmicusmAA respectfullyurgestheCourttoreversetheDistrictCourt'sOpinion.
II. SUMMARY OFARGUMENT
The DistrictCourtfundamentally misintemreted thelaw by fnding that
Defendant-Appelleewasan CGowner''ofthecopiesheobtained and sold without
Plaintiff-Appellant'sauthorization. Thecopiesthemselveswereclearly marked
with language indicating thatthey were notforsale and were licensed to the
intended recipientforpromotionaluse only. They were provided by Plaintiff-
Appellanttoradiostations,joumalists,andothersinthemusicindustrypursuantto

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well-settledindustrypracticesofwhichDefendant-Appelleewasaware. Thebrief
ofPlaintiff-AppellantUMG Recordings,lnc.wellpresentsthefactsandthelaw,
andcorrectlyidentifesthenumerouserrorscommittedbytheDistrictCourtinits
opinion. Amicus RIAA fully endorses and suppols the argunnents made by
Plaintiff-Appellantin supportofreversal,and willconcentrate in this amicus
curiae brief on the background ofindustry practice regarding the use o/
promotionalcopiesofsound recordings,and on the harm the recorded music
industrywillsufferiftheDistrictCourt'sdecisionisnotreversed.
111. ARGUMENT
A. TheUnauthorizedSaleofPromotionalCopiesWillUnsettle
EstablishedPracticesIntheRecordingIndustryandCause
SignilcantHarm totheIndustry
Thepracticeofmaking speciallylabeledpromotionalcopiesofcopyrighted
sound recordings(sdpromotionalCopies'')and supplying them underlicenseto
selected industry insidersforthelimited purposeofpromoting new commercial
recordingshasbeen prevalentthroughoutthemusic industry formany decades.2
PromotionalCopieshavebeenprovidedinanumberofphysicalformatsoverthe
years, including 45 RPM single recordings, long-playing vinyl albums,
audiocassettesandotherconfigurations.
A11 of the leading producers of sotmd recordings, and virtually al1

2ThisbriefamicuscuriaedealsonlywithPromotionalCopies. Commercial
copiessoldtothepublicarenotsubjecttolicenserestrictions.
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independentlabels(collectivelyçRecordCompanies''),continuetopromotetheir
new releasesbymeansofPromotionalCopiesbecausetheproductitself,arecording
ofamusicalwork,cannotmeaningfullybeexperiencedwithoutacmallyhearingit.
Music is,in this respect,extremely difficultto advertise and promote without
offeringadirectexperiencetotheconsumerorreviewer.
FortMsreason,the music industry has neverconsidered the authorized,
promotional use of recorded music to be the equivalent of conventional
commercialexploitation.3 Accordingly,apublicperformanceinarecordstorefor
purposes ofpromoting record sales does notgive rise to public performance
royaltiesunderSection11047)oftheCopyrightAct,17U.S.C.j11047),andasa
matterofgeneralindustrypractice,PromotionalCopiessuppliedtoradiostations
and journalists undera Ss
promotionaluse only' license do notgive rise to
mechanicalroyaltiesthatwouldotherwisebepaidtosongwriters.SeeAlKolm and
BobKolm,TheArtofMusicLicensing(PrenticeHallLaw&Business1992),at326
(modelmechanicallicenseagreement)(attached)(sçnosuchroyaltyshallbepayable
withrespecttopromotionalphonorecordssenttodiscjockeys,reviewersandthe
like,whichareclearlymarkedGpromotipnalRecordsNotforSale'andwhichare

