The customer is always right

More reports on why litigating individual consumers is hurting the music industry:
Mintel, Retail Music Industry Battles Extinction (27 March 2006) <http://reports.mintel.com/sinatra/reports/view%26name=press_releases//display/id=207266%26anchor=a207266> at 31 March 2006

Digital Music News, Research Assessment Blasts Major Labels (30 March 2006)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#033106mintel> at 31 March 2006

Four days later a main stream site is on to the fact that Limewire are introducing VOLUNTARY content filters:
Digital Music News, LimeWire Begins Testing on Content Filtering Mechanism (30 March 2006)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#033006limewire> at 31 March 2006

Aussie music market drops 9.5% in a year - blame the quality of music not downloaders:
Digital Music News, Australia Experiences Physical Drops in 2005, Digital Edges In (29 March 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#032906aus> at 31 March 2006

I. Shedden, 'iTunes arrests industry decline', The Australian, 28 March 2006 <http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,18629435%5E27317%5E%5Enbv%5E15306-15319,00.html> at 29 March 2006

2 year jail terms in Germany (compared with $50 fine in France):
The Register, German downloaders face two years' prison (29 March 2006) <at">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/29/germany_tightens_law/>at 30 March 2006

p2pnet.net, German 'jail file sharers' law (27 March 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8332> at 28 March 2006

Digital Music News, German Lawmakers Pass Strong Anti-Piracy Law (27 March 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#032706germany> at 28 March 2006

DRM doesnt work so now we'll just charge you more for something you already had:
DRM Watch, Soribada to Charge Differently for DRM and Non-DRM Music Tracks (30 March 2006) <at">http://www.drmwatch.com/ocr/article.php/3595426>at 31 March 2006

p2pnet.net, Korea p2p charges revealed (27 March 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8330> at 28 March 2006

DRM doesnt work:
PC World, Researcher: DRM Has Deep Flaws, (27 March 2006) <http://pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,125227,00.asp> at 29 March 2006

Ed Felten says Gvts should not regulate DRM (code IS law Ed):
Freedom to Tinker, The French DRM Law, and the Right to Interoperate (29 March 2006) <http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=998> at 30 March 2006

Denmark may join France in DRM law - Ed says French law not as bad as first thought:
Freedom to Tinker, Bernard Lang Reports on the Proposed French DRM Law, (28 March 2006) <http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=997> at 29 March 2006

Digital Music News, Denmark May Join France on DRM Interoperability (27 March 2006)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#032806denmark> at 28 March 2006