Monday, April 30, 2007

Oh what a tangled wwweb we weave....

Individual Lawsuits – USA
RecordingIndustryvThePeople, RIAA Goes Into Court "Ex Parte" in Denver, Colorado, Tries to Get Ruling that it Doesn't Need Court Order to Get Subscriber Info from ISP's (25 April 2007) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2007/04/riaa-goes-into-court-ex-parte-in-denver.html> at 30 April 2007

p2pnet.net, New RIAA anti-p2p bid (29 April 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12083> at 30 April 2007

p2pnet.net, Judges labels RIAA claim 'disingenuous' (24 April 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12046> at 30 April 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA suddenly drops student case (26 April 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12063> at 30 April 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Defendant Successfully Secures Legal Fees (25 April 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/042507riaa/view> at 27 April 2007

TechDirt, RIAA Seriously Smacked Down (25 April 2007 ) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070424/154747.shtml> at 27 April 2007

p2pnet.net, Santangelo vs RIAA: fight over (10 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11927> at 15 April 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Faces Further Setbacks In Santangelo Court Battle (15 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/041507santangelo/view> at 17 April 2007

ZeroPaid, NCSU Legal Services Director Helps Students Fight the RIAA (18 April 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8650/NCSU++Legal+Services+Director+Helps+Students+Fight+the+RIAA> at 23 April 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA singles out 10 Ohio students (17 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11989> at 18 April 2007

Slyck, New Round of Pre-Lawsuit Letters (11 April 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1455.html> at 15 April 2007

p2pnet.net, US students undaunted by RIAA (6 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11897> at 15 April 2007

p2pnet.net, New RIAA attack on US students (12 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11944> at 15 April 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA goes after new family (12 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11951> at 15 April 2007

TechDirt, RIAA Still Can't Understand That The Product Is More Important Than The Price (12 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070412/110406.shtml> at 15 April 2007

ArsTechnia, Digital Freedom Campaign to organize students against RIAA abuse (1 April 2007) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070401-digital-freedom-campaign-to-organize-students-against-riaa-abuse.html> at 3 April 2007

GeekMethod, RIAA Speaks at ASU Campus (30 March 2007) <http://www.geekmethod.com/2007/03/30/riaa-at-asu-campus/> at 1 April 2007

Individual Lawsuits – Britain
The Register, P2P pinball lawyers say ignorance is no defence (17 April 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/17/davenport_evidence/> at 18 April 2007

Individual Lawsuits – Other Countries
Digital Music News, Resolution Backing File-Sharing Surfaces In Norway (17 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/041707norway> at 23 April 2007

ag-IP-news, Polish Music Industry Continues Legal Actions Against Illegal File-Sharing (22 April 2007) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4310&lang=en> at 23 April 2007

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

BitTorrent
TorrentFreak, Company Cracks BitTorrent Protocol Encryption and Introduces Tracker Whitelists (27 April 2007) <http://torrentfreak.com/company-cracks-bittorrent-protocol-encryption-and-introduces-tracker-whitelists/> at 30 April 2007

ZeroPaid, Govt Announces New Guilty Plea in Elite Torrents Bust (18 April 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8651/Govt+Announces+New+Guilty+Plea+in+Elite+Torrents+Bust> at 23 April 2007

TorrentFreak, EliteTorrents Uploader Faces 5 Years in Jail (17 April 2007) <http://torrentfreak.com/elitetorrents-uploader-faces-5-years-in-jail/> at 18 April 2007

About the Scene News, BREiN takes down 10 illegal p2p-websites (25 March 2007) <http://www.aboutthescene.com/general/news/1126.html> at 2 April 2007

Napster 1
SiliconValley/Associated Press, Warner Music reaches $110 million settlement with Bertelsmann related to Napster alliance (24 April 2007) http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_5739296> at 27 April 2007

Enforcement
p2pnet.net, Exclude RIAA 'expert' evidence (27 April 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12075> at 30 April 2007

p2pnet.net, CRIA's $4M Canada 'anti-piracy' bill (29 April 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12082> at 30 April 2007

TorrentFreak, This is How We Catch You Downloading (14 April 2007) <http://torrentfreak.com/this-is-how-we-catch-you-downloading/> at 18 April 2007

ag-IP-news, Music and Film Associations Merge Anti-Piracy Enforcement Operations in Brazil (12 April 2007) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4274&lang=en> at 15 April 2007

Education Campaigns
p2pnet.net, Australia's MIPI: helping kids (26 April 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12067> at 30 April 2007

TechDirt, Some Suggestions On How To Celebrate World Intellectual Property Day (26 April 2007)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070426/102516.shtml> at 27 April 2007

