Sunday, April 01, 2007

Carnival of Jeopardy? ...Safe harbours not so safe..

Individual Lawsuits – United States (& this month ISP liability)
GeekMethod, RIAA Speaks at ASU Campus (30 March 207) <http://www.geekmethod.com/2007/03/30/riaa-at-asu-campus/> at 1 April 2007

Zero Paid, 'Carnival of Jeopardy?' - RIAA to lecture students at ASU (28 March 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8561/> at 30 March 2007

p2pnet.net, Vanderbilt enters RIAA fray (30 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11824> at 31 March 2007

TechDirt, University Of Maine To RIAA: We're Not Here To Serve Your Legal Complaints (28 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070328/150737.shtml> at 31 March 2007

p2pnet.net, Third school says No! to the RIAA (29 March 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11811> at 30 March 2007

Digital Music News, University of Maine Joins Early RIAA Resistance (27 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/032707maine/view> at 28 March 2007

p2pnet.net, No! 2nd school tells the RIAA (28 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11788> at 28 March 2007

The Inquirer, Three quarters of students ignore RIAA threats Still the body claims success (26 March 2007) <http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38479> at 27 March 2007

p2pnet.net, Take a hike, students tell RIAA (26 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11769> at 27 March 2007

Silicon Valley, Recording industry group says piracy students are settling (23 March 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/16963056.htm> at 27 March 2007

Slyck, RIAA College Steamroller Continues (21 March 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1446.html> at 24 March 2007

p2pnet.net, 405 more RIAA blackmail letters (21 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11726> at 24 March 2007

Digital Music News, University of Wisconsin Pushes Back on RIAA Demands (20 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/032007wisconsin> at 21 March 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA student attack foiled (20 March 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11712> at 21 March 2007

p2pnet.net, University ignores RIAA blackmail (20 March 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11707> at 21 March 2007

Slyck, Catch em' if you Can (20 March 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1445.html> at 21 March 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA tries to excuse school attacks (19 March 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11699> at 21 March 2007

p2pnet.net, Students 'worst customers': RIAA (23 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11749> at 24 March 2007

Digital Music News, Dollar Figures Emerge on RIAA University Enforcement Strategy (11 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/031107riaa> at 13 March 2007

TechDirt, RIAA Gets Legislators To Threaten To Drop 'The Hammer' On Colleges and Universities (9 March 2007) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20070309/081726.shtml> at 13 March 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA college settlement plan (28 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11479> at 8 March 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Pushes Pre-Lawsuit Settlement Plan Further (1 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/030107riaa> at 4 March 2007

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

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

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

ArsTechnia, Why the RIAA doesn't want defendants exonerated (29 March 2007) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070329-why-the-riaa-doesnt-want-defendants-exonerated.html> at 30 March 2007

TechDirt, RIAA Promises Not To Incorrectly Sue Woman A Second Time If It Doesn't Have To Pay Her Legal Fees (29 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070328/150008.shtml> at 31 March 2007

p2pnet.net, Dear RIAA: better think again (27 March 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11785> at 28 March 2007

p2pnet.net, New RIAA defeat (27 March 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11786> at 28 March 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA loses in Kylee case (27 March 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11787> at 28 March 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA spins another spin in Foster (23 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11752> at 24 March 2007

TechDirt, RIAA Can't Wiggle Its Way Out Of Paying Victim's Legal Fees (22 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070322/083921.shtml> at 24 March 2007

p2pnet.net, Debbie beats the RIAA. Again. (16 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11672> at 18 March 2007

RecordingIndustryvThePeople, RIAA Sues Stroke Victim in Michigan (13 March 2007) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2007/03/riaa-sues-stroke-victim-in-michigan.html> at 15 March 2007

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

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

RecordingIndustryvThePeople, RIAA Moves to Dismiss Counterclaims in Lava v. Amurao (7 March 2007) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2007/03/riaa-moves-to-dismiss-counterclaims-in.html> at 9 March 2007

TechDirt, 200 Million Americans Can't Be Felons: Why The Law Will Change Before People Stop Sharing Content (16 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070316/151033.shtml> at 18 March 2007

