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`STGHTSOUND TECHNOLOGTES, LLC,
`Plaint i ff,
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`APPLE INC.,
`Defendant.
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`CASE NO.:
`2: IIcv0I292-DWA
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`VIDEOTAPED DEPOS]T]ON OF
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`ARTHUR ROBERT HAIR
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`Tuesday, December II, 2012
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`REPORTED BY: RACHET FERRIER, CSR 6948
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`(r-448339)
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`Merrill Corporation
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`Apple Exhibit 1104 Page 00001
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`ARTHUR ROBERT HAIR
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`INDEX OF EXAM]NATIONS
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`EXAMINATION BY
`Ms - Fukuda
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`EXHIBITS MARKED FOR IDENT]F'ICAT]ON
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`NO.
`Exhibit 111
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`DESCRIPTION
`Deposition Transcript of
`Arthur Hair dated 9/6/00, with
`exhibits
`Exhibit II2 Letter dated I0/21 /00 from
`Christopher J. Reese to
`Alderson Reporting Company
`Exhibit 113 Defendant Apple fnc.'s Notice of
`30(b) (6) Deposition to
`Plaintiff SightSound Technologies,
`LLC
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`Exhibit
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`I14 Defendant Apple fnc.'s Notice of
`Deposition to Arthur R. Hair
`for U. S.
`Exhibit 115 Prosecution History
`Patent 5,I9I,5'13
`Exhibit 116 May
`1992 Declaration Under
`5th,
`Section 7.I32
`31 C
`.F.R
`3Oth, 1993 Decl-aration
`December
`C. F. R. Section 7.732
`Under 31
`Exhibit 118 Document entitled "SightSound
`Technologies "
`(Bates SST-070449 - 70542)
`II9 SíghtSound Technologies
`Confidential Offering Memorandum
`March 2004
`(Bates SST-0L0821 - 10851)
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`Exhibit
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`EXH]BITS MARKED FOR IDENTIF]CAT]ON
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`NO.
`Exhibit
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`DESCRI PTTON
`Sightsound/McM Due Diligence
`April 4-5, 200I, Agenda
`(Bates SST-I09I1 - I0925)
`WhaL is SightSound Technologies?
`(Bates SST-10934 - L0942)
`Facsimife Cover Sheet dated
`to HaI Richardson
`L2/IB/0I
`from Scott Sander, with
`attachment
`(Bates SST-15052 - 15058)
`Screen Shots of the SightSound
`I¡üebsite
`(Bates SST*02]-831 - 02L972)
`Patent License Agreement
`Between Parsec Sight/Sound, Inc.
`And Digital Sight/Sound, Inc.
`(Bates SST-7842 7851)
`GE - SightSound Signing and
`in Connection
`Closing Deliveries
`with the Asset Purchase Agreement,
`dated as of November 10, 2005, by
`and Between DMT Licensing, LLC,
`and SightSound Technologies, Inc.
`(Bates SST-10196 - 10424)
`Draft Non-Exclusive Patent
`Lícense Agreement
`(Bates SST-7983 - 79BB )
`Facsimile Message dated IL/22/93
`From C.D. de Jongh to R. Hamersma
`(Bates SST-031049 37050)
`Exhibit I2B Letter dated I7/30/93 from
`Ansel- Schwartz Lo Arthur Hair
`Exhibit I29 Letter dated I/IB/94 from
`Michaef Marion to Arthur Hair
`(Bates SST-02 4433)
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`Exhibit 725
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`NO.
