123456789101112131415161718192021222324251IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEENORTHERN DIVISION, AT KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEEUnited States of America, ::Government, ::Vs. : CR: 3-08-142David C. Kernell, ::Defendant, :Transcript of Chris Poole before the HonorableThomas W. Phillips on April 22, 2010.APPEARANCES:ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT:D. Gregory WeddleMark KrotoskiAssistants U.S. AttorneyON BEHALF OF THE DEFENDANT:Wade V. DaviesAnn E. PassinoAttorneys at LawJolene Owen, R.P.R.800 Market Street, Suite 131P.O. Box 2201Knoxville, Tennessee, 37901(865) 384-6585
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April 22, 2010/Poole/Direct2THE COURT: Your next witness, Mr. Weddle.MR. WEDDLE: Chris Poole.CHRIS POOLEwas first duly sworn and testified as follows:
DIRECT EXAMINATION
BY MR. KROTOSKI:Q. Good morning. Can you please state and spellyour full name for the record.A. Christopher Poole, C-h-r-i-s-t-o-p-h-e-rP-o-o-l-e.Q. And it's important that everyone hear you. Ifyou can move the microphone a little bit closer to you.A. I am sorry.Q. Are you associated with the Internet siteknown as 4chan.org?A. Yes.Q. Who is the founder of that site?A. I am.Q. Approximately when was it founded?A. October 1st, 2003.Q. And what is your role with that site?A. I am the founder and administrator.Q. Can you tell the jury, are you also known byother names on the site?A. Yes, my moniker is Moot, M-o-o-t.
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April 22, 2010/Poole/Direct3Q. And if a user of your site wanted to contactyou by e-mail, what is one of the e-mails they might dothat?A. moot@4chan.org.Q. Please tell the jury what is 4chan.org?A. 4chan is a forum. It's an image board, soit's just kind of a forum that the primary focus is theposting of images.Q. So you say an image forum. Is there arequirement that participants, when they submit anoriginal post, include an image?A. Yes, all threads, all new threads require animage to be posted.THE COURT: Mr. Poole, you need to move alittle closer to the microphone so the jurors can hearyour testimony.BY MR. KROTOSKI:Q. Is there a fee charged for users of the 4chansite?A. No.Q. Does 4chan have advertisements?A. Yes.Q. And are they on nearly every page?A. Yes.Q. Is 4chan considered a popular site?