3Analogously,the1976CopyrightActrecognizedtheuniquepromotionalvalue
ofthedirectexperienceofmusicalworksin Section 11047),which createsan
exemptiontothepublicperformancerightforany liveorrecordedperformanceat
ççavendingestablishmentopentothepublicatlarge...wherethesolepurposeof
theperformanceistopromotetheretailsaleofcopiesorphonorecordsofthework,
or ofthe audiovisualor other devices utilized in such performance,and the
performanceisnottransmittedbeyondtheplacewheretheestablishmentislocated
andiswithintheimmediateareawherethesaleisoccurring''(emphasisadded).
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notbeingdistributedbyLicenseeforresale'').
NordoesaPromotionalCopygenerateroyaltiesfortherecordingartistwho
performed on the recording orproviderevenue fora Iegitimateretailer. Tothe
contrary,Defendant-Appellee'sunauthorizedsaleofthePromotionalCopieshereat
issuedamagesnotonlytheownerofcopyrightin thesound recording, butalso
materiallyharmsthesongwriters,artistsandlegitimateretailerswhodependonthe
saleofauthodzed,commercialrecordingsfortheirlivelihood:
Aswith any numberofotherthingsin life,unfo% nately the
theory and reality ofpromo records don't quite converge.
Whiletheserecordsaremeantfordiscjockeys,theysometimes
end up being sold in record stores. And ofcourse they're
pricedcheaply,fortheobviousreason thattheperson selling
them tothestoredidn'tpayforthem.
Whatislessobviousisthatthepeoplewhocreatedtherecord
don'tgetpaid forsalesofpromos. Thus,while someone is
enjoyingabargain,it'sattheexpenseoftheartist,publisher,
songwriter,recordcompany,unions,etc.(1hopel'm making
youfeelguiltyifyoubuyrecordsmarkedçtpromo-only,''since
you'retakingbreadoutofthemouthsofyourcreativebrothers
andsisters.)
DonaldS.Passman,AllFo' l
fNeedtoKnowAbouttheMusicBusiness(FreePress,
6thed.2006),at70(attachedl.4
Accordingly,the unauthorized sale of PromotionalCDs undermines the
fundamentalConstitutionalpremiseofcopyright,whichistopromotetheprogress

4ItshouldbenotedthatsomePromotionalCDsarenotinfacttdpricedcheaply.''
Passman'scentralpoint,thatPromotionalCD salesdonotyieldincomefortheir
creators,isnotaffectedbythisdistinction.
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ofscienceandtheusefulartsby encouragingthecreationofworksofauthorship.
U.S.Const-,Art.1,Sec.8.WhenPromotionalCDsaresoldindirectcompetition
with authorizedcommercialcopies,no oneinvolved in bringing thework tothe
public- notthe author,notthe performer,nottheRecord Company,notthe
legitimateretailer-derivesthebenetk towhichcopyrightlaw entitlesthem. The
progress of science and the useful arts cnnnot possibly be promoted by
shortchangingtheveryauthorswhom theConstitutionseekstoencourage.
Moreover,theoonductofDefendant-Appelleehereisevenmoreharmfulthan
thatofthe promo-record sellersfrom thepast,becauseofthe degreeto which
Defendant-Appelleeisabletomarkethisunauthorizedwaresglobally,throughthe
lntemet. Notcontentwith making afew isolated salesin hislocalrecord shop,
Defendant-Appelleehasmadeabusinessofselling PromotionalCopies,and has
madethem freelyaccessibletoanyinterestedbuyerwithaconnectiontotheWorld
WideWeb.Themagnitudeofharm from theunauthorizedsaleofPromotionalCDs
isthereforefargreaterthan any themusicindustry haspreviously suffered,and
comes ata time when both the Record Companies and legitimate retailersof
physicalCDs,suchasthenow-deft
mctTowerRecordschain,areinextremeperil.
Further,ithasbeentheexperienceoftheRecordCompaniesthatproducersof
counterfeit CDs will often try to disguise their illicit copies by printing a
çç
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liability. Ifthe DistrictCourt'sruling isnotreversed,thispractice willonly

increase,tothegreatdetdmentoftherecordingindustry.A correctrulingbythis
Court,ontheotherhand,condemningthepracticeofsellingPromotionalCDs,will
deprivecounterfeitersandpiratesofaperceivedsafehaven.
B. IndustryPractices
1. TheRoleofPromotionalCopiesintheMarketingof
RecordedMusic
PromotionalCopies are supplied to a select group of people-industry
insidersincluding radio program directorsand musicdirectors,diskjockeys,
reviexvers,pronnoters,Tv-show bookers,physicalretailbuyersandStgatekeepers''
suchasAOLandYahoo(tçlnsiders''/-forasinglespecificpurpose:marketingand
Promotingaspecificcommercially-releasedrecording.s Accordingly, Promotional
Copiesaregenerally suppliedtoInsiderspriortothereleaseofthecorresponding
fullalbum tothepublic.SuchInsidersmay,c. g.,playthesongsontheradioorin
clubs,orwritereviewsofthemusiccontainedonthePromotionalCopies,thereby
increasingtheexposure ofthatparticularcommercially-released recordingtothe
public.Asexplainedinanotedreferenceguidetothemusicindustry,thenumberof
PromotionalCopiescreated,andthelengthoftimetheyareprovidedtomajorradio
stationspriortotheofGcialreleasedateofthecorrespondingcommercialrecording,