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`EXHIB]TS MARKED FOR IDENT]FICATION
`DESCRIPTION
`Letter
`dated I/26/94 from
`Schwartz Lo Arthur Hair
`Ansel
`dated I/28/94 from
`Exhibit 131 Letter
`Hair to Michaef Marion
`Arthur
`ssr-02 4424)
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`Exhibit I32 Letter dated 3/9/94 from
`R. Hamersma to Arthur Hair
`Exhibit 133 Letter dated 3/25/94 from
`Ansel Schwartz to Arthur Hair
`Exhibit 134 Letter
`dated 3/37/94 from
`Hair to Robert Hamersma
`Arthur
`ssr-2 4425)
`( Bates
`Exhibit 135 Letter
`dated 7/15/91 from
`Sachs to Arthur Hair
`Robert
`ssr-031064 - 37065)
`( Bates
`Exhibit 136 Letter
`dated I0/l/91 from
`Hair to J. J. Rosen
`Arthur
`N2K 1s9 - 165)
`( Bates
`Exhibit L31 Letter dated I/22/98
`Christopher Reese to
`(Bates N2K I13 - IB2)
`Exhibit 138 Letter dated 5/6/98 from
`Richard Rinaldo to Arthur Hair
`(Bates SST-025984 )
`Exhibit 139 Memo Pad for Arthur
`R. Hair
`(Bates SST-02151 4
`21 5Br)
`Exhibit I40 White Paper, February 26, 1999
`(ssr-7695 - 1914)
`Exhibit I4L InformaLion Memorandum,
`March 9th, 1998
`(Bates SST0B694 - B70B)
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`from
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`EXH]BTTS MARKED FOR ]DENTTFICATION
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`DESCRIPTION
`Letter dated LL/1 /03 to
`Alex LePore and Chris Reese from
`BMW Technology, Inc.
`(Bates SST-37598 - 37599)
`I43 Document entitl-ed "SightSound
`Technol-ogies "
`(Bates SST-31I40 - 3171L)
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`BE IT REMEMBERED that, pursuant to the laws
`governing the taking and use of depositions, oû Tuesday,
`December II, 2012, commencing at 9204 a.m. thereof, ât
`Ropes & Gray, 1900 University Avenue, 6th Floor, East
`Pafo Alto, Calífornia 94303, before me, RACHEL FERRIER,
`a Certified Shorthand Reporter, personally appeared
`ARTHUR ROBERT HAIR, call-ed as a witness by Defendant,
`who, being by me first duly s\,vorn, was thereupon
`examined as a witness in said action.
`APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
`For the Plaintiff
`and the Witness:
`ARNOLD & PORTER LLP
`BY: JAMES A. DiBOISE, Attorney at Law
`Three Embarcadero Center, JLin Floor
`San Francisco, California 94II1
`Telephone: 4I5. 417.328I
`Email-: j ames. diboiseGaporter. com
`For the Defendant:
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`ROPES E GRAY
`BY: CHING-LEE FUKUDA/ Attorney at Law
`72L! Avenue of the Americas
`New York, New York 10036
`Telephone: 2I2.596.9000
`Email: ching-lee. fukudaGropesgray.com
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`EAST PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA
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`PROCEEDINGS
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`THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Good morning.
`Here begins Videotape No. 1, Volume 1 in the
`deposition of Arthur Hair in the matter of SightSound
`Technologies, LLC, versus AppIe fnc. in the
`U.S. District Court, Western Division of Pennsylvania.
`The case number is 2:I7cv0I292-DVüA.
`Today's date is December 11th, 2012. The time
`on the video monltor is 9:04.
`The videographer today is Patricia Guerrero, a
`notary pubtic employed by Merrlll Court Reporting,
`San Francisco.
`This video deposition is taking place at the
`Law Offices of Ropes & Gray, 1900 University Avenue,
`East Palo Alto, California.
`Counsel-, please voice identify yourse-Lves and
`state whom you represent.
`MS. FUKUDA: Ching-Lee Fukuda with Ropes &
`Gray, representing defendant, Apple.
`MR. DiBOISE: James DiBoise with Arnold &
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`THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Thank you.
`The court reporter today is Rachel Ferrier of
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`Would the court reporter please sv/ear 1n the
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`calfed as a witness, having been first duly
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`THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Thank you.
`Please begin.
