The Wall Street Journal, Sharing Firm Settles Music Case (5 May 2006) <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114678807401044401.html?> at 6 May 2006
Slyk, BearShare Settles for $30 Million (5 May 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1176> at 6 May 2006
Streamcast abandons settlement talks with RIAA - will fight to the death:
Siliconvalley, File-swapping firm quits talks, will fight copyright case in court (7 April 2006)<
Kazaa's Nikki Hemming on where the money is:
M. Cordert 'CEO of Company That Owns Kazaa in Court' Washington Post/The Associated Press 27 April 2006 <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/27/AR2006042702246.html> at 29 April 2006
Music is like water and the leaks are from within:
CNetNews.com/Reuters, Red Hot Chili Peppers angered by Net leak (4 May 2006) <http://news.com.com/2100-1026_3-6068475.html> at 6 May 2006
Personal jurisdiction considered in individual file sharing case:
CopyBites, Personal Jurisdiction and File-sharing (23 April 2006) <http://www.copybites.com/2006/04/personal_jurisd.html> at 27 April 2006
Case against Chan child dismissed on a technecality - good news for her but no precedent to help anyone else:
p2pnet.net, RIAA Chan case dismissal (21 April 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8603> at 24 April 2006
Lindsay Duty loses dismissal claim against RIAA:
CopyBites, RIAA Wins Round One in P2P End-User Lawsuit (19 April 2006) <http://www.copybites.com/2006/04/riaa_wins_round.html> at 21 April 2006
Another 235 individual law suits - surprised not 750 as has been regular number other months:
Slyck News, RIAA Files 235 More Lawsuits (22 April 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1158> at 24 April 2006
The fiction that is the loss due to file sharing:
Guardian Unlimited, Has file sharing cost the music industry 1.1bn over 3 years? (April 2006)<http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1752260,00.html> at 19 April 2006
Spain targets file sharing networks:
p2pnet.net, Spanish p2p busts (10 April 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8471> at 11 April 2006
France abandons plans to save the world- again:
CNET News.com, France backs down on iTunes DRM stance (2 May 2006) <http://news.com.com/France+backs+down+on+iTunes+DRM+stance/2100-1027_3-6067585.html?tag=nl> at 2 May 2006
Boing Boing, French DRM law gets ugly - protest May 7/2PM Place de la Bastille (28 April 2006) <http://www.boingboing.net/2006/04/28/french_drm_law_gets_.html> at 29 April 2006
p2pnet.net , Apple and France's iTunes Revolution (27 April 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8659> at 28 April 2006
Apple stays put on 0.99c downloads:
CNET News.com, Apple, labels stick with 99 cents per iTunes song (1 May 2006) <http://news.com.com/2100-1026_3-6067193.html> at 2 May 2006
Naspter experiements with ad supported 5 free listens - USA customers only:
USA TODAY, Napster's back to basics: Free tunes (1 May 2006) <http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2006-04-30-napster-free_x.htm> at 2 May 2006
Coca Cola gets the point of advertising on p2p sites:
Digital Music News, Coca-Cola Goes Brand-Building, Taps Music, P2P Networks (10April 2006)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#041006coke> at 11 April 2006
Yahoo boss on DRM is crap argument again:
Digital Music News, DRM Debates Continue, Yahoo Music Chief Rattles Cage (2 May 2006)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#050306drm> at 3 May 2006
DMCA2 - harsher laws that still wont work:
Freedom to Tinker, U.S. Copyright May Get Harsher and Broader 25 April 2006 <http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1009> at 27 April 2006
CNET News.com Congress readies broad new digital copyright bill (23 April 2006) <http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6064016.html. at 27 April 2006
Record labels price fixing - surprise surprise:
CNET News.com/Reuters, Judge orders record labels to turn over documents (23 April 2006)<http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6064055.html> at 27 April 2006
Canadian musician heavy weights abandon CRIA - which is these days known as RIA:
The Canadian Music Creators Coalition, Media Advisory – Launch of A New Voice (26 April 2006) <http://www.musiccreators.ca/docs/Press_Release-April_26.pdf> at 27 April 2006
Fans still prefer CDs over digital downloads:
PC Pro, Net-connected music fans prefer CDs (19 April 2006) <http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/86165/netconnected-music-fans-prefer-cds.html> at 21 April 2006