5PromotionalCDsaregenerallypartofacomprehensiveandcoordinated
promotionalcampaigntopromoteaparticularnew recording,i nconjunctionwith
tours,co-opadvertising,artistinterviewswithprintandelectronicmedia,in-store
appearancesatretaillocations,andotherevents.
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canbecorrelatedwiththeevenmalsalessuccessofthatparticularcommercialCD:
(Rqecordlabelswillusuallyseetoitthatthos:stationsreceive
advance album copies way in advance ofthe reltase date,
usuallyatIeastfourmonths. Radiostationsknow thatgetting
thealblzmsonthereleasedate,orevenonetothreemonthsin
advance,indicatesalowerpriorityatthelabel.Itsuggeststhat
lessmoney willbecommitted,fewermarketing toolswillbe
used,andtherewillbelessfollow-upfrom therecordcompany
divisions(fieldsalespersonnel,publicists,etc.),fewerin-stores,
less co-op advertising, fewer radio station personnel
appearances,etc.- allthosethingsthatwillevenmallyconfrm
totheradiostation'slistenersthecorrectnessandforesightofa
particularradio station programmerorDJforhaving chosen
thatrecord asçdhitbound.'' The importance ofa company
manifestingitscommitmenttoanartistandrecordingcannotbe
overemphasized. Radio station personnelwill,atbest,be
cautiousbeforetçgoing on''arecordthatitisnotconvinceda
recordlabelisfullycommittedto.
PeterM.Thall,What7We.y' //NeverTellYouAbouttheMusicBusiness(Watson-
GuptillPublications2002),at132(attached).
Sincethelate1980sthepredominantformatofPromotionalCopieshasbeen
Promotional CDs. Promotional CDs, like the promotional vinyl disks and
audiocassettesthatprecededthem,arephysicalcopies(phonorecords)thatcontain
oneorseveraltracksofcopyrightedrecordedmusic. SometimesthePromotional
CDswi1lcontainallofthemusicfrom thecorrespondingcommercialalbum,6but
more frequently PromotionalCDs are Sdsingles,''containing only the particular
selectionorselectionsfrom analbum thattheRecordCompanyhopestopromoteas

6Promotionalalbums, often furnishedto çtretailpartners''such asbuyersfor

physicalretailchains,may contain çdbonustracks''thatarenotincluded in the
publiclyreleasedalbum.

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feamred tracks,such as singles ormaterialincluded in aforthcoming film or