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`EXAM]NATION
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`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`O Good morning, Mr. Halr.
`A Good morning.
`O Would you just state your fulÌ name for the
`record, please.
`A Arthur Robert Hair,
`a And where do you currently
`reside?
`In Westl-ake Vil-Iage, California.
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`O Could I have the full address, please.
`2009 Channelford Road, Westlake Village,
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`testimony
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`Thank you.
`Mr. Hair, you have given prior deposition
`be fore ?
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`Yes.
`About how many times?
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`describe under what
`O Can you tell me
`cj-rcumstances you provided the testimony 1n those two
`depositions ?
`A What do you mean bY
`in?
`O What what cases dld You testifY
`in the N2K case and this case.
`I testified
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`O Okay. Anything el-se?
`A Not that I can recaff.
`MS. FUKUDA: Okay. I am going to mark, for
`II1., a copy of your
`purposes of the record, Exhibit
`deposition testimony in the N2K case, âs welf as the
`associated exhibits, and T'm just going to put that in
`I have a coupl-e questions for you
`front of you.
`regarding that.
`MR. DiBOISE: Thank you.
`(Exhibit 111 was marked for identification
`the Court Reporter. )
`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`O Mr. Hair, have you had a chance to review the
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`deposition testimony that you had given Ín the N2K case?
`MR. DiBOISE: Objection.
`THE VIITNESS: Can you tell me what you mean by
`tt review it " ?
`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`did -- have you had an opportunity to
`O Have
`read through it at any time in the past?
`A An opportunity or did I? because I did not
`did not read through it.
`O You've never read through your deposition
`testimony?
`A Recently or back then?
`O At any time.
`I possibly might have read t.hrough it after
`A
`right now.
`I can't recall
`this deposition.
`O Okay. Are you aware of any corrections
`you had made to this deposltion transcript?
`objection.
`MR. DiBOISE: Object
`Go ahead.
`THE WITNESS: That is a possibitity.
`right now.
`recall
`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`as far as yolt know, sitting
`O Okay. And as
`here today, is there anything in your prior N2K
`testimony that is noL true or inaccurate?
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`MR. DiBOISE: Objection. The question cafls
`to be able to
`for him to read through the transcript
`gíve you a present-day answer to that..
`Do you really want him to read through it aÌl
`and look for anything he wants to change?
`MS. FUKUDA: That's not my question.
`is your question. LeL's
`MR. DiBOISE: Yes, it
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`Jamie, let's stick to object.ion to
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`MS. FUKUDA:
`form, please.
`MR. DíBO]SE:
`You can answer
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`If you persist in the question
`it if you think you can.
`I don't recall.
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`sitting here today, are you aware
`your prior N2K testimony?
`Obj ection.
`Sitting here today, I don't
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`BY MS. FUKUDA:
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`of any inaccuracies in
`MR. DiBOISE:
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`BY MS. FUKUDA:
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`the fourth document in that pile?
`I think it's
`to
`think you're looking at t.he fifth one, so the fourth
`document in that pile.
`what that document is?
`Do you recognrze
`I just want to state
`that
`MR. DiBOISE: So
`pile" in
`to it as the "fourth document in the
`referring
`it again
`is really not going to help us find
`the record
`Here, let me
`MS. FUKUDA:
`That's okay. The heading
`MR. D1BO]SE:
`deposition of Arthur Hair
`"CorrecLion sheet for
`having Production Nos. ST
`September 6-8, 2000, "
`0I23I2 through I4.
`b,e an tr f 'r
`Yes. I confirm it's STI 72312
`MS. FUKUDA:
`through I23I4.
`O Do you see that document?
`A Mm-hmm. Yes, I do.
`O Do you remember providing any information to be
`submitted with this document?
`I don't recall a date or dates or anything like
`A
`I'm not saying I didn't,
`that as far as doing it.
`f'm
`just saying I don't recalt it.
`O Do you know who Christopher Reese is?
`A Yes, I do.
