Saturday, March 03, 2007

EMI - enhancing my indignation; extracting maximum income; exploiting musicians indefinitely

Individual Law Suits - USA
Digital Music News, RIAA Formally Unveils University Enforcement Campaign (28 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022807riaa/view> at 1 March 2007

Slyck, RIAA Announces New Campus Lawsuit Strategy (28 February 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1422.html> at 1 March 2007

p2pnet.net, Ohio U No 1 on RIAA p2p chart (23 February 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11424> at 26 February 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Steps Up University Anti-Piracy Campaign (21 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022107riaa> at 23 Febraury 2007

Slyck, RIAA Turns up the College Heat (21 February 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1410.html> at 22 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Mizzou shuts down file sharing (7 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11255?PHPSESSID=4100b275b9a69e1fee55598fe403908b> at 8 February 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA 'incriminate yourself' site (28 February 2007) http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11482> at 1 March 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Offers ISPs Pre-Lawsuit Settlement Option (14 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/021706riaa/view> at 16 February 2007

EFFector, RIAA to ISPs: Help Us Sue Your Customers Better (21 February 2007) <http://www.eff.org/effector/20/08.php> at 26 February 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Offers ISPs Pre-Lawsuit Settlement Option (14 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/021706riaa> at 21 February 2007

TechDirt, RIAA Tries To Make Deals With ISPs To Hound Customers Into Settling Earlier (13 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070213/123451.shtml> at 16 February 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA 'extortion' letter to ISPs (13 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11317> at 15 February 2007

p2pnet.net, 'ISPs don't work for the RIAA' (14 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11327> at 15 February 2007

TechDirt, RIAA Tries To Make Deals With ISPs To Hound Customers Into Settling Earlier (13 February 2007) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20070213/123451.shtml> at 14 February 2007

ArsTechnia, Leaked letter shows RIAA pressuring ISPs, planning discounts for early settlements (13 February 2007) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070213-8832.html> at 14 February 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA times out in p2p case (27 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11460> at 1 March 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Challenges Recent Attorney Fee Award (25 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022507riaa> at 27 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Pop-Ups + Viruses = Piracy! (24 February 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11435> at 26 February 2007

TechDirt, RIAA Makes Case For Why Parents Should Be Liable For File Sharing Of Kids (23 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070222/161332.shtml> at 26 February 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA stalls in Foster case (14 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11325> at 15 February 2007

DigitalMusicNews, Judge Orders RIAA Payment of Defendant Legal Fees (7 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/020707fees> at 9 February 2007

Effector, Big Win for Innocent RIAA Defendant (6 February 2007) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005114.php> at 8 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Victory for RIAA victim (7 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11246?PHPSESSID=4100b275b9a69e1fee55598fe403908b> at 8 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Making Available and infringement (28 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11475> at 1 March 2007

Transcript of January 26, 2007, Proceedings, Elektra v. Barker 1:05-cv-7340 KMK (USDC, SDNY)*

p2pnet.net, RIAA cases, state-by-state (7 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11253?PHPSESSID=4100b275b9a69e1fee55598fe403908b> at 8 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Judge nixes RIAA/Kazaa details (17 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11360> at 20 February 2007

p2pnet.net, It chills my soul (14 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11328> at 15 February 2007

p2pnet.net, What's going on? Santangelo case (5 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11232?PHPSESSID=a65691ed414ba81b40a397181f1fe6ab> at 6 February 2007

p2pnet.net, The RIAA vs Don Leadbetter (5 February2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11219?PHPSESSID=a65691ed414ba81b40a397181f1fe6ab> at 6 February 2007

MorningSentinel, Music industry sues Augusta man (6 February 2007) <http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/3588642.html> at 8 February 2007

TechDirt, RIAA DMCA Notices Based On Flimsy, Easily Falsified Evidence (8 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070207/233111.shtml> at 16 February 2007

p2pnet.net, P2p file sharing 'fear' weapon (8 February 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11263?PHPSESSID=1fca73fcb5c57152d5039b5aea62155c> at 9 February 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA: the same tired song (19 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11369> at 20 February 2007

Individual Law Suits - Other Countries
CBC News, E-mail warnings deter Canadians from illegal file sharing (15 February 2007) <http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2007/02/14/software-warnings.html> at 21 February 2007

