http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12269

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5HTkeIYm1M

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2003220&forum_id=2#21160342)

http://releasepaulnow.com/filed_documents/OCPO_ResponseToAppellantSuppBrief_20090413.pdf

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2003220&forum_id=2#26426141)

This is Damiano's Brother In Law

http://www.rfpny.com/about_frankel.php

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2003220&forum_id=2#26426250)

and of course being from the family he come from I'll try not to disgrace his name by bringing myself down to your level. And if any of you people feel the urge to bring Orin Snyder into this just feel free to ask for his e-mail

Hey ya think Frankel and Springsteen discussed Damiano about the Dylan thing LOL Bruce watched the whole movie

http://bobdylan111.yolasite.com/

http://www4.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Bruce+Springsteen+Richard+Frankel+Backstage+Z5MzJI_BsNOl.jpg

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2003220&forum_id=2#26426260)

http://bobdylan111.yolasite.com/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2003220&forum_id=2#26426282)

You children are going to like this

Don't go away

http://bobdylan111.yolasite.com/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2003220&forum_id=2#26426284)

To All,

This E-mail was sent to me from one of the most prominent intellectual property

attorneys in the country: Please review. Thank You.

RE: James Damiano Vs. Bob Dylan CV 0547 (JBS)

Thanks for the disclaimer. I think in general, all you need to show for

Copyright infringement is access and substantial similarity. To avoid

summary judgment against you, the plaintiff, there would have to be some

dispute as to any material fact.

In your case, it would seem that all material facts are in dispute and no judge

should grant summary judgment in favor of Dylan. Further, the moving party has

the initial burden of proving that no genuine issue of material fact exist. So,

yeah, it seems like there are a thousand facts in dispute in your case

and were I a judge, I'd never award summary judgment in favor of the

other side.

Hecker Brown Sherry and Johnson LLP

1700 Two Logan Square

18th and Arch Streets

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2769

Telephone: 215-446-6264

Fax: 215-636-0366

900 Haddon Ave

Suite 412

Collingswood, New Jersey 08108-1903

Telephone: 856-796-9000

Fax: 856-796-9006

sjoh...@heckerbrown.com

http://www.heckerbrown.com

Dear Mr. Johnson

You are beyond the date returnable to answer James Damiano's motion. In fact

you are more than sixty days late. You can not hide from this matter anymore.

There are witnesses that you have been served. You must notify Orin Snyder

which I'm, sure you have done. I spoke to the US marshall's service and they

wanted to know when you were served initially. I told them you were served

through E-mail in June 2002,

We are out of courtesy sending it to you via your E-mail address at

sjoh...@heckerbrown.com once again.

My feeling is if you insist on committing fraud you might as well committ it in

front of the whole legal society.

Dear Mr Johnson:

Please find enclosed a link to Plaintiff's motion to vacate Judge Joel B.

Rosen's order for confidentiality, Motion for Admissions, and other motions RE

James Damiano vs Bob Dylan for Copyright Infringement CV 95-4795 JBS.

Bob Dylan's suppression of the truth (The confidentiality order) is

adverse to the truth being a perfect defense for libel and the first

amendment (Freedom of Speech).

Judge Simandle's decision is in conflict and adverse to the first

amendment of the constitution of the United States of America.

Basic and simple: In every deposition of this law suit the witness's

were sworn to tell the truth. The truth is a perfect defense for

libel. Yet all depositions were designated confidential by Judge Joel

B. Rosen.

Damiano was found guilty of contempt for posting the truth on the

Internet. He was unable to protect himself with deposition's that

incriminated Bob Dylan. He was unable to protect himself with the

truth.

Judge Simandle's ruling to hold James Damiano in contempt for

disseminating deposition materials on the Internet in violation of

the courts confidentiality order designating all discovery materials

confidential in James Damiano Vs. Bob Dylan for copyright

infringement ( CV 95-4795 JBS ) jeopardizes the first amendment

rights of every American.