`O Okay. And do you remember whether Mr. Reese
`had submitted an errata sheet on your behalf with
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`to your deposition testimony
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`respect to any corrections
`in t.he N2K case?
`"Yes" or "no. "
`MR. DiBOISE: Hol-d on,
`THE WTTNESS: f -- I don't recalf, but, again,
`f'm not saying it didn't happen.
`MS. FUKUDA: Let me just mark, as Exhibit LL2,
`a document dated October 27Lh, 2000 from Christopher J.
`Reese to Alderson Reporting Company. I apologize that
`is the one copy f have, but you may share that with
`this
`your counsel , if you could take a look at that.
`(Exhibit
`II2 was marked for identification
`the Court Reporter. )
`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`0 So, Mr. Hair, do you recalf around the time of
`October of 2000 whether Mr. Reese had asked you to
`in the N2K to provide
`review your deposition transcript
`for this errata sheet?
`any corrections
`MR. DiBOISE: Objection; instruction.
`Attorney-cfient privilege, work product.
`You don't have to ansh/er that question.
`MS. FUKUDA: Are you instructing
`the witness
`not to answer?
`MR. DíBOISE: I think that's what I just said.
`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`O Are you going to follow your counsel-'s advice?
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`you provide any corrections to Mr
`DiBOISE: Objection; instruction.
`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`around Oct.ober of 2000 for your deposition
`in the N2K?
`MR. DiBOISE: Objection; instruction.
`You don't have to answer.
`I disagree that that's privileged
`MS. FUKUDA:
`the witness not to
`are instructing
`information, but you
`answer,' correct ?
`MR. DiBOISE:
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`BY MS. FUKUDA:
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`a Okay. So just
`through this,
`to short-círcuit
`sit.tíng here today, are you av/are of anything that's
`in your testimony in the N2K case?
`incorrect
`MR. DiBOISE: Asked and answered.
`THE VJITNESS: Not that I can recall- .
`MS. FUKUDA: You can put that aside for now.
`question: Do you recall whether your
`O One more
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`deposition
`N2K case \^ras videotaped?
`AI
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`O Have you ever
`your deposition?
`MR. DíBO]SE:
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`MS. FUKUDA:
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`THE WITNESS:
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`seen videotape associated with
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`In the N2K case?
`In the N2K case
`f do not recafl.
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`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`videotapes for your deposition in
`If
`there l¡Jere
`O
`you know who would have
`the N2K case, do
`I can't
`think of who would have
`recaff who your counsel
`Do you
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`them?
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`them.
`I¡/as in the N2K
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`A a
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`case?
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`A Yes.
`And who was that?
`Kenyon & Kenyon.
`lawyer that you remember?
`Any particular
`Bill Wells.
`Did BiIl WeÌfs defend you during that
`the N2K case?
`deposition in
`MR. DiBOISE: Objection.
`THE WITNESS: Was he my lawyer?
`MS. FUKUDA: At the deposition.
`THE VüITNESS: He
`he was the SightSound
`the deposition.
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`stitt under oath to testify?
`A Yes.
`MR. DiBOISE: From what. deposition?
`MS. FUKUDA: Today's deposition.
`MR. DiBOISE: Okay.
`THE W]TNESS: YCS.
`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`O Okay. And you understand the general rules of
`the deposition. You have to verbal-ly answer "yes" or
`"no" to my questions?
`A Yes.
`O And if you need a break at any time, let me
`there's something you need me to clarify,
`know. If
`me know as wefl.
`Is that all right?
`A Yes.
`O Okay. And is there any reason why you can't
`testify completely and truthfully
`today?
`A
`I do not believe so.
`MS. FUKUDA: Let me just mark a couple of
`Deposition Notices.
`Exhibit 113 is Defendant Apple Inc.'s Notice of
`30 (b) (6) Deposit.ion to Pl-aintif f SightSound
`Technol-ogies, LLC.
