On chasing (and changing) starlights...

Individual Lawsuits – USA:
Slyck, Critical Setback for RIAA in NM (20 June 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1498.html> at 1 July 2007

RecordingIndsutryvThePeople, RIAA Ex Parte Discovery Application Against University of New Mexico Denied!!! (20 June 2007) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2007/06/riaa-ex-parte-discovery-application.html> at 1 July 2007

TechDirt, Judge Tells RIAA: Irreparable Harm Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means (21 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070620/164139.shtml> at 1 July 2007

p2pnet.net, Tanya Andersen beats the RIAA (5 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12416> at 1 July 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA victim seeks attorney fees (22 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12580> at 1 July 2007

ZeroPaid, Boston University student fights back against the RIAA (15 June 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8848/Boston+University+student+fights+back+against+the+RIAA> at 16 June 2007

ZeroPaid, RIAA targets 395 more college students (12 June 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8843/RIAA+targets+395+more+college+students> at 16 June 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA charged with extortion (4 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12413> at 1 July 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA: trying to 'herd' victims (5 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12420> at 1 July 2007

TechDirt, Are The RIAA's Investigation Techniques Illegal? (26 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070626/010102.shtml> at 1 July 2007

ZeroPaid, Tips on how to not get busted for file-sharing (6 June 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8824/Tips+on+how+to+not+get+busted+for+file-sharing> at 16 June 2007

Individual Lawsuits – Other Countries:
p2pnet.net, IFPI on the rampage in Finland (6 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12433> at 1 July 2007

Digital Music News, Irish Recording Industry Forces ISP Identity Disclosures (11 June 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061107irl> at 16 June 2007

ZeroPaid, Irish High Court orders ISPs to identify P2P users (11 June 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8836/Irish+High+Court+orders+ISPs+to+identify+P2P+users> at 16 June 2007.

TechDirt, Irish High Court Orders ISPs To Turn Over Names Of File Sharing Account Holders (11 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070610/160123.shtml> at 18 June 2007

CNet News, Swedish court upholds file-sharing conviction (12 June 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6190430.html> at 16 June 2007

P2p Software Lawsuits:
p2pnet.net, France's SPPF sues p2p firms (12 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12488> at 1 July 2007

ZeroPaid, French music copyright group sues Azureus, Morpheus, and Shareaza (14 June 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8845/French+music+copyright+group+sues+Azureus,+Morpheus,+and+Shareaza> at 16 June 2007

Slyck, LeaseWeb Strikes Back Against BREIN (29 June 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1516_LeaseWeb_Strikes_Back_Against_BREIN> at 1 July 2007

p2pnet.net, BREIN behind 'close down' order (22 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12568> at 1 July 2007

ZeroPaid, BREIN trying to shut down Demonoid (28 June 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8873/BREIN+trying+to+shut+down+Demonoid> at 1 July 2007

CNet News, TorrentSpy ordered to start tracking visitors (8 June 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6189866.html> at 16 June 2007

ZeroPaid, TorrentSpy may cut off access to US visitors (11 June 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8838/TorrentSpy+may+cut+off+access+to+US+visitors> at 16 June 2007

TechDirt, Court Tells TorrentSpy It Needs To Spy On Users (11 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070610/172049.shtml> at 16 June 2007

BitTorrent:
Digital Music News, BitTorrent Prepares Artist Self-Publishing Platform (11 June 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061107bittorrent> at 16 June 2007

ISP Liability:
p2pnet.net, Answer or else, RIAA tells universities (6 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12428> at 1 July 2007

ZeroPaid, U of Washington to Help the RIAA Sue Students (27 June 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8870/U+of+Washington+to+Help+the+RIAA+Sue+Students> at 1 July 2007

ZeroPaid, Congress threatens to enact new laws, withhold funds if colleges don't stop P2P (6 June 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8829/Congress+threatens+to+enact+new+laws,+withhold+funds+if+colleges+don> at 16 June 2007

