Contact:                                                                                For Immediate Release 

Susan B. L'Ecuyer, 856.596.2221                                      August 27, 2001

Court Asks For Department Of Justice Input On Sony Case

Judge Emmet G. Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, who is presiding over the litigation between the National Association of Recording Merchandisers and Sony Music, issued a ruling on August 15 in which he requested that the U.S. Department of Justice file an amicus brief on the case.  The court requested the Department of Justice brief be filed by October 31, after which both parties in the suit may file responses until November 30, with government and counter responses due by December 14.

NARM President Pamela Horovitz said, “While the request for the amicus obviously indicates that a ruling will not be forthcoming in the immediate future, we respect Judge Sullivan’s efforts to be thorough and careful in evaluating these issues, which are still present in the marketplace and which still need a resolution.”

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