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`identification by
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`is Defendant Apple
`R. Hair.
`identification by
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`(Exhibit 113 was marked for
`the Court Reporter. )
`MS. FUKUDA: And Exhibit II4
`Inc. ' s Notice of Deposition t.o Arthur
`(Exhibit 7I4 was marked for
`the Court Reporter. )
`MR. D1BOISE: Thanks.
`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`O Mr, Hair, did
`to testify
`pursuant to
`capacity?
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`you understand you are here today
`Exhibit 113 in your individual
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`DiBOISE: Obj ection.
`FUKUDA: My apologies
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`I have that.
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`backwards.
`lt's pursuant
`O
`individual capacity?
`MR. DíBOISE:
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`THE WITNESS:
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`to II4, Exhibit
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`II4,
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`Obj ection.
`So what is your question?
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`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`O Are you here
`individuaf capacity in
`of Deposition of Arthur
`A Yes.
`And have you also been designated as
`witness on behalf of SightSound to
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`to testify
`response
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`today in your
`to Exhibit II4, Notice
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`certain topics in Exhibit 113, the
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`with respecL to
`30 (b) (6) notice?
`A Can you
`O Sure.
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`A
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`tell me which topics?
`Topics 7, 6, B, 10, and 12.
`believe those are the ones.
`I
`designated with respect to
`And have you been
`O
`this notice?
`any of the other topics in
`he has not.
`MR. DiBOISE: No,
`that I'm aware of.
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`O Okay. Now, yoü understand that there have been
`various different corporaLe entities with the name
`SightSound over t.he years; correct?
`7\
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`O Okay. With respecL to your corporate wiLness
`testimony today in response to the 30(b) (6) topics, do
`you understand that. you have been designated to testify
`on behaÌf of aII the different SightSound entities over
`the years?
`A Yes, that's my understanding.
`O Okay. And you are knowledgeable to testify on
`those topics?
`A Up until July of 2006.
`O And what happened j-n July of 2006?
`A
`I l-eft SightSound.
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`O So your corporate testj-mony today will be
`t.o the time period of July 2006 and earlier?
`limited
`MR. DiBOISE: Objection.
`THE WITNESS: That is my belief.
`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`a Okay. After you left SightSound in July of
`2006, did you continue to have contact with members of
`SightSound?
`A Yes.
`O And did you continue to have knowledge about
`after July of 2006?
`Sightsound's various activities
`A Nothing other than what shareholders were
`receiving in the mail.
`after JuIy of 2006, you no
`O Okay. Did you
`J-onger worked with anyone affiliated with SightSound?
`A Up untiJ- a point. There needs to be a
`the board of one of
`because I did rejoin
`cfarification,
`I
`T believe it was in,
`the SightSound entlties.
`belíeve, 20II?
`O Okay. So I -- but for purposes of your
`30(b) (6) testimony today, it
`is limited
`to July 2006 and
`earl ier
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`MR. DiBOISE: Object
`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`is that right?
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`O
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`that's
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`MR. DiBOISE: Objection.
`1ç .-ru know.
`f !
`THE WITNESS: Again, I believe that's
`why f'm here.
`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`when you prepared for
`O Okay. Vühen you v/ere
`your 30(b) (6) testimony today, did you discuss with
`anyone what took place at Sightsound aft.er July of 2006
`for purposes of preparing you to testify as a corporate
`wítnes s ?
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`MR. DiBOISE: "Yes" or "no."
`THE VIITNESS: I do not believe so.
`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`In those parts of the deposition where you are
`O
`I ask you a question
`if
`testifying on those five topics,
`that says "you, " what f mean is not just You,
`personally, but also you as in the SlghtSound entlty.
`A That is my understanding.
`MR. DiBOISE: Vüeff, for clarity purposes, I
`would like you to identify which questions are
`to the 30(b) (6) notice and whích are
`pertaining
`to the witness in his individuaf capacity.