"Under the subject of mistruths spoken to your client during the course of

these telephone conversations he would frequently ask me to pass along

information to Bob and I in fact told him that I would and that I did and on

those occasions, that of course was a mistruth. [Deposition of Elliot Mintz]

Further Judge Simandle opined:

Subj: James Damiano Vs. Bob Dylan Copyright infringement cv 95-4795 (JBS)

Date: 08/11/2002 1:02:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time

From: Clark112000

To: mar...@optonline.net

CC: Clark112000

Plaintiff asserts that "the bulk of his life's work" was submitted to Sony

beginning in 1982. (Compl. at 2). He also alleges that he was told to bring his

songs to several concerts which he attended courtesy of Sony. Plaintiff has

produced evidence that after these [**18] concerts, he was allowed backstage

and gave his work to Dylan or his agents. (Damiano Decl. at PP 2, 5; Dep. of

Pam Damiano at 77-84, 97-104; Dep. of Brad Wright at 105-112). Taking these

allegations as true, plaintiff has demonstrated a genuine issue of material

fact as to whether defendants had access to his work. From Judge Simandle's

Decision

Subj: James Damiano Vs. Bob Dylan for Copyright Infringement

A paramount signature of what has become of the United States Judicial System.

Judge Simandles's ruling to hold James Damiano in contempt for violations of a

confidentiality order designating all discovery materials confidential in James

Damiano Vs. Bob Dylan for copyright infringement ( CV 95-4795 JBS ) jeopardizes

the first amendment rights of every American.

Few artists can lay claim to the controversy that has surrounded the

career of songwriter James Damiano. Twenty-two years ago James

Damiano began an odyssey that led him into a legal maelstrom with

Bob Dylan that, to this day, fascinates the greatest of legal minds.

As the curtain rises on the stage of deceit we learn that CBS used songs and

lyrics for international recording artist, Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan's name is

credited to the songs. One of those songs is nominated for a Grammy. Ironically

the title of that song is "Dignity"

Since auditioning for the legendary CBS Record producer John Hammond, Sr., who

influenced the careers of music industry icons Billy Holiday, Bob Dylan, Pete

Seger, Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Ray Vaughan, James has engaged in a

multimillion dollar copyright infringement law suit with Bob Dylan.

To our knowledge there has been only one article written about this suit and

released by the press. The article was written by Larry Hicks and published in

New Jersey's Morris County "Daily Record" on October 3, 1995, when the headline

"Mount Olive composer sues Bob Dylan" appeared on the front page.

Patricia Keil a spokeswoman for Sony commented on the allegations "We don't

normally comment on pending litigation but we know Bob Dylan wrote all of these

songs."

It is now six and a half years later and we have this to say:

After fifty hours of video taped depositions, and after three and a half

million dollars have been spent on this litigation, defendants Sony Music and

or Bob Dylan still to this date May 18th 2002, have never filed a counter,

slander or libel suit against Damiano. Defendants also refuse to answered the

material questions regarding Bob Dylan's solicitation of Damiano's songs and

music. The legal time allowed for the filing of such motions is well passed.

In 1979 James Damiano met Mikie Harris. Mikie introduced James to the CBS

Records now acquired by Sony. James eventually auditioned for Mr. Hammond with

an acoustic guitar.

This is a story of music industry corruption and intrigue, of the "little

guy's" daunting struggle against big business and a legal system that not only

failed to work for justice and fair play, but also allowed itself to be

manipulated for unprecedented vengeance.

In an unbelievable, but true story, we relive Damiano's seductive times with

top music industry artists and agents. In a chilliing chapter of the movie

James meets the highly acclaimed and legendary bass player Jaco Pastorius. Jaco

takes a liking and personal interest in James and his music. Eventually James

moves into Jaco's apartment on Jones and Paul Butterfield comes to stay for a

while.

We watch as James intrigues the industry with some of the hottest Rock and Roll

tracks ever to be recorded as Jaco coaches .

After his twenty-five year rise to the top we then suffer with James at the

malicious indifference and arrogant abuse of top industry officials.

