Copyright v Indexing

MPAA goes after TorrentSpy with potentially huge ramifications for all Internet search engines;
TS file a motion to dismiss:
Electronic Frontiers Foundation, Copyright v. Indexing, Part 1: TorrentSpy (March 31, 2006) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004518.php> 10 April 2006

p2pnet.net, TorrentSpy takes on the MPAA (27 March 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8334> at 7 April 2006

Slyck News, TorrentSpy Files Motion to Dismiss (28 March 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1141> at 7 April 2006

BREIN forces the closure of six small torrent sites:
p2pnet.net, BREIN: at it again in Holland (6 April 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8457> at 7 April 2006

IFPI launch another 2,000 lawsuits against individuals:
Digital Music News, IFPI Delivers More File-Sharing Lawsuits, Broadens Effort (4 April 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#040406ifpi> at 4 April 2006

myadsl.co.za, Music industry's anti-piracy lawsuits in Portugal (3 April 2006) <http://mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m=show&id=2400> at 4 April 2006

The social norms of file sharing:
Editor, 'Tempting, isn't it?' Sydney Morning Herald, 1 April 2006 <http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/tempting-isnt-it/2006/03/29/1143441215058.html >at 2 April 2006

Swedish prosecutors hit a wall in their pursuit of file sharers: not a criminal penalty therefore not entitled to demand identity disclosure from ISPs:
The Local, Hunt for private file sharers is over - prosecutor (5 April 2006) <http://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=3480&date=20060405> at 7 April 2006

Ad supported P2P starts to take form:
Digital Music News, TVT Records Offers Catalog to Ad-Supported P2P Platform (3 April 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#040306> at 4 April 2006

More experts call for collective licensing:
Pitchforkmedia, Live From the Witch Trials (4 April 2006) <http://pitchforkmedia.com/features/weekly/06-04-03-live-at-the-witch-trials.shtml> at 5 April 2006

Global CD sales decline:
Digital Music News, More Data Emerges on Global CD Sales During 2005 (3 April 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#040306ifpi> at 4 April 2006

USA CD sales decline:
Digital Music News, RIAA Releases 2005 Shipment Figures, Retail Values (3 Paril 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#040306riaa> at 4 April 2006

Slyck News, CD Sales, Shipments Down in 2005 (31 March 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1143> at 2 April 2006

AUS CD sales decline:
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

2005 ARIA Yearly Statistics (PDF)

Report slams music industry for suing its own customers:
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

OpenSource DRM - is it really any better than proprietary control - its all permission culture to me:
Wired News, Reasons to Love Open-Source DRM (3 April 2006) <http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,70548-0.html?tw=wn_index_12> at 5 April 2006

DRM tracks at normal prices - non DRM tracks cost more on new Soribada:
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