televisionprogrnm.Infact,C<CD singles''arenow producedsolelyasPromotional
CDs.Forsomeyearstherehasbeennoviablecommercialmarketforthesingle-cD
formatin which PromotionalCDscontinueto befurnished to radio stationsand
otherInsiders.
In addition,PromotionalCDs often have artwork thatdiffers from the
corresponding commercialrelease,andthey nlay be packaged with background
notesandbiographicalmaterialthatisnevermadeavailabletothegeneralpublic.A
PromotionalCD maycontainaversionofthesoundrecordingthatisneverreleased
tothegeneralpublic,suchasaçt radioedit''tailoredtothetimingrequirementsofa
radiostation,oranacappellaorotherççremix''versionofthesongdesignedtocater
to the speciscpromotionalactivitiesofthelnsidersto whom they areprovided.
Defendant-Appelleesoughttocapitalizeonsuchdifferencesbyadvertisipgthem as
sellingpointsforhisPromotionalCDs:
@ Sçtherare,circa2006KillerspromotionalCD''ER:1293
* Esincludesacoolpromo-onlydiscandexclusivepromoartwork''
ER:1351
*S çFeatures2tracks,the3:24Radioanddirtyversionsl''ER:388
* d$2tracks:3:59ChrisLord-AlgeEditedMix,4:19Album versionl''
ER:397
* SsFeatures2tracks,the3:42album version,3:46Instrumentall''
ER:469
* $çCD features4tracks,withexclusivenon-album versionsl''ER:498
* ççFeatures5tracks,withexclusivenon-album selectionsl''ER:505
ln many instances the Record Company itselfmay be prohibited by
contractualrestdctionsfrom publiclyreleasingthesoundrecordingcontainedona
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PromotionalCD single.Thatis,sometracksthatareauthol
izedforpromotionaluse
arenotauthorizedforcommercialdistribution.
The releaseofa commercialmusic album isa complex,expensive,oûen
prolonged and always sensitive undertaking, in which the provision of the
appropriate promotionalmaterials to the appropriate industry lnsiders at the
appropriatetimesplaysakeystrategicrole.TheS
çleak''ofaPromotionalCD tothe
public- materialreleasedbeforetheintendedtime,orthereleaseofmaterialnever
intendedtobepubliclydisseminated-canbehighlyproblematic.Noristheharm
from the sale ofPromotionalCDsmitigated by the relatively smallnumberof
PromotionalCDsthatmay 5nd theirway into the marketplace. Becausethe
PromotionalCDs are digitalcopies,they can easily be reproduced asperfect
physicalorvirtualcopies.Moreover,becausetheyareinmanycasestmiqueitems
thatcarmotbe purchased legitimately,itishighly likely thatsuch downstream
copyingwilloccur.Accordingly,andin lightofthecarefullyplannedscheduling
thatsurroundsthereleaseofanew sotmdrecording,thecirculationofunauthorized
digitalcopiesbythirdpartiescandoenormousdamagetothecommercialprospects
ofacommercialrecording,nomatterhow few PromotionalCDsmayhavebeen
improperlysold;asingleuploadofaçsleaked''PromotionalCD toapeer-to-peer8le
sharingsite,from whichitcouldthenbegloballydistributed,couldbecatastrophic.
A Record Company typically makes a few thousandcopies of a given

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PromotionalCD;theappropriatenumberiscalculated bytheRecordCompany's
promotion and/orreleaseplnnning personneldepending on such variablesasthe
styleofthemusic(thePromotionalCD itselfandthecommercialCDitisintended
topromote),intendedaudience,andradiostationformat.Forexample,thenumber
may be calculated in partbased on the number of radio stations that offer
programmingintherelevantmusicformat,andtheindividualsatthosestations-
music director,promotionaldirector,etc.
- on whose desksthe PromotionalCD
should beplaced in ordertomaximizethepromotionalbenefitforthatparticular
recording.
PromotionalCDsaresentby mail,commercialcourierandoccasionallyby
hand delivery,with aretum addressto permitthem to bereturnedto theissuing
RecordCompanyifdeliverycannotbemade.PromotionalCDsarevirmallynever
refused or remrned by the intended addressee. When a Promotional CD is
undeliverable-anexceedingly1ow number,perhaps1% ofthetotalfurnished-itis
usuallybecausethelnsiderforwhom itwasintendedhasleftthejob.Whenthat
happenstheRecordCompanywillbecarefultoupdateitsdistributionlists.