Finally we rise with him to fight back in a court system covertly manipulated

by powerfully sinister forces yet James, in the course of the lawsuit

establishes "access" through the courts ruling.

Judge Simandle ruled in his December 1995 opinion "Plaintiff has demonstrated a

genuine issue of material fact as to whether defendants had access to his work"

Judge Simandle also ruled "This court will accept as true, Plaintiff's

allegation that

Sony represented to him that he would be credited and compensated for his work

if Dylan used it."

Even motive for the basis of the lawsuit is established through a 1988

Associated Press article by Katheryn Baker who interviewed Bob Dylan. MS Baker

writes "The other reason for the other is inevitable he didn't have enough

material of his own for an album"

Ms. Baker was deposed however her testimony remains confidential information

only available to the court and not the general public. Bob Dylan filed a

motion for all discovery materials to be designated as confidential and was

granted the request by Federal Magistrate Judge, The Honorable Judge Joel B.

Rosen.

Bob Dylan's publicist Elliot Mintz who had been soliciting James Damiano's

music for years is present at the Dylan Baker interview. Mr. Mintz reviews the

article for accuracy before it is submitted to the Associated Press for final

release..

During the course of investigation Damiano stumbles upon some interesting

facts which support his claims. He learns that the melody line for "Knocking,

On Heaven Door" is almost an exact clone of Neil Young's song "Helpless

"Knockin of Heavens Door" is released years after "Helpless" was played on the

radio.

Again learning that yet another Dylan song "Shelter From The Storm" seems to

be another exact melodic clone Foggerty's "Down Around The Corner" which was

released before "Shelter From The Storm"

As James learns of allegations about "Masters Of War" the melody line written

by Jackie Washington

Please note there is a website on the internet which has been left uncontested

stating that Jackie Washington wrote the melody line for "Masters of War"

Also Eric Von Schmidt has who published his allegations in a book released by

The Cambridge Press" that he wrote "Baby Let Me Follow Down" .

As the table starts to turn and "Eleven Years" enters the genre of mystery as

the big

fifth avenue corporate machine becomes helpless in defending against the true

documented facts.

Dylan's attorneys especially Orin Snyder and Steven D. Johnson look like fools

and are caught by the internet as it appears that they do not know how to

protect Dylan at all. All they know how to do is cut corners and committ fraud.

Traveling down a long hard thirty year Rock and Roll Road with James one must

wonder will James triumph in the end? To find out we're driven right to the

edge in a climax that makes "The Sting" and "Rocky" look like a walk in the

park.

COURT APPROVAL TO PUBLISH HIS STORY

The Honorable Judge Jerome B. Simandle has ruled:

Indeed as Defendants themselves profess, plaintiff may exercise his first

amendment right to speak about his claims with whomever he so desires,

he is only prohibited from exploiting the discovery materials obtained during

the course of this litigation for publicity, profit or collateral gain.

Finally, the limited nature of the 1996 protective orders does not preclude

Damiano from publishing his own version of reality to whomever he chooses, so

long as the materials and testimony that came to Damiano under the discovery

process in this case are not themselves disclosed

James has been associated with the most influential entertainment industry

producers all of his songwriting career. Besides working with John Hammond Sr.

James is the brother-in-law of Richard Frankel a two time Pulitzer prize winner

and the producer of many award winning Broadway plays including "The

Producers."

"The Producers" made history after winning twelve Toni awards, one more Toni

than "Hello Dolly."

PROJECT COMPONENTS and TALENT

James has contacted Ben Elliot, Grammy Award winning music

producer/engineer for Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, etc.to produce the his next

album,

Based upon his factual experiences documented in the account ?11 Years? and

leading up to his eventual copyright infringement suit with Bob Dylan, Sony

Music and CBS Records this issue becomes not only the most compelling

stories of generations and the rock and roll genre but it also becomes a

paramount signature of what has become of the United States Judicial System.

