Comments on: The Libby Tapes http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/02/the_libby_tapes.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:18:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: RCinProv http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/02/the_libby_tapes.html/comment-page-1#comment-55447 RCinProv Sat, 03 Feb 2007 18:16:21 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/02/the-libby-tapes.html#comment-55447 And what, I wonder, makes the transcription so "mere"? Looks like a rhetorical sleight of hand to me. Transcripts are *not* the same as tapes for a host of reasons that should be apparent to anyone who has ever tried to assess the credibility of witnesses. So there is more than entertainment value at stake; and transcripts are often lame substitutes for tapes. And what, I wonder, makes the transcription so “mere”? Looks like a rhetorical sleight of hand to me. Transcripts are *not* the same as tapes for a host of reasons that should be apparent to anyone who has ever tried to assess the credibility of witnesses. So there is more than entertainment value at stake; and transcripts are often lame substitutes for tapes.

]]> By: John http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/02/the_libby_tapes.html/comment-page-1#comment-55446 John Sat, 03 Feb 2007 07:45:08 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/02/the-libby-tapes.html#comment-55446 I agree that it's somewhat trivial and journalists could find a far better use for their time. But... Assuming the public right to a record of the court proceedings, why should the presumption be against sharing anything other than text transcripts. If the principle of public access is at play, then it seems to me the courts should have the burden of justifying why any particular media version of the record is held back. I agree that it’s somewhat trivial and journalists could find a far better use for their time. But…

Assuming the public right to a record of the court proceedings, why should the presumption be against sharing anything other than text transcripts.

If the principle of public access is at play, then it seems to me the courts should have the burden of justifying why any particular media version of the record is held back.

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