`pertaining
`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`O Okay. Vlell-, if you are confused about in which
`capacity you are answering, please let me know. I will
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`do my best to be cfear that I'm asking for your
`testimony as a corporate witness as opposed to an
`individuaf capacity.
`Is that all right?
`A That's all- right.
`In some of my questions today, I may ask you
`O
`questions that use the word "communicate" or
`f want you to take
`"communicationsr " and when I do that,
`forms of
`an expansive meaníng of that Lerm to cover all
`communications, including wril-ten, oraf, paper'
`electronic, and so forth.
`Is that afl right?
`A That's fine.
`O Okay. In preparing for your testimony as a
`30(b) (6) witness today, did you have any discussions
`with anybody?
`A Legal counsel.
`a Okay. Can you identify
`A
`Jamie DiBoise.
`O Anyone efse?
`A Forgot his name.
`O An attorney from Arnold & Porter?
`A Correct.
`O Okay. Did you have any discussions with anyone
`efse in preparation for your testimony today?
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`them, please?
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`A Not that I can think of.
`O And t.hese discussi-ons with Jamie and somebody
`else at Arnold & Porter, how long did they last?
`ft's
`MR. DiBOISE: Objection.
`compound.
`THE WITNESS: Rouqhly five hours.
`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`A When -- which day?
`A That would be yesterday.
`O Was that an in-person meeting or by phone?
`MR. D1BOISE: Objection; compound.
`THE WITNESS: One in person, one by phone.
`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`and the lawyer by phone 1s the
`O Okay. And
`other lawyer, not Jamie; correct?
`A Correct.
`Isitaheorashe?
`O
`A
`It's a he.
`O Okay. Did you do anything else to prepare that
`we haven't covered?
`A Not
`MR. DiBOISE: Objection.
`THE V\IITNESS: Not that I can think of .
`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`O Now, Mr. Hair, just a couple of foJ-low-up on
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`Who are you currently employed by?
`f am a consuftant for Pense Productions.
`A
`O And has your rol-e for Pense changed in any way
`since your l-ast deposition in this case?
`A No, I do noL believe so.
`O Do you have any current affifiations with
`SightSound?
`MR. DiBOISE: Object.ion.
`THE WITNESS: Yes.
`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`O What is that?
`I am a board member of one of the SightSound
`A
`entities.
`O Do you know which SightSound entity?
`A Off the top of my head, I don't know the exact
`is described.
`way the SightSound entity
`you have been a board
`is
`O Okay. And this
`member of that SightSound entity since 20II?
`I believe that is the case, sometime in 20II.
`A
`O Okay. Do you know if
`it was early or late
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`20\r?
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`I would have to guess, so I -- I don't recaff.
`A
`a And what is
`your role on the board of the
`SiqhtSound entity?
`MR. DiBOISE:
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`Obj ection
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`board member
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`THE WITNESS: I am a board member.
`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`O What kind of thì-ngs do you do as a
`of SightSound?
`A Att.end board meetings.
`A Anything else?
`A Not really.
`O Do you make declsíons?
`A Yes.
`O Vúhat. kind of decisions do you make
`SightSound?
`caII for the
`MR. DiBOISE: Objection. May also
`information.
`discl-osure of confidentlal attorney-client
`that you made
`If you can separate any decisíons
`I woul-d
`legal advice,
`that involve legal device
`If
`there
`caution you not to reveal those decisions.
`in
`were any decísions that you participated
`that did not
`invol-ve legal advice, feel free to ansr,^/er the question.
`Do you undersLand my instruction?
`THE WITNESS: Yes.
`MR. D1BOISE: Can you answer the question?
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`on behalf of
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`THE VüITNESS: NO.
`MR. D1BOISE: Then I instruct you.
`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`A You can't answer any part of my question even
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`at a high-level about the type of decisions you make on
`behal-f of SightSound as a board member?
`from counsel, [o.
`A Based on instruction
`O Okay. Are you able to tel-l me whether your
`or business?
