{"id":82,"date":"2008-11-11T09:36:49","date_gmt":"2008-11-11T13:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/cyberone\/?p=82"},"modified":"2008-11-11T09:36:49","modified_gmt":"2008-11-11T13:36:49","slug":"meet-andrew-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/cyberone\/2008\/11\/11\/meet-andrew-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Andrew Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prof. Nesson and the CyberOne litigation team have had the good fortune to be connected with someone who knows about the flawed methodology and ‘creative accounting’ the RIAA uses to calculate damages: Andrew Grant, a former employee of Macrovision<\/a>, one of the most prominent DRM companies in the field today. Here’s what he had to say: <\/p>\n

\n———- Forwarded message ———-
\nFrom: Andrew Grant
\nDate: Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 12:58 PM
\nSubject: Re: Greetings and Thanks
\nTo: Charles Nesson , Andrew Grant , Nnamdi Okike , Shubham
\nMukherjee , Matthew Sanchez , Dmitriy Tishyevich , Isaac Kriegman <\/p>\n

Thank you, Professor Nesson.<\/p>\n

All, please let me know how I might be of assistance. Prior to moving back
\nto Boston last year, I was part of the global studio anit-piracy group at
\nMacrovision (MVSN). While at MVSN, I ran sales and strategy for the core p2p
\nantipiracy product. While they may be now in some need of revision, the
\nmodels we built and used to measure secondary propogation of our “spoofs” on
\nthe major p2p networks might be of some use in your efforts to quantify
\ndamages in the Tennenbaum case. In addition, I remain in contact with the
\ndigital anti-piracy leads at most of the major Hollywood studios and would
\nbe happy to seek their opinion on any questions that come up.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, I don’t have the depth of contacts in the music industry.
\nThat business was already busted by the time I got to Macrovision.<\/p>\n

Best,<\/p>\n

Andrew<\/p>\n

\nOn 11\/6\/08 10:27 AM, Charles Nesson wrote:<\/p>\n

andrew, let me introduce you to our cyberone riaa group.<\/p>\n

we would like to work with you and you with us in dealing with riaa’s expert
\nand in establishing the amount of actual damage. my students will be in
\ntouch with you. thanks.<\/p>\n

\nOn Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 12:58 PM, Andrew Grant wrote:<\/p>\n

Professor Nesson,<\/p>\n

I thought I reach out to you on this fine, fine American afternoon to thank
\nyou for sharing your wisdom in Harry Lewis’ class on Monday evening. When I
\nwas at Macrovision, the DMCA did effectively pay my rent. But it was through
\nmy work with Macrovision, and with people like Richard Atkinson of Disney
\nand Mitch Singer at Sony Pictures, that I started to complexity of
\ninteraction between policy, technology, copyright and commerce in the world
\nof digital media.<\/p>\n

When I moved backed to Boston last year after leaving Macrovision and the
\nwest coast, I feared that my focus on these interactions would dull. I was
\nso happy to discover the Berkman Center when I started in Prof Lewis’ class
\nthis fall.<\/p>\n

Before I end this email, I’d like to make you a serious offer. I know you
\nhave every available resource at your disposal, but if there is any way I
\ncan be of service in your defense of Joel Tennenbaum, please let me know. My
\ncontacts are more in the anti-piracy realm of the MPAA and the studios, but
\nI would be happy to contact them if there is anything you need.
\n(Particularly if you end up having to quantify the cost of infraction on an
\nopen P2P exchange – I built models around this very issue when I was at
\nMVSN.)<\/p>\n

And if you have any essential reading in this realm to recommend, I would
\nappreciate it.<\/p>\n

My best,<\/p>\n

Andrew<\/p>\n

As a PS, I saw on your blog that you are having lunch with Yochai Benkler
\ntoday. Probably now, in fact. I just started his book, mind wide open.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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