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United States of America, :
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Government, :
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Vs. : CR
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David C. Kernell, :
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Defendant, :
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Transcript of Chris Poole before the Honorable
11 Thomas W. Phillips on April 22, 2010.
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13 APPEARANCES:
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ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT:
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D. Gregory Weddle
16 Mark Krotoski
Assistants U.S. Attorney
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ON BEHALF OF THE DEFENDANT:
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Wade V. Davies
20 Ann E. Passino
Attorneys at Law
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Jolene Owen, R.P.R.
23 800 Market Street, Suite 131
P.O. Box 2201
24 Knoxville, Tennessee, 37901
(865) 384-6585
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April 22, 2010/Poole/Direct
3 CHRIS POOLE
5 DIRECT EXAMINATION
6 BY MR. KROTOSKI:
11:10:22 10 P-o-o-l-e.
13 A. I am sorry.
15 known as 4chan.org?
16 A. Yes.
18 A. I am.
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3 that?
4 A. moot@4chan.org.
8 posting of images.
13 image to be posted.
16 your testimony.
17 BY MR. KROTOSKI:
19 site?
11:12:00 20 A. No.
22 A. Yes.
24 A. Yes.
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1 A. Yes.
7 unique visitors.
9 A. Yes.
13 rule page.
16 A. Yes.
19 A. Yes.
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3 4chan site?
4 A. Yes.
12 posts and they can block users from using the website.
18 identification.)
19 A. Yes.
22 of 2008?
23 A. Yes.
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3 in evidence.)
4 BY MR. KROTOSKI:
8 A. Yes.
11:14:52 10 the page, and if you would like you can circle it on the
13 displays the first time when you visit the page. Under
11:15:40 20 where the boards are. Within that portion, where is the
24 says "Random"?
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1 it should be.
4 A. Yes.
6 you describe what that page is and what its purpose is?
8 area is what you see, you know, in your browser when you
11:16:24 10 new thread. That's where you would input the fields and
18 A. Yes, correct.
21 A. Yes.
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6 the site.
13 A. Yes.
17 box.
19 A. The user's.
22 in this diagram?
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5 would select the image file. You would hit "Ok" and the
16 time stamp.
18 A. Yes.
11:19:32 20 slide two slides ago, a larger example. Can you explain
23 boards page. You have got, this line contains the name
24 right here, the anonymous, the date and the time as well
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6 have an image?
9 A. Correct.
17 A. Yes.
19 long?
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9 A. No.
14 posts?
17 Q. Pruned by whom?
24 the threads are cycled off and then pruned that way.
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3 off.
6 A. No, we do not.
9 A. In what sense?
11 A. Yes.
16 A. Yes.
19 not contribute.
21 A. Screenshots.
24 the site.
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4 A. Troublemaker.
5 Q. "404"?
12 A. People.
13 Q. "Rickroll"?
23 boards?
24 A. Yes.
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4 banned?
5 A. Yes.
11 BY MR. KROTOSKI:
13 those exhibits?
17 identification.)
18 BY MR. KROTOSKI:
22 sent him.
25 A. Yes.
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2 A. Yes, sir.
5 A. Yes.
11:27:26 10 Q. And then what about 131 and 133, what are
11 those, please?
14 Q. Or 133.
21 A. Yes.
24 A. Yes.
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6 A. Yes.
8 longer be available?
9 A. Yes.
18 evidence.)
19 BY MR. KROTOSKI:
23 identification.)
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3 A. Yes.
7 A. Yes.
12 in evidence.)
17 BY MR. KROTOSKI:
21 2008?
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1 4chan site?
17 version.
22 A. Yes.
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1 A. Yes.
3 post?
4 A. 85525276.
17 A. Yes.
21 A. Yes.
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5 that time?
22 that correct?
23 A. Yes.
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1 A. 1221542503664s.jpg.
6 time?
7 A. Yes.
9 12215543021404s.jpg?
11:37:06 10 A. Yes.
15 number, but prior to the file name, see the thumb, the
18 "s." Only the thumbnails get the "s" in the file path.
24 A. Yes.
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1 and 1:47 and 1:53 and at 1:54 and 1:53 further images
4 A. Yes.
21 A. Yes.
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1 summary chart?
2 A. Yes.
9 vis-à-vis the logs from the web server. That was using
17 A. Correct.
11:41:30 20 submission on the 4chan post with the last entry on the
21 summary exhibit?
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2 page.
15 questions.
17 CROSS EXAMINATION
18 BY MR. DAVIES:
11:43:26 20 2003?
21 A. Yes.
23 seven years?
24 A. Yes.
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1 A. I am 22.
6 A. No.
11 is that right?
12 A. Yes.
14 of interests?
15 A. Yes.
18 A. Yes.
22 exhibit represent?
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2 there.
6 A. Correct.
8 A. Correct.
11 post as anonymous?
12 A. Yes.
15 "lurker."
16 A. Yes.
19 A. Yes.
21 I guess you can tell who view entries on 4chan, but are
23 A. Yes.
25 just checks out what is going on, but isn't one of the
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2 A. Yes.
6 right?
7 A. Yes.
9 A. Yes.
11 A. Yes.
16 A. Yes.
11:48:00 20 A. Yes.
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4 A. Yes.
9 right?
11 logs. They are not all postings, but they are just
18 A. Yes, correct.
23 A. Yes.
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1 ban?
2 A. Yes.
4 A. Yes.
7 Mr. Krotoski?
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