Since the horse is already out of the barn, the big questions should probably be “will this submission make it in?” and “will it really have any meaning to those assigned with passing judgement?”

While I certainly appreciate the reminder of the “Letter of the Law” angle here, I can’t help thinking the whole process has already been severely tainted in this regard by both the “creativity” of the Recording Industry lawyers and their employers, and the limited recourse available to the defending parties.

From an outside view, it certainly appears the courts are in the MAFIAA’s pocket.
Everything the RIAA lawyers want (regardless of reasoning or precedent) seems to be granted, while practically every defensive motion and argument (no matter how much sense it may demonstrate) is summarily thrown out without a plausible explanation. Even the jury process is tainted from the beginning, as anyone with any sort knowledge of P2P or network protocol is automatically dismissed, always leaving us with 12 people who don’t know anything but the propaganda they’ve been fed.

Sure, it’s a “circus”. But, maybe that’s what the situation needs.
The RIAA set up this game themselves, and seem to be allowed to write the rules as they go along. If you don’t challenge those rules, and get them to establish a firm playing field, and try to show the judge and jury how flawed the whole given premise is, you probably won’t win.