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2. PromotionalCDsAreEssentialtoCompetinginthe
MarketplaceforReeordedMusie
lnsidersandtheentitiesthatemploythem havelimitedspace-shelfspacefor
physicalretailers,pagespaceforjournalists---ortime-inaradiostation'sbroadcast
day- forwhich the Record Companies mustcompete. PromotionalCDs are
indispensabletothatcompetition,theonlyprovenandpracticablemeansbywhich
toinform andeducatelnsiders,whointurninform consumers,aboutaspecifcnew
release. Accordingly,the RecordCompaniessupportvirtually cvcry releaseofa
commercialsoundrecordingbymakingPromotionalCDsavailabletolnsiders.
PromotionalCDs,byallowing lnsiderstohearnew recordingsandalertthe
public to those they deem worthy ofnote,are a uniquely effective method of
promotingthesaleofparticularnew soundrecordings. Neithertheintentnorthe
resultisanti-competitive;quitethecontrary.TheinformationthatPromotionalCDs
makeavailabletotheindustry,andultimatelytothebuyingpublic,isessentialtoa
faircompetitivemarketplaceforrecordedmusic.
There isnothing to stop Defendant-Appellee oranyone else from selling
legitimate dçused records,''as to which the Record Company has parted with
ownershipbyafrstsaleorotherwise.Therestrictiononsalebytherecipientsof
PromotionalCDsservesonlyto maximizetheirpositivepromotionalbenefits,by
minimizing thedegree to which such CDsmay diminish orcannibalizesalesof
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3. TheTermsUponWhichPromotionalCDsAreSuppliedto
SelectedIndividualsandEntitiesAreUnderstoodand
AcceptedbytheRecipients
a. PromotionalCDsAreSuppliedFreeofAny
Charge
ThelnsidershavealwaysbeengivenpossessionofPromotionalCDsandtheir
predecessorsforfree;theRecordCompanieshaveneversoldPromotionalCopies.
lndividualRecordCompanypersonnelarealsoprohibitedfrom sellingPromotional
CDs,asshown by anemployeemanualfrom anRIAA member: tpersonnelmay
notpostorofferforsaleorauction any company productobtained in hisorher
capacityascompanypersormelincluding,withoutlimitation,CDs,demos,outtakes,
posters,andotherartwork.'' Sony/BMG employeepolicy,section(3j(October
zoo6ltat1achedl.
b. NoTransferofOwpership
TheRecordCompaniesinsupplyingPromotionalCDstolnsidershavenever
transferred,orotherwisepartedwith,ownership ofsuch copies. Rather,Insiders
who receive PromotionalCopies have been given only possession-a loan of
indefiniteduration---ofthecopy,withtheRecordCompanyexpresslyretainingtitle.
Asoneindustryobservernotedabove,theRecordCompanytdcoulddemandreturn
ofth4 record atany time.'' Passman,AllYou Need to Know Aboutthe Music
Business,at70.
C. PromotionalCDsAreLicensedforaLimited
Purpose
Suchhasbeentheunderstandingthroughoutthemusicindustry---onthepart

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ofb0th theRecord Companiesand the lnsiderswho havereceived Promotional

Copies. The Insidershave tmderstood,based on the language on Promotional
Copiesandtheirpackagingaswellasdecadesofpractice,thatPromotionalCopies
areprovided fortheirpersonaluseonly,foraspecificlimited purposerelatedto
promoting and advertisingyhemusiconthePromotionalCopies. Ithasbeenthe
experienceoftheRecordCompaniesthatthevastmajorityofrecipientsrecognize
thelimited purposeforwhich therecordingsareintended.See,e.g.,ER:849-850
(DavidBenjnmindeposition)(ççltlheinstancesofpeoplenotactinginaccordance
withthatcustom andpracticeareveryrare. It'stheoutliers.Everyone- 99and
44/l00thstomakeupanumber.Thevastmajorityseem tounderstandcompletely
from dayonewhatthecustomandpracticeis.'').
Insidersnotonlyunderstandandwillinglyparticipateinthepractice,theyin
factrely on itin ordertoconducttheirownbusiness. ltiswellunderstoodthat
PromotionalCDsareprovided notasgifts,butastoolsin amarketing effortin
whichtheRecordCompaniesandlnsidersaremutualparticipants.
Promotionalcopieshavebeen labeled in awaythatretlectsthatintentand
understanding.RecipientsareadvisedpriortoopeningorusingPromotionalCopies
thatSçacceptanceofthisCD shallconstituteanagreementtocomplywiththeterms
ofthe licensey''and havethe opportunity todecline orremrn them. Labeling
includeslanguagesuchasdt
-rhisCD isthepropertyof(theRecordCompanyl'';dTor
PromotionalUseOnly-NotForSale'';andlanguageexpresslyprohibitingresaleor
transferofpossession. EvenDefendant-AppelleeconcededthatPromotionalCDs

