ðə dˈeɪli sˈaʊnd ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə hˈænd ˌoʊvɚ ðə fˈoʊɾoʊz sˈaɪɾɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst ɐmˈɛndmənt ænd kˌælɪfˈoːɹniəz ʃˈiːld lˈɔː, bˌʌt ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli ɡˈeɪv ɪn ɐmˈɪd ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ lˈiːɡəl kˈɔsts ænd pˈɑːsᵻbəl fˈaɪnz ðæt wʊd lˈaɪkli ʃˈʌt dˌaʊn ðə pˈeɪpɚ.
The Daily Sound refused to hand over the photos citing the First Amendment and California's Shield Law, but eventually gave in amid growing legal costs and possible fines that would likely shut down the paper.