Individual Lawsuits – Other Countries
Slashdot, Private File Sharing To Remain/Become legal In EU (30 March 2007)<http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/03/30/1849206&from=rss> at 1 April 2007

Slyck, France Recommends P2P Moderation (7 March 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1438.html> at 8 March 2007

Grokster
IBLS, INTERNET LAW - The impact of the Grokster decision on file sharing (28 March 2007) <http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=latestnews&id=1715> at 31 March 2007

Morpheus/StreamCast
TechDirt, Streamcast Heading Back To Write The Latest Chapter In The Grokster Supreme Court Ruling (13 March 2007 )<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070313/010506.shtml> at 15 March 2007

Limewire
TorrentFreak, LimeWire Most Installed P2P Application, BitTorrent Clients Runner up (28 March 2007) <http://torrentfreak.com/limewire-most-installed-p2p-application-bittorrent-clients-runner-up/> at 30 March 2007

p2pnet.net, LimeWire doing well (26 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11764> at 27 March 2007

Digital Music News, Limewire Legal Battle Could Get Ugly, Sources (22 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/032207limewire/view> at 24 March 2007

Digital Music News, Limewire Remains Dominant, Installation Levels Grow (7 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/030807limewire> at 9 March 2007

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

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

Napster 1
Digital Music News, EMI, Bertelsmann Settle Age-Old Napster Spat (26 March 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/032607emi> at 27 March 2007

P2p Statistics
TorrentFreak, LimeWire Most Installed P2P Application, BitTorrent Clients Runner up (28 March 2007) <http://torrentfreak.com/limewire-most-installed-p2p-application-bittorrent-clients-runner-up/> at 30 March 2007

p2pnet.net, Download and p2p evolutions (16 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11677> at 18 March 2007

IDC, The Expanding Digital Universe (March 2007) <http://www.emc.com/about/destination/digital_universe/pdf/Expanding_Digital_Universe_IDC_WhitePaper_022507.pdf> at (9 March 2007)

p2pnet.net, 1 billion songs a DAY shared online (8 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11575> at 9 March 2007

P2p Development
p2pnet.net, WiPeer: software-only p2p Wi-Fi (31 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11829> at 1 April 2007

RedHerring, Izimi Advances File Sharing (5 March 2007) <http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=21518&hed=Izimi+Advances+File+Sharing§or=Industries&subsector=InternetAndServices> at 6 March 2007

P2p Promotion
AmericasNetwork, Advertising to the file-sharing crowd (5 March 2007) <http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=408804> at 6 March 2007

BitTorrent
Zero Paid, Bulgarian ISP speaks out on BitTorrent crackdown (29 March 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8572/Bulgarian+ISP+speaks+out+on+BitTorrent+crackdown> at 30 March 2007

p2pnet.net, BREIN closes Dutch p2p site (23 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11728> at 24 March 2007

ag-IP-news, Dutch Anti-Piracy Group Takes Down Illegal P2P Site (22 March 2007) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4177&lang=en> at 24 March 2007

DirectConnect
ag-IP-news, Italian Direct Connect P2P Network Shut Down after Police Raids (28 March 2007) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4196&lang=en> at 28 March 2007

TorrentFreak, Italian P2P Crackdown Looming (25 March 2007) <http://torrentfreak.com/italian-p2p-crackdown-looming/> at 27 Matrch 2007

All Peers
Peer Pressure, AllPeers Goes Open Source (7 March 2007) <http://www.allpeers.com/blog/2007/03/07/allpeers-goes-open-source/> at 8 March 2007

Tribler
p2pnet.net, Tribler 3.6.0: 4th gen file sharing (23 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11746> at 27 March 2007

DRM
p2pnet.net, Dump Apple DRM (30 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11823> at 31 March 2007

CNet News/Reuters, EU official downplays iPod competition worries (27 March 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-6170976.html> at 28 March 2007

Slyck, French Movement Seeks Annulment on Anti-DRM Fines (27 March 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1449.html> at 28 March 2007

Michael Gesit, DMCA Architect Acknowledges Need For A New Approach (23 March 2007) <http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/1826/125/> at 27 March 2007