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çstypically''bearalegendsuchasS&ForPromotionalUse0nly.''ER:693(Deposi
tion
ofTroyAugusto).
Regardlessofthespecific language used onagiven PromotionalCD,the
generalparametersand ground rules underlying PromotionalCopy practice are
universallyunderstoodwithintheindustry.
4. TheRecordCompanies'ListsandEnforcementEfforts
n eRecordCompaniesdevotesignificantresourcestokeepingrecordsofthe
recipientsofPromotionalCDs($$Lists''),whoarechosenbyvariouslabelsand
departmentsbased ontheirindividualneeds. Noteveryone who requeststo be
placedonaRecordCompany'sListisadded.Suchrequestsareregularlyrefused,
when adding therecipientisnotdeemed to beagooduseofthelabel'slimited
promotionalresources,andListsareregularlyscrutinizedandfine-ttmedinorderto
achieve the bestpossible ret'
urn on the significantcostofpromotion. Lists,
accordingly,aretreatedasproprietmyinformationbytheRecordCompanies.When
PromotionalCDsarereturnedasundeliverable,theListsareadjustedaccordingly.
TheRecordCompaniesalsokeeptrackofrecipientsofPromotionalCDswho
arefoundtohaveofferedthem forsale.Suchpartiesareinvariablydeletedfrom the
labels'Lists.TheRecordCompaniesalsodevotesubstantialresourcestopolicing
salesofPromotionalCDsoneBay,treating suchsalesastheequivalentofbootleg
sales,andregularlyuseeBay'sVeRO (VerifedRightsOwner)Program toççtake
down''offersofbootlegsandPromotionalCDs.
DespitetheRecordCompanies'effortstomaintaincost-effectiveListsand

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policethesaleofPromotionalCDson-line,trackingeach individualpromotional
copy isnotpracticable. Aswasthecasewith theirvinyl-disk andcassette-tape
predecessors,allofthecopiesofaPromotionalCD areidentical.lndividualcopies
arenotwatermarked,coded,orotherwiseindividuallylabeled,andrecordsarenot
keptasto which particular PromotionalCopy was received by which specific
lnsider.Norarelnsidersrequestedtophysicallyret'
urnPromotionalCDs.Thecost
ofsuchindividualmarking,recordkeepingandadministrationwouldoverwhelm the
likely marketing and promotional benefit ofdistributing PromotionalCopies.
Moreover,such efforts would have tobe done copy-by-copy,which would be
extremelytimeconsuming,andwouldintroducesignificantdelayintothecarefully
choreographedpre-releasepromotionalprocess.
Theprohibitive expense would in anycase be unnecessary. The Record
Companies'promotionalandequivalentpersonnelarein constantcommunication
withtheradiostationsandotherInsiderswhoreceivePromotionalCDs,solicitinga
constant stream offeedback. n atconstant feedback hasborne outthatthe
overwhelmingmajorityofInsidersreceivingPromotionalCopiesabidebytheir
obligationnottosellordistributethem.
5. TheRecordCompaniesDeriveRecurringBenefitsfrom
PromotionalCDs
TheDistrictCourtfurthererredintindingthatPlaintiff-Appellantderivedno
recuning benefit9om supplying PromotionalCDsto Insiders.First,theIlistrict
Courterred by requiring any suchrecurdng beneftasaprecondition ofavalid

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license.Manylicensesareissuedforasingleone-timepayment,ornopaymentat
all,andarenolessenforceableasaresult.SeeJacobsenv.Katzer,535F.3d1373,
1379 (Fed.Cir.2008)(enforcing license requiring no monetary paymentto
licensor).
Further, and contrary to the District Court's unsupported assertion,
PromotionalCDsdoprovidetheRecordCompanieswith recurringbenefts. The
benetits to the Record Companies from the industry Insiders' possession of
PromotionalCopiesmayaccrueimmediately e. g.,awrite-uporreview published
priortothecommercialreleaseofaparticularalbum-ormanyyearsdownstream-
e.g.,aradiostation'scontinuedorrevivedpublicperformanceofthemusictrackls)
onthePromotionalCD,oracritic'sretrospectivereview ofimportantnew releases
during the preceding year or decade. It cannot be predicted when a given
PromotionalCD maybecomerelevant,orregainrelevance,toagivenlnsider.The
subsequent inclusion of a recording in the soundtrack ofa Glm ortelevision
program,forexnmple,oreven atopicaleventinthenews,couldgenerateinterest
andsalesforarecordinglongafteritsinitialrelease.
The Record Companies receive those recurring benetks only if the
PromotionalCDs stay in the hands of the recipientsfor their intended use.
Requesting orrequiring theretum ofPromotionalCDs could defeatthe very
purposebehindthem,by takingtheCDsoutofthehandsoflnsiderswho might
makefurtherpromotionaluses.

