IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALSIN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALSIN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALSIN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALSFOR THE FIRST CIRCUITFOR THE FIRST CIRCUITFOR THE FIRST CIRCUITFOR THE FIRST CIRCUITNos. 10Nos. 10Nos. 10Nos. 10----1883, 101883, 101883, 101883, 10----1947, 101947, 101947, 101947, 10----2052205220522052SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT; WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC.;SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT; WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC.;SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT; WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC.;SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT; WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC.; ATLANTIC RECORDING CORPORATION; ARISTA RECORDS, LLC; ATLANTIC RECORDING CORPORATION; ARISTA RECORDS, LLC; ATLANTIC RECORDING CORPORATION; ARISTA RECORDS, LLC; ATLANTIC RECORDING CORPORATION; ARISTA RECORDS, LLC; AND UMG RECORDINGS, INC., AND UMG RECORDINGS, INC., AND UMG RECORDINGS, INC., AND UMG RECORDINGS, INC.,Plaintif Plaintif Plaintif Plaintiffs, Appellants/Crossfs, Appellants/Crossfs, Appellants/Crossfs, Appellants/Cross----Appellees, Appellees, Appellees, Appellees,v.v.v.v.JOEL TENENBAUM,JOEL TENENBAUM,JOEL TENENBAUM,JOEL TENENBAUM,Defendant, Appellee/CrossDefendant, Appellee/CrossDefendant, Appellee/CrossDefendant, Appellee/Cross----Appellant Appellant Appellant AppellantON APPEAL FROM THEON APPEAL FROM THEON APPEAL FROM THEON APPEAL FROM THEUNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTUNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTUNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTUNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTSFOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTSFOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTSFOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS[Hon. Nancy Gertner, U.S. District Judge][Hon. Nancy Gertner, U.S. District Judge][Hon. Nancy Gertner, U.S. District Judge][Hon. Nancy Gertner, U.S. District Judge]PETITION FOR REHEARINGPETITION FOR REHEARINGPETITION FOR REHEARINGPETITION FOR REHEARING
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OF THEOF THEOF THEOF THEDEFENDANT, APPELLEE/CROSSDEFENDANT, APPELLEE/CROSSDEFENDANT, APPELLEE/CROSSDEFENDANT, APPELLEE/CROSS----APPELLANT APPELLANT APPELLANT APPELLANTCharles R. NessonCounsel for Defendant1525 Massachusetts AvenueCambridge, MA 02138(617) 495-4609FAX: (617) 495-4299nesson@law.harvard.eduOctober 31, 2011
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TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. i
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES .......................................................................................... ii
RULE 35 STATEMENT ................................................................................................ 1
ARGUMENT .................................................................................................................. 5
I.
THE JURY INSTRUCTION WAS ERRONEOUS. ................................. 5
II.
THE JURY INSTRUCTION WAS PREJUDICIAL. ............................... 6
III.
IMPOSING REMITTITUR TO SATISFY THECANON OF CONSTITUTIONAL AVOIDANCE ISBOTH UNPRECEDENTED AND DANGEROUS. ................................. 8
CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................. 10
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ..................................................................................... 11
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TABLE OF AUTHORITIESTABLE OF AUTHORITIESTABLE OF AUTHORITIESTABLE OF AUTHORITIES
Cases
Ahern v. Scholz,85 F.3d 774 (1st Cir. 1996)
....................................................................................................................... 6
Ashwander v. Tenn. Valley Auth.,2
97 U.S. 288 (1936)
................................................................................................................................. 8, 9
Atlantic Recording Corp. v. Brennan,5
34 F. Supp. 2d 278 (D. Conn. 2008)
.................................................................................................. 5
Bangor Baptist Church v. Me. Dept. of Educ. and Cultural Serv.,576 F. Supp. 1299 (D. Me. 1983)
.......................................................................................................... 8
Buchanan v. Maine,469 F.3d 158 (1st Cir. 2006)
.................................................................................................................... 9
Camreta v. Greene,131 S. Ct. 2020 (2011)
................................................................................................................................. 9
Capitol Records, Inc. v. Thomas-Rasset,N
o. 06-1497 2011 WL 3211362 (D. Minn. July 22, 2011)
.................................................. 4, 5
Donajkowski v. Alpena Power Co.,596 N.W.2d 574 (Mich. 1999)
................................................................................................................. 8
Feltner v. Columbia Pictures Television, Inc.,523 U.S. 340 (1998)
................................................................................................................................. 6, 7
Gulf Oil co. v. Bernard,452 U.S. 89 (1981)
......................................................................................................................................... 9
Jones v. Liberty Glass Co.,332 U.S. 524 (1947)
...................................................................................................................................... 8
Leist v. Simplot,638 F.2d 283 (2d Cir. 1980)
..................................................................................................................... 8
Lyng v. Nw. Indian Cemetery Protective Ass’n,485 U.S. 439 (1988)
...................................................................................................................................... 9
Marbury v. Madison,5
U.S. 137 (1803)
........................................................................................................................................... 6
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