Slyck, Can Sweden Sink Piracy? (19 February 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1404.html> at 20 February 2007

p2pnet.net, FBI trains Sweden copyright cops (19 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11371> at 20 February 2007

p2pnet.net, New UK Copyright Constables (12 February 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11300> at 14 February 2007

The Register, FAST acts against corporate file sharers (23 February 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/23/federation_software_snoopers/> at 26 February 2007

P2p Statistics
p2pnet.net, P2p file sharing is here to stay (7 February 2007) http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11257?PHPSESSID=4100b275b9a69e1fee55598fe403908b> at 8 February 2007

Light reading, Surveys: Internet Traffic Touched by YouTube (29 January 2007) <http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=115816> at 1 February 2007

Limewire/Frostwire
p2pnet.net, Of LimeWire and Frostwire (28 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11480> at 1 March 2007

Slyck, LimeWire Breaks Vow of Silence (28 February 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1423.html> at 1 March 2007

The Seattle Times, LimeWire is legal; it's up to users to follow rules (20 January 2007) <http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/personaltechnology/2003533034_ptmrsh20.html> at 14 February 2007

Manolito
Slyck, Where’s Pablo Soto? (10 February 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1397.html> at 14 February 2007

BitTorrent
TorrentFreak, BitTorrent Most Popular in Australia (20 February 2007) <http://torrentfreak.com/bittorrent-most-popular-in-australia/> at 23 February 2007

Slyck, Azureus Expands Zudeo (12 February 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1400.html> at 14 February 2007

Mercury News, Going straight: Peer-to-peer entertainment deals (19 February 2007) <http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/technology/16732868.htm> at 21 February 2007

Grooveshark
ZeroPaid, Grooveshark startup Plans to Pay Music Pirates (31 January 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8319/Grooveshark+startup+Plans+to+Pay+Music+Pirates> at 2 February 2007

P2p promotions
New York Times, Music Labels Offer Teasers to Download (19 February 2007) <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/19/technology/19music.html?_r=1&oref=slogin> at 21 February 2007

TechDirt, Only The Record Labels Could Think That Teasers For Music Videos Is A Good Idea (20 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070219/091621.shtml> at 21 February 2007

p2pFreak, P2P Artist Promotion or File-Sharing Fakes? (19 February 2007) <http://p2pfreak.com/p2p-artist-promotion-or-file-sharing-fakes/> at 20 Febraury 2007

AllofMP3
p2pnet.net, Is it all over for AllofMP3.com? (9 February 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11277> at 14 February 2007

Magnatune
p2pnet.net, Magnatune Song of the Song (2 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11215> at 6 February 2007

MySpace
Digital Music News, MySpace Prepares UK-Based Concert Mini Tour (12 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/021207myspace> at 21 February 2007

Digital Music News, MySpace Pilots Filtering Solution, Targets Universal Music Content (12 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/021107myspace> at 16 February 2007

Digital Music News, Electronic Arts, MySpace, Virgin, Gibson Scout New Bands (12 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/021107ea> at 16 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Snocap hijacks singer's name (21 February 2007) <at">http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11395>at 22 February 2007

Zune
Digital Music News, Zune Marketplace Installation Levels Remain Low, Report (14 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/021207zune> at 21 February 2007

Subscriptions
Digital Music News, RealNetworks Experiences Quarterly Profit Dip (14 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/021406real> at 21 February 2007

DRM
The Register, EMI: DRM stays (26 February 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/26/emi_drm_talks_breakup/> at 1 March 2007

ArsTechnia, EMI to Apple, Microsoft: Ditching DRM is going to cost you (25 February 2007) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070225-8916.html> at 1 March 2007

p2pnet.net, EMI wants payment to drop DRM (26 February 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11447> at 27 February 2007

Digital Music News, EMI MP3-Based Negotiations Stalled Over Advanced Payment Demands (25 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022507emi/view> at 27 February 2007

Digital Music News, EMI Pushes MP3-Based Plan, More Details Surface (8 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/020807emi/?searchterm=EMI%20Pushes%20MP3-Based%20Plan,%20More%20Details%20Surface> at 16 February 2007

TechDirt, Rumor: EMI In Talks To Sell MP3s (9 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070209/053645.shtml> at 16 February 2007

The Register, EMI set to drag majors into DRM-free future (9 February 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/09/emi_ditching_drm/> at 14 February 2007

USAToday, EMI in talks to dump copy protection (12 February 2007) http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2007-02-12-emi-copy-protection_x.htm> at 14 February 2007