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6. ThePostalServicesActIsInapplicable
TheDistdctCourterredinapplyingthePostalServicesAct,39U.S.C.j3009
(çisection3009''),totheRecordCompanies'supplyofPromotionalCDstoInsiders.
Asthe DistrictCourtrecognized,the purposeofSection 3009 isto preventthe
practice ofshippingunordered merchandise toconsumers and then tricking or
bullyingthem intopayingforit.
Thelongstandingmusicindustry practiceofsupplyingPromotionalCopies
forfreetoselectedsophisticatedmusicindustrylnsidersdoesnotremotelyresemble
thepracticesSection 3009 wasdesigned to prevent. PromotionalCDsarenot
ççmerchandise''withinthemeaningofSection3009.PromotionalCDsaredifferent
inform andcontentfrom thecommercialCDsthataresoldtothepublic;theyare
sentf' reeofanychargetoselectedindustrylnsiderswhoarereadyparticipantsinthe
practice,manyofwhom explicitlyrequesttoreceivethem.Thesolerestrictionis
thattherecipientistokeeppossessionofthePromotionalCD.
Insiders,accordingly,arenotSsconsumers''intended to be protected by
Section 3009. PromotionalCopiesareprovided freeto people and entitiesthat
expectandneedtoreceivethem;andthatreceivethem notasconsumers,butas
industryprofessionals,forabusinesspurposelmrelatedtopaymentorsale.

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IV. CONCLUSION
Baseduponthereasonsandauthoritiessetforthabove,andthosesetforthin
theOpeningBriefofPlaintiff-Appellant,AmicusRIAA respectfully urgesthatthis
CourtreversethedecisionoftheDistrictCourtandenterjudgmentinfavorof
Plaintiff-AppellantUMG.
Dated:New York,New York
December22,2008
COWAN,LIEBOWITZ& LATMAN,P.C.
Attorneys forAmicus Curiae Recording lndustry
AssociationofAmerica

By: '
RobertW.Clarida
ThomasKjellberg
1133AvenueoftheAmericas
New York,New York 10036-6799
Ofcounsel:
StevenMarks,Esq.
KarynA.Temple,Esq.
RecordingIndustryAssociationofAmerica
1025FStreetN.W.,10thyjoor
Washington,D.C.20004
(202)857-9602

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CERTIFICATEOFCOMPLIANCEm TH RULE32(A)
Thisbriefcomplieswiththetype-volumelimitationofFed.R.App.P.
32(a)(7)(B).Itisproportionallyspaced,hasatypefaceof14pointsormore,and
contains4,513words.
Dated:New York,New York
December22,2008
COWAN,LIEBOWITZ& LATMAN,P.C.
AttorneysforAmicusCuriaeRecordinglndustry
AssociationofAmerica,Inc.
By: Qxridaî N
RobertW .Cla
ThomasKjellberg
1133AvenueoftheAmericas
New York,New York10036-6799

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nMOL
ELYccDEWYl VED
ERCLERK
UNITED STATESCOURT OF APPEALS U.
s.COûRTOFAiPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
JAN 122222
FILED
UMG Recordings,Inc., DOCKETET
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PlaintW Countermefendant,Appellant,
V. No.08-55998
TroyAugustoe/al.
Defendants,Counter-claimants,Appellees.

CERTIFICATEOFCOMPLIANCEWITH RULE29(a).FED.R.APP.P.
PursuanttoRule29(a),Fed.R.App.P.,andasrequestedinthe
correspondencefrom theOfficeoftheClerkdatedDecember30,2008,amicus
RecordinglndustryAssociationofAmericastatesthatallpartieshaveconsentedto
thefilingofitsbriefamicuscuriaeintheabove-captionedmatter,No.08-55998.
Dated:New York,New York
January9,2009
COWAN,LIEBOWITZ& LATMAN,P.C.
AttorneysforAmicusCuriaeRecordinglndustry
Associat'nofAmerica,lnc.
By:
RobertW.Clarida
1133AvenueoftheAmericas
New York,New York 10036-6799

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