A federal court transcript would be a work of the US Government, and would be exempt from copyright protection. Lower court transcripts would be works of state governments, which may or may not be exempt.
A trial record - is a transcript (written) of the proceedings of the trial. They are usually kept for future reference - in case of appeal etc.
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right to an attorneyright to cross-examine witnessesright to provide evidenceright to a trial transcript
Refer to the case court jacket on file with the clerk of the court's office. If the jacket does not already contain a typewritten transcript of the trial (very few do), the file will contain information as to who the court stenographer was, or what agency or company they worked for. Contact the court stenographer, or their employer, and they will quote you a price for reproducing the transcript.
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After a deposition, the transcript is created by a court reporter. The transcript can be used as evidence in a trial or settlement negotiations. Attorneys on both sides can use the information gathered during the deposition to prepare their case.
If the trial is taken down, you would be looking for a transcript. In most cases, you could order a copy from the court reporter at your own cost. However, due to the cost of transcripts, it is rare that a non-party would spend the money for the transcript.
all you have to do is go the court where the trial took place and request a transcript from the clerk of courts. They may require a small charge per page for printing this out for you. I am trying to obtain the transcript of a trial just concluded and have been informed that I could have it after I wrote them a check for $11,500.00. I was only requesting a digital copy not a printed version. Is there a way I can acquire it without such an enormous expenditure?
It is a typed record of court proceedings, once trial has concluded. All oral evidence given at the trial will be recorded therein. A transcript of the judgment is required to be forwarded to the High Court(or Supreme Court of Appeal), prior to an appeal being heard on the matter. Danté van der Merwe, attorney at law
The Transcript was created in 1867.
"Copyright attorneys don't have a very high success rate in suing people. This is mainly because most of their cases don't go to trial, as they are settled out of court."
The court reporter types out the transcript of the trial.