CNet News, Federal agencies ban Windows Vista (13 March 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1002_3-6166868.html> at 24 March 2007

TechDirt, German Music Site Explains The High Cost Of DRM (20 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070320/113713.shtml> at 24 March 2007

p2pnet.net, Germany's Musicload dumps DRM (19 March 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11698> at 21 March 2007

ArsTechnia, Musicload: 75% of customer service problems caused by DRM (18 March 2007) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070318-75-percent-customer-problems-caused-by-drm.html> at 21 March 2007

Information Week, Windows DRM Not Up To Snuff, Claims BitTorrent Founder (19 March 2007) <http://www.informationweek.com/windows/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=198100107> at 12 March 2007

p2pnet.net, DRM could be a worry: new report (14 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11646. at 15 March 2007

Digital Music News, EU Consumer Commissioner Berates iTunes Incompatibility (11 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/031107germany> at 13 March 2007

p2pnet.net, EU commissioner attacks iTunes (12 March 2007) http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11609> at 13 March 2007

Bilboard, Universal France Tests DRM-Free Music (7 March 2007) <http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i18187b4de93e9e9df48518f9fcd12fa6> at 9 March 2007

Slyck, BitTorrent DRM Troubles (8 March 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1439.html> at 9 March 2007

P2pBlog, Bittorrent.com download store in major DRM trouble (7 March 2007) http://www.p2p-blog.com/item-258.html> at 8 March 2007

Free Software Foundation, The road to hardware free from restrictions: How hardware vendors can help the free software community (February 2007) <https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/how_hardware_vendors_can_help.html> at 4 March 2007

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

Digital Media Stores
Digital Music News, MySpace Music Climbs Awareness Survey, Napster Slides (15 March 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/031507ipsos> at 18 March 2007

Digital Music News, iTunes Enjoys Broad Global Distribution, Report (6 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/030607app> at 9 March 2007

Digital Music News, Online Music Stores Protest Additional Download Royalties (28 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022807dima> at 4 March 2007

Digital Sales
Digital Music News, Germany Leads European Paid Download Sector, Report (26 Febraury 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022607bitcom> at 1 March 2008

Economics
p2pnet.net, Sony BMG p2p demos (31 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11831#comments> at 1 April 2007

TechDirt, Scarcity Isn't As Scarce As You Might Think (22 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070322/024237.shtml> at 24 March 2007

TechDirt, Recognizing That Just About Any Product Is A Bundle Of Scarce And Non-Scarce Goods (15 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070315/013313.shtml> at 18 March 2007

TechDirt, An Economic Explanation For Why DRM Cannot Open Up New Business Model Opportunities (1 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070301/005837.shtml> at 4 March 2007

Labels – Reputation
BoingBoing, Warner Music, Universal Music, EMI & Sony-BMG voted worst companies in the world (28 March 2007) <http://www.boingboing.net/2007/03/28/warner_music_univers.html> 31 March 2007

Labels – Revenue
Sidelines Onlines, RIAA, not downloads, spoils music (26 March 2007) <http://media.www.mtsusidelines.com/media/storage/paper202/news/2007/03/26/Opinions/Riaa-Not.Downloads.Spoils.Music-2790485.shtml> at 28 March 2007

Digital Music News, Universal Music Group Reports Annual Earnings Bump (6 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/030707universal> at 8 March 2007

Digital Music News, Nettwerk, PassAlong, Digonex Test Variable Pricing (28 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022807price> at 4 March 2007

Singles v Albums
TechDirt, The Death Of The CD Is Greatly Exaggerated (28 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070327/193438.shtml> at 31 March 2007

SiliconValley/Associated Press, Apple rolls out iTunes feature to buy full albums at discount (29 March 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_5548942?nclick_check=1> at 31 March 2007

Digital Music News, iTunes Store Offers Album Buying Incentives (29 March 2007) http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/032907apple/view> at 30 March 2007

TechDirt, If Albums Are Dead, Why Not Offer Playlists? (26 March 2007) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20070326/005758.shtml> at 28 March 2007

p2pnet.net, 'Straining to shore up the album' (26 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11766> at 27 March 2007