Damiano has Dylan beat at every stage of the game, from Dylan not being able

to deny the allegations of Dylan's solicitation of Damiano's songs to motive

and finally to the credentials of the music experts. Damiano's musicologist

graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard.

Damiano V. Bob Dylan for copyright infringement. CV 95-4795 (JBS)

The following letter has been E-mailed to Bob Dylan's attorney Steven D.

Johnson and all the partners and associates of the firm Hecker Brown Sherry &

Johnson.

Dear Firm:

Please be informed that Steven D. Johnson and Orin Snyder have committed an

abundance of fraud in their motion to hold James Damiano in contempt Re: James

Damiano Vs. Bob Dylan for copyright infringement. CV 95-4795 (JBS).

Orin Snyder and Steven D. Johnson both were aware that there were eleven years

of documented facts of James Damiano's association with Bob Dylan and Dylan's

management.

Not only did Orin Snyder and Steven D. Johnson ignor Mr. Damiano's testimony

regarding Mr. Damiano working with CBS for eleven years They neve denied or

contested Mr. Damiano's statement .

Orin Snyder and Mr. Johnson also never contested or denied Mr. Damiano's

testimony regarding Bob Dylan's solicitation of Mr. Damiano's music.

All of said facts incriminate Mr. Dylan and were left unresolved after Judge

Simandles decision to dismiss the case.

All decisions by Judge Simandle in this case were at best subjective.

Disregarding Judge Simandle's subjective decisions Orin Snyder and Steven D.

Johnson's knowledge of these facts document the extent of their fraud in filing

a motion to have James Damiano held in contempt of the courts confidentiality

order.

The legality of the confidentiality order is irrelevant given the fact that

someone anonomusly published and posted Mr. Damiano's website on the world wide

internet for the last six and a half years and defendants have not filed a

motion to have it taken off the internet.

However the illegality of the order is blatant given the fact that law provides

that all that is required to ensure Mr. Damiano's case be heard by a jury (

which it was not ) was one (1) material fact supporting his allegations of

infringement..

In this case Damiano has fifty hours of video taped depositions which

incriminate Bob Dylan and Bob Dylan's attorney Orin Snyder ( who forgot he was

wearing a microphone at the Elliot Mintz's deposition ), eleven years of

documented facts of Dylan's solicitation of Damiano's music, extremely

credible expert testimony from a Harvard musicologist with a PH-D, and sworn

blatant admissions of guilt by defendants.

All of the above evidence was disregard by the court when Judge Jerome B.

Simandle dismissed the lawsuit in summary Judgement. ( Defendant first

procedural motion which was not legally substantial enough to warant summary

judgement.)

Orin Snyder and Steven D. Johnson filed their contempt motion to hold James

Damiano in violation of the confidentiality order based on Damiano

disseminating said facts and deposition materials on the Internet, all of which

incriminate their client Bob Dylan.

Plaintiff Damiano produces the following transcript in support of his proof

that it is conclusive that Orin Snyder and Steven D. Johnson were aware of

Damiano's "Eleven Years" association with Bob Dylan and CBS Records thus both

Snyder and Johnson who are attorneys for Bob Dylan committed fraud.

In the following transcript James Damiano testified under oath in his contempt

hearing in front of The Honorable Judge Jerome B. Simandle :

"I feel like there is so much testimony and documentation of your clients

solicitation of my music over a period of eleven years, and there's deposition

materials to that effect which no one made reference to in the lawsuit, I feel

it's an unfair decision. I feel that I wrote songs for eleven years with Mikie

Harris, those songs showed up on Bob Dylan's albums. No one ever made reference

to the eleven years that I worked with CBS. No, one's ever contested those

issues."

Damiano's sworn testimony of Bob Dylan's solicitation of Damiano's music and

Damiano's testimony of his eleven year association with John Hammond, Sr. ,

Mikie Harris and CBS have never been denied or contested by Bob Dylan, Bob

Dylan's attorney, CBS, Sony Music, CBS lawyers, or Bob Dylan's lawyers.