Freedom To Tinker, Record Companies Boxed In By Their Own Rhetoric (29 January 2007)<http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1114> at 1 February 2007

Digital Music News, UK Government Defends DRM In Petition Response (25 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022507uk> at 27 February 2007

p2pnet.net, British government likes DRM (21 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11396> at 22 February 2007

Silicon Valley, Norway: Apple skirting key issues in iTunes music dispute (7 February 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/16644172.htm> at 9 February 2007

Wired News, Norway Agency Questions Apple Music Move (7 February 2007) <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NORWAY_APPLE_ITUNES?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT> at 8 February 2007

Digital Music News, Executive Survey Reveals Mixed Feelings on DRM Protections (14 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/021407exec> at 21 February 2007

BBC, Music execs criticise DRM systems (15 February 2007) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6362069.stm> at 21 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Drop DRM, boost sales, say execs (15 February 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11342> at 16 February 2007

Digital Music News, Big Labels Defend DRM Once Again, State of MP3 Stays Hazy (27 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022707big> at 1 March 2007

DigitalMusicNews, Jobs Reactions Continue; Warner Chief Backs Protection (8 February 2007) http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/020807bronfman/view> at 9 February 2007

FreedomToTinker, Apple Offers to Sell DRM-Free Music (7 February 2007) <http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1117> at 14 February 2007

DigitalMusicNews, Jobs Letter Sparks Protectionist RIAA Response (7 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/020707riaa> at 8 February 2007

Apple, Thoughts on Music (6 February 2007) <http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughtsonmusic/> at 8 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Steve Jobs on DRM (7 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11247?PHPSESSID=4100b275b9a69e1fee55598fe403908b> at 8 February 2007

ArsTechnia, Yahoo Music: Santa Claus will have DRM-free music in his sleigh (13 February 2007) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070213-8830.html> at 15 February 2007

Digital Music News, Questions Surround Results of Early MP3-Based Experiments (1 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/020107mp3> at 2 February 2007

Digital Music News, Labels Remain Cool on MP3s; DRM Status Quo Remains (31 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/013107drm/view> at 1 February 2007

TechDirt, Copy Protection A 'Boom Business', Except When It Isn't (1 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070131/094859.shtml> at 6 February 2007

TechDirt, Microsoft Announces Yet Another DRM Nobody Really Wants (13 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070213/015142.shtml> at 16 February 2007

Digital Music News, Compatibility Problems Surface Between iPod, Vista OS (4 February 2007) http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/020507vista/view> at 6 February 2007

Slashdot, Vista DRM Cracked by Security Researcher (29 January 2007) <http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/29/1811201> at 1 February 2007

CNet News, Microsoft launches 'PlayReady' DRM system (12 February 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1039_3-6158553.html> at 16 February 2007

TechDirt, Shouldn't Scandisk Be Eager To See The End Of DRM? (9 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070209/062001.shtml> at 16 February 2007

The Register, The slow death of DRM (9 February 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/09/steve_gordon_drm/> at 15 February 2007

TechDirt, Why Is The Government Putting DRM On Its Own Public Files? (2 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070201/170616.shtml> at 6 February 2007

TechDirt, Sony BMG's Rootkit Violated Federal Law; Company Agrees To Pay To Fix Damaged Computers (30 January 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070130/154001.shtml> at 2 February 2007

Digital Music News, Sony BMG Rootkit Settlement Train Arrives at FTC (30 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/013007sony/view> at 1 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Sony to pay for 'spyware' damage (30 January 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11180?PHPSESSID=fdd330a16728b6be0a426c38e856c986> at 1 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Consumer Sovereignty and DRM (20 February 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11382> at 21 February 2007

Vermont Cynic, Unlimited Free Music? Too Good to be True? (20 February 2007) <http://media.www.vermontcynic.com/media/storage/paper308/news/2007/02/20/BSide/Unlimited.Free.Music.Too.Good.To.Be.True-2731134.shtml> at 26 February 2007

Engadget, DRM: the state of disrepair (16 February 2007) <http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/16/drm-the-state-of-disrepair/> at 20 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Monetize the music ! (28 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11465> at 1 March 2007

TechDirt, One More Time: DRM Doesn't Enable Anything, Except User Frustration (23 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070222/073026.shtml> at 26 February 2007

Digital Music News, Puretracks Pushes DRM-Free Sales Strategy (21 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022107pure/view> at 22 February 2006