File Sharing Social Norms
Digital Music News, The Promiscuous File-Trader: Lacks Loyalty, Seeks Multiple Partners (26 April 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/042707p2p> at 27 April 2007

P2p Development
p2pnet.net, P2p acceleration app (5 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11888> at 15 April 2007

p2pnet.net, Meet SET p2p file sharing (12 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11946> at 15 April 2007

ZeroPaid, Faster than BitTorrent? (11 April 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8620/Faster+than+BitTorrent?> at 15 April 2007

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

P2p Promotion
ZeroPaid, Wilco drummer on P2P: 'the music's more important than making money off of every CD' (17 April 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8646/Wilco+drummer+on+P2P:+'the+music's+more+important+than+making+money+off+of+every+CD'> at 18 April 2007

Slyck, Nine Inch Nails Releases Tracks on The Pirate Bay (27 April 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1461.html> at 30 April 2007

TechDirt, More Evidence That Obscurity Is A Bigger Threat To Content Creators Than Piracy <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070416/013114.shtml> at 16 April 2007

ZeroPaid, FREE Download of the Day - music from the BitTorrent Entertainment Network (11 April 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8618/FREE+Download+of+the+Day+-+music+from+the+BitTorrent+Entertainment+Network> at 15 April 2007

P2p Statistics
p2pnet.net, p2pnet RIAA survey results (14 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11967> at 15 April 2007

p2pnet.net, P2p file sharing favourite with teens (13 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11958> at 15 April 2007

New York Times, Peer-to-Peer Downloaders Gorge on Songs (2 April 2007) <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/02/technology/02drill.html?ei=5088&en=7a002d108fac35ef&amp;ex=1333166400&adxnnl=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1175524653-Ncmm33vvCNb5aXdfd+Jr8A> at 3 April 2007

File Sharing Supporters
p2pnet.net, Norway liberals back file sharing (17 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11992> at 18 April 2007

ISP Liability
Digital Music News, Ohio University Bans P2P Use, Cites Bandwidth, Legal Concerns (26 April 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/042607ohio> at 27 April 2007

TechDirt, Ohio University Says No File Sharing Allowed (26 April 2007)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070425/180418.shtml> at 27 April 2007

p2pnet.net, Ohio University caves in to RIAA (26 April 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12066> at 30 April 2007

p2pnet.net, Give IDs to RIAA, UW-Madison told (27 April 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12076> at 30 April 2007

Wisconsin State Journal, Music industry wins UW IDs in file-sharing case (26 April 2007) <http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/index.php?ntid=131102> at 27 April 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Receives More University Pushback, NC State Latest (15 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/041507ncstate/view> at 17 April 2007

p2pnet.net, 4th school says NO! to the RIAA (16 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11974> at 17 April 2007

EFFector, Colleges Struggle to Cope With Flood of Copyright Complaints, Vol20 No9 (28 February 2007) <http://www.eff.org/effector/20/09.php> at 4 April 2007

eMusic
Digital Music News, eMusic Crosses 300,000 Subscribers, Shows Accelerated Growth (17 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/041707emusic> at 23 April 2007

Digital Music News, eMusic Connoisseur: Bigger Bundles, Deeper Discounts (1 April 2007) http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/040107emusic2> at 3 April 2007

Digital Music News, Victory Abandons eMusic, Pulls Catalog Following Price Dip (1 April 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/040107emusic1/view> at 3 April 2007

Allofmp3
Aom3, A Brief Look At AllOFMP3’s New Private Shop: MemphisMembers.com (12 April 2007) <http://www.aom3.org/blog/2007/04/12/a-brief-look-at-allofmp3’s-new-private-shop-memphismemberscom-3/> at 15 April 2007

Digital Media Stores
Digital Music News, iPod Sales Cross 100 Million, iTunes Downloads Surpass 2.5 Billion (9 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/040907ipod> at 17 April 2007

The Register, EU needles Apple, EMI (3 April 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/03/apple_emi_ec_fines/> at 4 April 2007

MySpace
Digital Music News, Industry Assesses MySpace Selling Power, Early Data Trickles In (8 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/040807myspace> at 17 April 2007

Subscription
Digital Music News, RealNetworks Hikes Monthly Pricing on Rhapsody (1 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/040107real/view> at 2 April 2007

Licensed p2p
The New York Times, New Model for Sharing: Free Music With Ads (23 April 2007) <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/23/technology/23qtrax.html?_r=1&oref=slogin> at 27 April 2007

Red Herring, Cashing in on P2P (16 April 2007) <http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=22015&hed=Cashing%26nbsp%3Bin+on+P2P> at 18 April 2007

