Wow, what a week...

The RIAA appear to be suggesting that merely having a shared folder with copyrighted files in it is enough to establish infringing activity, despite rulings in Canada and the Netherlands which clearly state otherwise:
Editor, RIAA's latest file share claim, p2pnet.net, 26 January 2006

iMesh announces a parternship with MusicNet that includes 2 million DRM enabled tracks for purchase. Operates much like Altnet files did (do - sorry for the past tense) in Kazaa:
Editor, iMesh, MusicNet Officially Announce Partnership, Digital Music News, 24 January 2006

EMI chairman says that paid downloads will revivie the music industry, and states that the French move toward collective licensing is an 'aberation':
Editor, EMI chairman sees Net reviving music industry, Reuters/CNet News, 23 January 2006
Editor, EMI attacks French p2p plan, p2p.net, 22 January 2006

The IFPI say that file sharing is being "contained" given the growth of broadband, however statistics show litigation is having no effect in reducing it:
Editor, File-sharing 'not cut by courts' BBC News, 20 January 2006

Individual prosecutions begin in Switzerland:
Editor, IFPI Switzerland files suit against users of peer-to-peer networks, Heise Online, 19 January 2006