2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Can we all agree that Hillary should release the transcripts of her Goldman speech? [View all]NanceGreggs
(27,835 posts)They are the property of the company that paid to have them prepared.
I've been a court reporter for 30 plus years, and have often been hired by private companies, groups, organizations, etc. to prepare transcripts of their meetings, convention speeches, guest speakers, etc. THEY own the transcript. I have NO right to disseminate it, reproduce it, or simply just hand it over to anyone. Ever. I have often had to sign confidentiality agreements stating that I won't even discuss their contents with anyone.
If you want the Goldman-Sachs transcripts, you're going to have to get them from GS. And understand that when they laugh their asses off at the idea, they are well within their rights to do so. They are under no legal obligation to make those transcripts available to you or anyone else.