Filtering
Klta/Associated Press, New Technology Wipes Out Illegal File Sharing (3 April 2007) <http://ktla.trb.com/news/ktla-fileshare,0,6893541.story?coll=ktla-news-2> at 5 April 2007

DRM
p2pnet.net, Anti-DRM t-shirt contest (26 April 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12060> at 30 April 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Chief Offers Pro-DRM, Pro-Litigation Message (24 April 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/042407bainwol/?searchterm=RIAA%20Chief%20Offers%20Pro-DRM,%20Pro-Litigation%20Message> at 27 April 2007

TechDirt, Repeating The Claim That DRM Enables Things Won't Make It True (26 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070425/170406.shtml> at 27 April 2007

Slyck, France's New DRM Watchdog (13 April 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1457.html> at 15 April 2007

p2pnet.net, France's new DRM watchdog (12 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11947> at 15 April 2007

CNet News, Microsoft sees DRM-free music in Zune's future (4 April 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-6173307.html> at 15 April 2007

Digital Music News, DRM-Free Spotlight Shifts Towards Microsoft, Zune (8 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/040807msft> at 17 April 2007

The Register, DRM-free music: EMI calls the tune and Apple takes the credit (9 April 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/09/apple_emi_drm-free_analysis/> at 15 April 2007
The Register, Free music has never looked so cheap (3 April 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/03/emi_apple_drm_analysis/07

FreedomToTinker, EMI To Sell DRM-Free Music (3 April 2007) <http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1141> at 4 April 2007

Digital Music News, Industry Assesses DRM-Free Move; Reactions Mixed (2 April 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/040207industry/view> at 3 April 2007

p2pnet.net, Steve Jobs' DRM master-stroke (2 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11850> at 3 April 2007

Slyck, EMI Launches DRM-Free Music (2 April 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1451.html> at 3 April 2007

The Register, EMI and Apple say DRM is so yesterday (2 April 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/02/emi_apple_drm_free/> at 3 April 2007

TechDirt, EMI To Sell DRM-Free Tracks Through iTunes Music Store (2 April 2007) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20070402/081920.shtml> at 3 April 2007

CNet News/Reuters, Sources: Apple, EMI in deal, but Beatles not included (1 April 2007) <http://news.com.com/Sources+Apple,+EMI+in+deal,+but+Beatles+not+included/2100-1027_3-6172369.html> at 2 April 2007

p2pnet.net, Apple, EMI, DRM deal (2 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11842> at 2 April 2007

Apple, Apple Unveils Higher Quality DRM-Free Music on the iTunes Store (2 April 2007) <http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/04/02itunes.html> at 2 April 2007

Digital Music News, EMI, Apple Announce DRM-Free Digital Sales Plan (1 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/040107emi/view> at 2 April 2007

Economics
TechDirt, More People Realizing That Giving Stuff Away Can Increase Revenue (17 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070416/120326.shtml> at 23 April 2007

TechDirt, CNN Not Happy About Non-Scarce Economics... But Actual Arguments Are Scarce (20 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070419/180305.shtml> at 23 April 2007

CD Sales
TechDirt, Trent Reznor: CD Outdated... But If We Have To Sell It, Why Not Make It Cool? (19 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070418/031040.shtml> at 23 April 2007

Digital Sales
CNet/Reuters, Apple holds upper hand in music negotiations (20 April 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6177967.html> at 27 April 2007

CBC News, More teenagers buying music online: study (12 April 2007) <http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/04/12/tech-teensmusicdownloads-20070412.html> at 15 April 2007

Labels Revenue
Digital Music News, EMI Anticipates 15 Percent Annual Recorded Revenue Drop (18 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/041807emi> at 23 April 2007

ZeroPaid, Why doesn't the RIAA talk about the $9 billion USD in ringtone sales? (15 April 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8635/Why+doesn't+the+RIAA+talk+about+the+$9+billion+USD+in+ringtone+sales?> at 17 April 2007

TechDirt, Downloads... Or An Inability To Adjust To Changing Times... Force Musicians To Get Second Jobs (2 April 2007) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20070329/200545.shtml> at 3 April 2007

Digital Music News, Recording Industry Sales Story Remains Depressed (19 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/041907bad> at 23 April 2007

WashingtonPost, Despite Drop in CD Sales, Music Industry Is Upbeat (18 April 2007) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/17/AR2007041701869.html> at 23 April 2007

Digital Music News, Australian Recording Industry Reports 2006 Revenue Dip (12 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/041207aus> at 17 April 2007

p2pnet.net, Australia music sales up (16 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11971> at 17 April 2007

