Limewire filters

New VOLUNTARY copyright filter in beta testing for Limewire:
p2pnet.net, New LimeWire filter (25 March 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8323> at 27 March 2006

France file sharing penalites - low low low and all the money goes to the Government and not the labels:
p2pnet.net, French p2p file share penalties (22 March 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8280> at 24 March 2006

Pearl Jam embrace the free to sample business model:
Techdirt, Pearl Jam Shows How Giving Away Music Can Help Sales (23 March 2006) <at">http://techdirt.com/articles/20060322/1030219.shtml>at 24 March 2006

Kazaa loses contempt of court procedural battle:
Universal Music v Sharman [2006] FCAFC 41 (23 March 2006)http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCAFC/2006/41.html

L. Hearn, 'Kazaa faces new court battle' Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney Australia), 23 March 2006 <http://smh.com.au/news/breaking/kazaa-faces-new-court-battle/2006/03/23/1143083882135.html> at 24 March 2006

Tanya Andersen on NOT handing over her hard drive to the record lables (independent forsenic anlaysis):
p2pnet.net, p2pnet talks to Tanya Andersen (21 March 2006) <at">http://p2pnet.net/story/8273>at 22 March 2006

German CD sales hit for 7th year loss:
Deutsche Welle, German Music Biz Hit by Pirates For Seventh Straight Year (22 March 2006) <http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1941076,00.html?maca=en-moreover-topstories-eng-566-rdf> at (23 March 2006)

Class Action against record labels:
p2pnet.net, Big 4 labels in class action (20 March 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8257> at 21 March 2006

Hong Kong man charged with piracy despite fact can't use a computer;
p2pnet.net, Computer illiterate in p2p case (20 March 2006) <at">http://p2pnet.net/story/8252>at 21 March 2006

Royalties shit fight in the UK:
p2pnet.net, Online music talks on the rocks (21 March 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8270> at 22 March 2006

Apple shaking in its boots about French DRM decision - passed by lower house - goes to Senate around May:
p2pnet.net, The seller, not the song (25 March 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8320> at 26 March 2006

Wired News/AP/Reuters, How France Is Saving Civilization (22 March 2006) <http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,70461-0.html?tw=wn_index_8> at 23 March 2006

Yahoo! News UK/Reuters, Apple says proposed French law smacks of piracy (22 March 2006) <http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22032006/80-91/apple-says-proposed-french-law-smacks-piracy.html> at 23 March 2006

CNet News.com/Reuters, France pushes ahead with iTunes law (21 March 2006) <http://news.com.com/France+pushes+ahead+with+iTunes+law/2100-1028_3-6052058.html?tag=nefd.top> at 22 March 2006

BBC News, French MPs vote to open up iTunes (21 March 2006) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4828296.stm> at 22 March 2006

p2pnet.net, France votes on iPod Act, (21 March 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8263> at 22 March 2006

CNet News.com/Reuters, French on to something with iTunes law, say analysts (20 March 2006) <http://news.com.com/French+on+to+something+with+iTunes+law%2C+say+analysts/2100-1028_3-6051495.html?tag=nefd.top> at 21 March 2006

Interesting suggestion from Ed Felten that some consumers might want DRM?????
Freedom to Tinker, Apples, Oranges, and DRM (23 March 2006) <at">http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=996>at 24 March 2006