Toronto Star, The recording industry's off-key strategy (19 February 2007) <http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/183137> at 21 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Rising chorus against DRM (19 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11368> at 20 February 2007

TechDirt, Watermark Technology For Copyright Monitoring Now Patented (27 February 2007) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20070226/150943.shtml> at 1 March 2007

Haaretz, U.S. worried about Israel's intellectual property laws (2 February 2007) <http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/820174.html> at 2 February 2007

EULAs
TechDirt, What Happens When You Are Accidentally Given Music MP3s By Music Labels Or Services? (12 February 2007) <http://techdirt.com/article.php?sid=20070209/152445> at 14 February 2007

CD Sales
TechDirt, Latest Research Shows No Noticeable Impact On CD Sales From Downloads (9 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070209/082603.shtml> at 16 February 2007

TechDirt, Now The RIAA Wants You To Believe That You Should Be Paying Much, Much More For CDs (6 February 2007) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20070205/011102.shtml> at 8 February 2007

Digital Music News, Industry Ponders CD Sales Cliff, Post Physical World (1 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/020107cliff> at 2 February 2007

Digital Music News, Major Label Executives Express Continued Frustration, Mood Sours (31 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/013107label/view> at 1 February 2007

Digital Music News, Industry Ponders CD Sales Cliff, Post Physical World (1 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/020107cliff> at 2 February 2007

Digital Sales
CNet/Reuters, Warner Music enters social-networking content deal (6 February 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6156873.html> at 9 February 2007

TechDirt, Despite Being Leaked Three Months Earlier, Shins Album Sets Sales Record (5 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070205/100018.shtml> at 6 February 2007

Digital Music News, Questions Surround Results of Early MP3-Based Experiments (1 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/020107mp3> at 2 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Canada music download record (31 January 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11190?PHPSESSID=fdd330a16728b6be0a426c38e856c986> at 1 February 2007

Economics
TechDirt, Perhaps It's Not The Entertainment Industry's Business Model That's Outdated (22 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070222/002451.shtml> at 26 February 2007

TechDirt, Economics Of Abundance Getting Some Well Deserved Attention (26 October 2006) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20061026/102329.shtml> at 6 February 2007

Labels Revenue
ZeroPad, Is Warner Music DOOMED? Profits plunge 74%!! (9 February 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8373/Is+Warner+Music+DOOMED?+Profits+plunge+74%25!!> at 14 February 2007

ArsTechnia, Study: P2P effect on legal music sales "not statistically distinguishable from zero (12 February 2007) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070212-8813.html> at 14 February 2007

p2pnet.net, File sharing: zero effect on downloads (12 February 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11303> at 14 February 2007

TechDirt, Universal Music 'Settlement' With Bolt Makes A Mockery Of The Law; Common Sense (13 February 2007) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20070212/004150.shtml> at 14 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Canadian music industry report (9 February 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11280> at 14 February 2007

Fox News, Record Industry Denies It'll Lose File-Sharing Battle (7 February 2007)<http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,250664,00.html> at 8 February 2007

Independents
Wired News, Indie Music Takes on the Majors (5 February 2007) <http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,72634-0.html?tw=wn_index_3> at 6 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Indie labels angry at YouTube (2 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11209?PHPSESSID=a65691ed414ba81b40a397181f1fe6ab> at 6 February 2007

Wired News, Indie Music Takes on the Majors (5 February 2007) <http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,72634-0.html?tw=wn_index_3> at 6 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Indie labels angry at YouTube (2 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11209?PHPSESSID=a65691ed414ba81b40a397181f1fe6ab> at 6 February 2007

Digital Music News, YouTube Draws Frustration From Independent Labels (30 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/013007youtube/view> at 1 February 2007

Mergers/Consolidation
Digital Music News, Sony BMG Regulatory Review Rolls On, CD Prices Scrutinized (25 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022507sonybmg/view> at 27 February 2007

Digital Music News, Sony BMG Refiles European Merger Application (1 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/020107sonybmg> at 2 February 2007

Digital Music News, EMI, Warner Dance Continues; Pricing, Regulatory Concerns Remain (22 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022207emi> at 23 February 2007

Slyck, Warner Music Proposes Take Over of EMI (20 February 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1406.html> at 21 February 2007

Digital Music News, Warner Music Group Initiates EMI Takeover Attempt...Again (20 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022007warner> at 21 February 2007

