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T0kenAussie said:

Order On Motion of Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC to Quash or Limit Subpoena Duces Tecum (ftc.gov)

FTC results are in for Microsoft V Sony

TLDR

Performance reviews are out

Scope is Jan 2019 - present

A lot of the other stuff Sony asked to be dropped has been denied

vixolus said:

Interesting.

  • Sony needs to provide documents for Tao and Nishino as custodians.

  • Sony has to include predecessor custodians to current custodians. (I.e. a custodian that was in place Jan 1 2019 - Jan 1 2020 would need their files pulled, rather than just the current custodian that took place Jan 2 2020, if I'm understanding correctly).

  • Sony has to include their in-house antitrust laywer, Greg McCurdy's relevant files (external communications for this time period where McCurdy has been in his role).

  • Sony's request that things be limited to 2019 and sooner is granted, rather than Microsoft's request dating back to 2012.

  • Sony has to produce "All drafts of and Communications regarding SIE's President and CEO Jim Ryan's declaration titled 'SIE Declaration to FTC on MS-ABK Transaction"

  • Sony's request to quash the performance reviews is granted, as the judge does not see this as an employment case and employees have a privacy interest.

  • Sony has to produce "an executed copy of every Content licensing agreement You have entered into with any third-party publisher between Jan 1, [2019] and present."

    This is interesting, though the original request was 2012, the date has been granted only to 2019 per above. Could have some juicy details here.

  • Idk what Exhibit H means but Sony's request with it is rejected.