mpaa uses trade secrets to kick public out of RealDVD case

At MPAA request, judge kicks public out of RealDVD court

“[The judge] implied that we should have filed a motion preemptively,” EFF’s Corynne McSherry said. “If that’s true, the public shouldn’t have to go to court to make the courtroom stay open…Presumably the plaintiffs had known for months that they were planning to close this hearing. This is not the right way to do it.”

CNET News contacted the MPAA in advance and asked if the group would attempt to close the courtroom on Friday; the MPAA replied earlier this week it would not seek to do so.