Education
p2pnet.net, March: Boycott the RIAA month (23 February 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11427> at 26 February 207

BoingBoing, Michigan State U forces students to watch RIAA videos (21 February 2007) <http://www.boingboing.net/2007/02/21/michigan_state_u_for.html> at 23 February 2007

Slyck, Captain Copyright - The Beginning, the Middle, the End (6 February 2007)<http://www.slyck.com/story1396.html> at 8 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Captain Copyright bites the dust (5 February2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11223?PHPSESSID=a65691ed414ba81b40a397181f1fe6ab> at 6 February 2007

Secondary Liability
TechDirt, RIAA's New Settlement Website Promoting P2P File Sharing Clients? (14 February 2007) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20070214/003639.shtml> at 18 February 2007

Fair Use/Fair Dealing
Digital Music News, Legislators Push DMCA Amendments, Back Fair Use Modifications (27 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022707bill> at 1 March 2007

Slyck, Fair Use Amendment Introduced to the DMCA (27 February 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1420.html> at 1 March 2007

p2pnet.net, Fair Use Act introduced (28 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11463> at 1 March 2007

TechDirt, DMCA Takedown For Professor Showing How Copyright Owners Exaggerate Their Rights (15 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070214/154327.shtml> at 21 February 2007

Filesharing Supporters
YouTube, Michael Moore shares his view about filesharing (20 October 2006)<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlAB0v8wHdc> at 8 February 2007

Let the licensing begin…
TorrentFreak, Holland Considers Banning DRM, Legalizing Filesharing (30 January 2007) <http://torrentfreak.com/holland-considers-banning-drm-legalizing-filesharing/> at 1 February 2007

Levies
The Register, Canadians lobby for iPod copyright tax - again (12 February 2007) <http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/02/12/canada_ponders_ipod_tax_again> at 14 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Copying Collective goes for broke (12 February 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11297> at 14 February 2007

p2pnet.net, The CPCC: the survival factor (13 February 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11315> at 14 February 2007

P2p Anonymity
p2purls.com, Free Anonymous P2P, Free VPN, Free Usenet (4 February 2007) <http://www.p2purls.com/story/145/> at 6 February 2007

Devices
EFFector, The Good, the Bad, and the DRMed at the Consumer (17 January 2007) <http://www.eff.org/effector/20/03.php> at 26 February 2007

DigitalMusicNews, Information Surfaces on New Music Store, Device Combination (6 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/020607iriver/view> at 8 February 2007

Piracy
DailyTech, A Closer Look at World Copyright Piracy (20 February 2007) <http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=6123> at 21 February 2007

TechDirt, Entertainment Industry: Blame Canada! (14 February 2007) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20070214/095210.shtml> at 15 February 2007

GlobeandMail, U.S. group wants Canada blacklisted over piracy (14 February 2007) <http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070214.wblacklist14/BNStory/National/home> at 15 February 2007

The Register, New copyright police to increase raids and seizures in UK (13 February 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/13/more_copyright_police/> at 15 February 2007

Taipei Times, Internet piracy a thorn in US-Taiwan ties (14 February 2007) <http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/02/14/2003348917> at 15 February 2007

The Register, EU Parliament votes today on new IP laws (30 January 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/30/vote_meps/> at 2 February 2007

TechDirt, Fighting Album Leaks By Offering Something More (29 January 2007) <at">http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070129/150401.shtml>at 1 February 2007

Satellite Radio/PERFORM Act
EFFector, Action Alert - Tell Congress to Keep DRM out of Radio! (17 January 2007) <http://www.eff.org/effector/20/03.php> at 26 February 2007

Digital Music News, XM, Sirius Enter Definitive Merger Agreement (19 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022007xm/view> at 20 February 2007

Other Stuff (trying really hard not to put much in this section…)
YouTube, Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us (31 January 2007) <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE> at 8 February 2007

TorrentFreak, The Corporate Enemies of Filesharers (26 February 2007) <http://torrentfreak.com/the-corporate-enemies-of-filesharers/> at 1 March 2007

eWEEK, Jim Rapoza Names the Worst Tech-Related Bills of All Time (28 February 2007)<http://www.eweek.com/slideshow/0,1206,pg=0&s=26333&a=201901,00.asp> at 1 March 2007

The Register, Wikipedia defends Reality (2 February 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/02/colbert_wikipedia_reality/> at 14 February 2007