ARIA, Australian Record Sales - 2006 Full Year Results (12 April 2007) <http://www.aria.com.au/2006AustralianWholesaleRecordSales.htm> at 15 April 2007

The Age, CD sales rise despite downloads (13 April 2007) <http://www.theage.com.au/news/digital-music/cd-sales-rise-despite-downloads/2007/04/12/1175971303268.html> at 15 April 2007

Business Models
TechDirt, Rethinking The Role Of Labels In The Music Industry (Predictions) (11 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070411/102204.shtml> at 15 April 2007

Micropayments
TechDirt, Peppercoin Sold... And Almost No One Notices (17 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070417/012124.shtml> at 23 April 2007

International Copyright Law Issues
MichaelGeist, U.S. Trade Policy and IP (11 April 2007) <http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/1870/125/>at 15 April 2007

Slyck, RIAA, MPAA Welcome US WTO Complaint against China (10 April 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1454.html> at 15 April 2007

FreedomtoDiffer, Australia to join internet copyright treaties (26 April 2007) <http://www.freedomtodiffer.com/freedom_to_differ/2007/04/australia_to_jo.html> at 30 April 2007

Copyright Law EU
ag-IP-news, Carte Blanche Criminal Law a Threat to Innovation (26 April 2007) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4329&lang=en> at 27 April 2007

ag-IP-news, European Parliament Criminalizes Businesses, Consumers, Innovators (26 April 2007) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4334&lang=en> at 27 April 2007

ag-IP-news, Consumers, Librarians, and Innovators Tell EU: 'We're Not Criminals' (19 April 2007) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4302&lang=en> at 23 April 2007

Digital Music News, European Parliament Considers Stepped-Up Piracy Enforcement (8 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/040807eu> at 17 April 2007

The Register, EFF takes up arms against Euro copyright move (12 April 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/12/eff_petition/> at 15 April 2007

EFFector, EU Criminal Sanctions Directive Moves Forward, Vol 20 No 13 (29 March 2007) <http://www.eff.org/effector/20/13.php> at 4 April 2007

Copyright UK
The Register, Gowers considered cutting music copyright to less than 50 years (24 April 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/26/gowers_music_copyright/> at 27 April 2007

The Independent, Indie music labels to complain to the EU over Gowers report (23 April 2007) <http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/news/article2474483.ece> at 27 April 2007

FairUse/FairDealing
TechDirt, You Might Want To Get Record Labels' Permission Before Selling 'Legal' DRM-Free Downloads Of Their Content (13 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070413/081553.shtml> at 15 April 2007

EFFector, Action Alert - Support the FAIR USE Act! Vol20 No9 (28 February 2007) <http://www.eff.org/effector/20/09.php> at 4 April 2007

Blanket Licensing
p2pnet.net, Blanket online music licensing (28 April 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12079> at 30 April 2007

EFFector, LA Times: Start Blanket Licensing, Stop Blanket Lawsuits, Vol20 No 9 (28 February 2007) <http://www.eff.org/effector/20/09.php> at 4 April 2007

Innovation Impact
The Register, Copyright protection warning for Web 2.0 start ups (19 April 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/19/eff_google_viacom/> at 23 April 2007

Lyrics
TechDirt, Yahoo Licenses Lyrics... Meaning More Pressure Coming To Unofficial Lyrics Sites (24 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070423/232717.shtml> at 27 April 2007

Artists
TechDirt, Downloads... Or An Inability To Adjust To Changing Times... Force Musicians To Get Second Jobs (2 April 2007) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20070329/200545.shtml> at 3 April 2007

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

Pre-release Leaks
The Times Onlines, Arctic Monkeys go bananas over file-sharing (31 March 2007) <http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article1594238.ece> at 3 April 2007

TechDirt, Arctic Monkeys Apparently Forget What Made The Band Successful In The First Place (4 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070402/210639.shtml#comments> at 15 April 2007

ASCAP
The Hollywood Reporter/Billboard, ASCAP blue after royalty ruling, (26 April 2007) <http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/business/news/e3i036db8c219c8d65727dba62722b35b39> at 30 April 2007

Digital Music News, Judge Rules Against Download Performance Royalty (25 April 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/042507perf/view> at 27 April 2007

The Register, Court sez music downloads aren't performances (26 April 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/26/music_downloads_not_performances/> at 27 April 2007

TechDirt, It Takes A Court To Explain That Downloads Aren't Public Performances? (26 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070425/225921.shtml> at 27 April 2007

Royalties
p2pnet.net, 'Missing musicians' owed $5.7 mil? (28 April 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12081> at 30 April 2007