Damiano has given a copy of said documents and a video tape of said depositions

to The United States Marshall's Service.

They have reviewed and commented on the materials in Damiano's favor .

See James Damiano Vs. Bob Dylan Motion update link below.link below

http://www.geocities.com/proposal112000/James_Damiano.html

Judge Simandles's ruling to hold James Damiano in contempt for violations of a

confidentiality order designating all discovery material confidential in James

Damiano Vs. Bob Dylan for copyright infringement ( CV 95-4795 JBS ) jeopardizes

the first amendment rights of millions of Americans.

FROM DAMIANO'S CONTEMPT HEARING

Page 70

DAMIANO - REDIRECT - JOHNSON

25. Orin Snyder: Why did you send the websites to Governor Whitman?

Page 71

DAMIANO - REDIRECT - JOHNSON

1 James Damiano: Because I feel that I've been not vindicated. I feel --

2 I feel --I feel like there is so much testimony and

3 documentation of your clients solicitation of my music over

4 a period of eleven years, and there's deposition materials to

5 that effect which no one made reference to in the lawsuit, I

6 feel it's an unfair decision. I feel that I wrote songs for

7 eleven years with Mikie Harris, those songs showed up on Bob

8 Dylan's albums. No one ever made reference to the eleven years

9 that I worked with CBS. No, one's ever contested those

10 issues. I just feel that I wanted something for my songs.

11 I'm not saying I wanted millions of dollars for my songs, I

12 just wanted something for my songs. Mikie Harris was more

13 than just a business associate, she was more than just a

14 casual business associate, she was like family to me. When

15 she left to go over seas, she asked me to take care of her

16 children. I took care of Randy and Duke when they were fifteen

17 and seventeen years old.

18 Orin Snyder: Mr. Damiano I don't want to interrupt you can you

19 answer my question? Why did you send the website to Governor

20 Whitman?

21 James Damiano: I feel there's a lot testimony that there's been -- I

22 don't feel like it was a fair trial. My lawyer worked for CBS, He

worked for

23 Parcher and Hayes from what I found out. I

24 don't know if that's a true statement. A lawyer contacted me

25 over at Parcher and Hayes and I would like to know if that's

DAMAINO - REDIRECT - JOHNSON

1 true. I'm trying to understand. I've been reasonable. I've

2 contacted your office a couple of times. I'm sorry I'm

3. going off.

4 The Court: Please answer the question. I think the

5 bottom line of the question is --

6 Mr. Johnson: I'll withdraw that question to the

7 extent it has already been asked and answered.

8 The Court: Okay.

9 By Mr. Johnson:

10 Q. And I'll just ask you if it isn't correct that you

11 violated the order when you sent the confidential material to

12 Governor Whitman?

13 A. I believe I violated the order? I don't believe I did.

14 Q. Now, you indicated that since you got Judge Simandle's

15 letter scheduling this hearing, you've done something to the

16 website. And I want to be clear what it is you've done.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT - CAMDEN

The Honorable Judge Jerome B. Simandle

Orin Snyder Attorney for Bob Dylan (Parcher Hayes & Snyder)

Mr. Johnson Attorney for Bob Dylan (Hecker Brown Sherry & Johnson)

Subj: James Damiano V. Bob Dylan CV 95 4795 (JBS)

Date: 05/30/2002 10:51:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time

From: Clark112000

To: jcin...@heckerbrown.com, jgo...@heckerbrown.com

To: sjoh...@heckerbrown.com

To: jlar...@heckerbrown.com, agr...@heckerbrown.com

To: wbl...@heckerbrown.com, RRJR746, Robert Church

CC: maliv...@heckerbrown.com

CC: fblak...@heckerbrown.com

CC: bfe...@heckerbrown.com, Clark112000

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2003220&forum_id=2#26426294)

http://bobdylan111.yolasite.com/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2003220&forum_id=2#26446976)

it was oddly similar to the Cynthia Cameros Cohen / Daniel Brou thing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2003220&forum_id=2#39317225)