Notes of testimony of court proceedings, stenographic notes, tapes, rough draft transcripts or other media used by court reporting personnel to record or monitor a proceeding in or for a court as well as any transcriptions thereof, are the exclusive property of the judicial district.

Comment

Nothing in these rules prohibits someone who has lawfully obtained a transcript from making a copy.

The ownership of court reporting software and equipment, when purchased by the court reporter, shall remain the property of the court reporter, unless the terms of employment with the district court provide otherwise.