Mergers/Consolidation
The Australian, EU changes its tune on Sony BMG link (26 March 2007) <http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21444937-7582,00.html> at 27 March 2007

The Register, EC to re-examine Sony-BMG merger (5 March 2007) http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/05/sony_bmg_merger/> at 6 March 2007

Digital Music News, European Commission Broadens Sony BMG Merger Review (1 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/030107eu> at 4 March 2007

The Register, Indies at war over music mega merger (26 February 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/26/indies_back_warner_merger/> at 1 March 2007

Digital Music News, Warner Readies Refreshed Bid on EMI, Report (12 March 2007) http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/031207wmg/view> at 13 March 2007

The Register, EMI rejects Warner bid (2 March 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/02/emi_warner_music_no/> at 6 March 2007

p2pnet.net, EMI says No! to Warner offer (3 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11519> at 4 March 2007

Digital Music News, Private Equity Interest Heightens Around EMI (26 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022607emi> at 1 March 2007

Independents
Digital Music News, Artist Download Sales Applications Proliferate, Terrain Gets Crowded (19 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/031807music> at 21 March 2007

ISP Liability – (see links in Individual Lawsuits – USA)
internetnews, Bill Would Hand Colleges Cash For Anti-Piracy (28 March 2007) <http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3668501> at 31 March 2007

Education Campaigns (educating users about the record labels this month)
BoingBoing, P2Pextortion.com sends up p2plawsuits.com (6 March 2007) <http://www.boingboing.net/2007/03/06/p2pextortioncom_send.html> at 8 March 2007

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

Enforcement/Investigation
ArsTechnia, A war of attrition (18 March 2007) <http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/mediadefender.ars> at 21 March 2007

p2pBlog, Hunting down P2P users with German Gruendlichkeit (16 March 2007) <http://www.p2p-blog.com/item-261.html> at 18 March 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA expert's 'junk science' (1 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11497> at 4 March 2007

ASCAP
Digital Music News, ASCAP Reports Record 2006 Revenues, Royalties (6 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/030607ascap> at 7 March 2007

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

TechDirt, The Shift From CDs To Downloads Is So Much More Than A Format Change (21 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070321/072153.shtml> at 24 March 2007

Levies
ChannelRegister, Dutch reject USB flash drive tax (13 March 2007) <http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2007/03/13/dutch_reject_levy_on_usb_keys/> at 24 March 2007

Copyright/Constitutional Law
TechDirt, Does The US Government Pay Royalties When It Blasts Music As A Weapon? (22 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070321/191342.shtml> at 24 March 2007

New York Times, Make Way for Copyright Chaos (18 March 2007) <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/opinion/18lessig.html?ex=1331870400&amp;en=a376e7886d4bcf62&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss> at 21 March 2007

p2pnet.net, 'Ridiculous' US copyright claims (20 March 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11706> at 21 March 2007

p2pnet.net, P2p apps 'induce others to share' (8 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11581> at 9 March 2007

Fair Use/Fair Dealing
p2pnet.net, 'A private copy is a private copy' (17 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11679> at 18 March 2007

p2pnet.net, Congress' coolest moment (12 March 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11618> at 13 March 2007

Slyck, RIAA Says No Way to Fair Use Reform (1 March 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1426.html> at 4 March 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA says Fair Use Act isn't fair (1 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11484> at 4 March 2007

Copyright Law EU
ag-IP-news, IPRs: Criminal Sanctions to Fight Piracy and Counterfeiting (21 March 2007) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4173&lang=en> at 24 March 2007

TechDirt, Proposed EU Copyright Changes Piss Off Just About Everyone (21 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070321/013303.shtml> at 24 March 2007

Royalties
News1130, Copyright board rules on royalities for online music downloads (16 March 2007) <http://www.news1130.com/news/entertainment/article.jsp?content=e031645A> at 24 March 2007

Payola
p2pnet.net, Free air time for indies (7 March 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11560> at 8 March 2007