`decisions are with respect to litigation
`MR. DiBOISE: Objection; compound, lacks
`foundation.
`THE WITNESS: Again, based on direction
`counsel, I can't answer that.
`MS. FUKUDA: Yeah, I don't think your counsel
`just now.
`objected on the basis of privilege
`O So my question is: Do you make decisions on
`behalf of SightSound with respect to litigation
`or
`SightSound business?
`MR. DiBOISE: The question is compound, and
`If he
`that I gave him.
`the instruction
`he's followíng
`If he can't ansl¡/er it, he'f I
`can ans\^/er it, he wif 1.
`abide by the instruction.
`THE WTTNESS: I'm abiding by instruction
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`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`O Does SightSound
`apart from litigation?
`A At this time, I
`a How often do you
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`have any business separate and
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`do not believe so.
`have board meetings?
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`SightSound?
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`O Vrlho attends these board meetings for
`SightSound?
`A Board members.
`O Just the board members?
`a Yac I believe So.
`O No other entities?
`MR. DiBOISE: You mean people?
`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`O No people affiliated with other entities other
`than board members?
`A There could be times when counsel was invofved.
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`A Thatrs correct.
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`SightSound?
`the date.
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`I believe it was a few months âgo, but f don't
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`a Aff right. Mr. Hair, I'm going to ask you a
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`upon some of the other topics, so this
`Iike to make clear that you are not answering;ust as an
`individual with individual knowledge but also on behal-f
`of SightSound. Okay?
`MR. D1BOISE: And just the -- make the record
`the witness r^/as prepared through today's date.
`clear,
`in 2006 in terms of his preparation
`There \^ras no cutoff
`on these topics.
`MS. FUKUDA: Okay. T guess, let me just
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`Vüith respect to all- five topics?
`DiBOISE: Yes.
`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`O Okay. So, Mr. Halr, you
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`MR. DiBOfSE: Subject to the objections that
`your topics.
`by SightSound to
`were interposed
`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`O Mr. Hair, you understand that you've been
`designated as Sightsound's corporate witness on these
`five topics without regard to any time limit.
`Understood?
`A That's fine.
`O Okay. For your convenience, let me just
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`in front of
`to put the three patents-in-suit
`would tike
`you, and you should feel free to refer to them if you
`to have them t.here for your
`I woufd like
`need to.
`reference.
`the '573 patent, which was previously
`So it's
`the '134 patent, which was previously
`Exhibit 68;
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`Exhibit 10.
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`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`O So, Mr. Hair, you have reviewed
`patents-in-suit in their entirety
`before
`before, haven't you?
`A Yes, I have.
`O Okay. What was the most
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`read through a
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`A Can you describe "review"?
`O Read through them --
`A What you mean by "reviev,/"?
`O Read through them sub--
`substantial- portion.
`I'd say it's been several- years to read through
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`thoroughly.
`O Okay. And do you remember why you \,vere reading
`through them thoroughly several- years ago?
`A No, I don't recal-I.
`O And have you read through parts of each of
`since severaf years ago?
`these patents-in-suit
`A No.
`f understand that you had
`I
`O Now, Mr. Hair,
`that you conceived of your invention back in
`testlfied
`1986 during a friend's party;
`is that correct?
`f or a J-ega1
`MR. DiBOISE: Ob j ection; calls
`conclusion.
`THE WITNESS: I came up wlth an idea.
`or I wouldn't put it
`in
`it a J-egal
`wouldn't call
`I would just say, in layman's terms, I
`legal terms.
`came up with the idea.
`BY MS. FUKUDA:
`O Okay. And did you consider that idea t.o be
`excuse me.
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`up with
`these
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`invent.ion that is
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`described in
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`Did you
`in t9B6 to be the
`patents-in-suit
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`MR. DiBOISE: Objectj-on; form.
`THE VüITNESS: Are you saying did I have the
`in one moment and everything that I thought
`idea afl
`Is th