Payola
p2pnet.net, First payola, now Dark Payola (18 April 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12004> at 19 April 2007

Digital Music News, FCC Issues Payola Decrees Involving Terrestrial Conglomerates (16 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/041607fcc> at 17 April 2007

Search Engines
SiliconValley/Associated Press, Chinese court rules against Yahoo in music piracy lawsuit (24 April 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_5740481?nclick_check=1> at 27 April 2007

Traffic Shaping
TorrentFreak, Company Cracks BitTorrent Protocol Encryption and Introduces Tracker Whitelists (27 April 2007) <http://torrentfreak.com/company-cracks-bittorrent-protocol-encryption-and-introduces-tracker-whitelists/> at 30 April 2007

Broadband
OECD, Broadband Statistics to December 2006 (27 April 2007) <www.oecd.org/sti/ict/broadband> at 27 April 2007

Satellite Radio
Digital Music News, XM Subscribers Surpass 8 Million, Big Losses Remain (26 April 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/042607xm> at 27 April 2007

Webcasting
Digital Music News, Congressional Bill Challenges Webcaster Royalty Ruling (26 April 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/042607legislation/view> at 27 April 2007

The Register, Congress may loosen noose on internet radio (27 April 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/27/internet_radio_equality_act_introduced/> at 27 April 2007

TechDirt, Proposed Law Would Reverse Internet Radio Royalty Rate Hike (26 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070426/161749.shtml> at 27 April 2007

Digital Music News, SoundExchange Softens Stance, Seeks Webcaster Discussions (19 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/041907sound> at 23 April 2007

ArsTechnia, Internet radio dealt severe blow as Copyright Board rejects appeal (16 April 2007) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070416-internet-radio-dealt-severe-blow-as-copyright-board-rejects-appeal.html> at 18 April 2007

p2pnet.net, Bryan Adams slams Net radio hike (17 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11987> at 18 April 2007

Digital Music News, Copyright Royalty Board Denies Webcaster Rehearing Requests (16 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/041607radio> at 18 April 2007

Digital Music News, Webcaster Opposition Strengthens Following CRB Denial (16 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/041607save/view> at 18 April 2007

TechDirt, Judge Says Too Bad To Webcasters Upset About New Webcast Rates (16 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070416/152555.shtml> at 18 April l2007

Digital Music News, Copyright Royalty Board Denies Webcaster Royalty Rehearing (16 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/041607radio> at 17 April 2007

YouTube
SiliconValley/Associated Press, Activist groups drop lawsuit against Viacom over removal of parody on YouTube (23 April 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_5733218> at 27 April 2007

TechDirt, Viacom Promises To Be More Mindful Of Fair Use On YouTube (23 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070423/114529.shtml> at 27 April 2007

TechDirt, Teen Fakes Out Google With DMCA Notices On A Show Producers Were Happy To Have On YouTube (16 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070416/003202.shtml> at 18 April 2007

p2pnet.net, Australian teen scams YouTube (16 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11978> at 17 April 2007

p2pnet.net, 'Unauthorized' YouTube videos (5 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11889> at 15 April 2007

WashingtonPost, An End Run on Copyright Law (29 March 2007) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/28/AR2007032802057.html> at 2 April 2007


Monday, April 02, 2007

EMI drops DRM at a price?

It seems EMI will drop DRM for some of its catalogue starting in May selling nonDRM tracks at a higher price according to this article - only problem is the date it was published......?

Digital Music News, EMI, Apple Announce DRM-Free Digital Sales Plan (1 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/040107emi> at 2 April 2007

There is a slightly different version of the same announcement on the Apple website suggesting that all EMI tracks will be available without DRM at a higher price, along side the 99 cent protected versions (this one is not dated April Fools Day):

Apple, Apple Unveils Higher Quality DRM-Free Music on the iTunes Store (2 April 2007) <http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/04/02itunes.html> at 2 April 2007

If true, this is certainly a move in the right direction however at a constitutional level it brings the legal protection of DRM into disrepute (at least in the United States) given that here it is clearly being used for price discrimination and NOT the protection of intellectual property.

This also goes back on developments last month where EMI indicated it would be prepared to drop DRM in exchange for up front payments from the Digital Music Stores - when this was not forthcoming they reverted to a pro DRM position.

The term 'fools' certainly seems appropriate - I wonder whose idea it was to make the announcement on this day - like the day before or the day after wouldntve worked??

And what of artists; do they get any benefits from this? ie. more money to pay off their advances? or does the dosh just go to EMI?

...funny how no-one ever mentions them...

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