Digital Music News, Major Radio Conglomerates, FCC Forge Payola Agreement (5 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/030507payola> at 7 March 2007

Publishing
Digital Music News, Canadian Copyright Board Issues Digital Royalty Ruling (19 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/031907canada> at 21 March 2007

Digital Music News, Online Music Stores Protest Additional Download Royalties (28 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022807dima> at 4 March 2007

Free Culture
p2pnet.net, Jamendo hits the million mark (27 Mrach 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11781> at 28 March 2007

IT General
Wired News, Downloading Is a Packrat's Dream (7 March 2007) <http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,72737-0.html> at 9 March 2007

.mp3
CNet News, Perspective: Two cheers for intellectual-property law (8 March 2007) http://news.com.com/Two+cheers+for+intellectual-property+law/2010-1014_3-6165353.html> at (9 March 2007)

TechDirt, Just How Many MP3 Patents Are There? (5 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070305/002419.shtml> at 7 March 2007by Mike

Digital Music News, Executives Weigh Microsoft Decision, Next Steps Uncertain (26 February 2007) http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022607msft> at 1 March 2007

iLike – Social Networking
Digital Music News, Music Social Networking Service iLike Surpasses 500,000 (28 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022807ilike> at 4 March 2007

MySpace
Digital Music News, MySpace May Block Snocap Competitors, Sources (15 March 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/031507myspace> at 18 March 2007

Digital Music News, MySpace Celebrity Tila Tequila Releases iTunes Single (26 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022507tila> at 1 March 2008

Snocap
Digital Music News, Artist Download Sales Applications Proliferate, Terrain Gets Crowded (19 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/031807music> at 21 March 2007

Digital Music News, MySpace May Block Snocap Competitors, Sources (15 March 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/031507myspace> at 18 March 2007

YouTube
TechDirt, Michael Eisner May No Longer Run Disney, But His Views On Intellectual Property Haven't Changed (30 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070329/201826.shtml> at 30 March 2007

TechDirt, Google: If Viacom Can't Figure Out Which Videos Are Infringing, How Can They Expect Us To Do So For Them? (30 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070329/210234.shtml> at 31 March 2007

New York Times, WhoseTube? Viacom Sues Google Over Video Clips (14 March 2007) <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/14/technology/14viacom.html?ex=1174881600&en=9972da33cb2968e8&ei=5070> at 24 March 2007

CNet News, Viacom lawyer: YouTube knows it violates copyrights (16 March 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6168058.html> at 24 March 2007

New York Times, Make Way for Copyright Chaos (18 March 2007) <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/opinion/18lessig.html?ex=1331870400&amp;amp;en=a376e7886d4bcf62&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss> at 21 March 2007

TechDirt, Collateral Damage Takedown Victims Start Suing Viacom (15 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070315/012513.shtml> at 18 March 2007

FreedomToTinker, Viacom, YouTube, and Privacy (14 March 2007) <http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1136> at 15 March 2007

p2pnet.net, Viacom nails Google for $1 billion (13 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11631> at 15 March 2007

Digital Music News, Viacom Files $1 Billion Lawsuit Against YouTube, Google (13 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/031307viacom> at 15 March 2007

Digital Music News, Reactions Spill Following Viacom Lawsuit Against YouTube (14 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/031407viacom> at 15 March 2007

Webcasting
Digital Music News, Internet Radio Broadcasters Battle Back Against Rate Hike (7 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/030707streaming> at 9 March 2007

Digital Music News, US Copyright Royalty Board Announces Higher Internet Radio Rates (4 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/030507us> at 7 March 2007

TechDirt, RIAA Pushes Through Internet Radio Royalty Rates Designed To Kill Webcasts (5 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070304/223155.shtml> at 7 March 2007

Satellite Radio
Digital Music News, Satellite Merger Boxing Match Continues In Congress (7 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/030707hearing> at 9 March 2007

Digital Music News, XM Executives Offer Assurances Ahead of Merger (26 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022607xm2>at 1 March 2007

Digital Music News, XM Satellite Reveals Fourth Quarter, Annual Financial Scorecard (26 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022607xm> at 1 March 2007