TechDirt, Congress Critters Threaten To Pass Laws Forcing Universities To Obey RIAA (7 June 2007)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070606/001544.shtml> at 16 June 2007

WashingtonPost, Copyright Silliness on Campus (6 June 2007) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/05/AR2007060501761.html> at 1 July 2007

ArsTechnia, ISP as copyright cop: Aussie ISP kills all user multimedia files nightly (27 June 2007) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070627-isp-as-copyright-cop-aussie-isp-kills-all-user-multimedia-files-nightly.html> at 1 July 2007

Slyck, RIAA Cites Campus Anti-Piracy Success (21 June 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1499.html> at 1 July 2007

p2pnet.net, Another school caves in to the RIAA (27 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12620> at 1 July 2007

p2pnet.net, Arkansas schools ban p2p filesharing (30 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12644> at 1 July 2007

ZeroPaid, U of Washington to Help the RIAA Sue Students (27 June 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8870/U+of+Washington+to+Help+the+RIAA+Sue+Students> at 1 July 2007

P2p Development:
The Register, Tribler takes P2P to the ' Web 2.0 generation' (5 June 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/05/tribler_bittorrent_client_mimics_youtube/> at 16 June 2007

P2p Statistics:
Slyck, P2P Remains Dominant Protocol (21 June 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1502.html> at 1 July 2007

TechDirt, P2P Doesn't Account For Most Net Traffic, Thanks To YouTube (19 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070619/091735.shtml> at 1 July 2007

WinMX:
Slyck, WinMX Group Goes Offline (29 June 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1517_WinMX_Group_Goes_Offline> at 1 July 2007

DRM:
EFF DeepLinks, Sony Disconnects (20 June 2007) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005328.php> at 1 July 207

TechDirt, iTunes Plus: Minus DRM, But Plus Price And Tracking Info (31 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070530/230342.shtml> at 16 June 2007

EFF Deeplinks, An Update on the Innards of iTunes Plus Files (6 June 2007) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005292.php> at 1 July2007

p2pnet.net, iTunes 'hidden data' could backfire (4 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12410> at 1 July 2007

p2pnet.net, User data in iTunes DRM-free tracks (1 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12390> at 1 July 2007

Digital Music News, Privacy Concerns Surface Following iTunes Plus Launch (30 May 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/053007info> at 16 June 2007

p2pnet.net, Privatunes: Stripping your Identity from iTunes (28 June 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1515_Privatunes_Stripping_your_Identity_from_iTunes> at 1 July 2007

BBC News, 'Personal data' in iTunes tracks (1 June 2007) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6711215.stm> at 16 June 2007

TechDirt, EMI Says Initial Sales Of DRM-Free Tracks Look Good (21 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070621/120940.shtml> at 1 July 2007

Digital Music News, Lala Preps Watermarked, Warner Music Group Files (6 June 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/060607lala> at 16 June 2007

TechDirt, LaLa Sings A New (Expensive) Song (5 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070605/004405.shtml> at 16 June 2007

TechDirt, Lala's Lack Of DRM Looking Increasingly Like DRM (6 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070606/003822.shtml> at 16 June 2006

p2pnet.net, Weedshare and DRM (12 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12482> at 1 July 2007

p2pnet.net, YouTube - With DRM ! (12 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12481> at 1 July 2007

Digital Music News, Universal Music Executives Counter DRM-Free Reports (11 June 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061107universal> at 16 June 2007

Filtering:
The Australian, Internode ponders P2P filters (5 June 2007) <http://australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,21853338-15306,00.html> at 16 June 2007

International Law Issues:
TechDirt, No International Broadcast Treaty (Yet) (22 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070622/142735.shtml> at 1 July 2007

TechDirt, More Content Industry Protectionism Masquerading As Free Trade (6 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070604/130725.shtml> at 16 June 2007

TechDirt, South Korea's 'Free Trade' Agreement Looks To Restrict All Kinds Of P2P, User-Generated Content Sites As Well (30 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070529/011909.shtml> at 31 May 2007

Copyright Law USA:
Info/Law, U.S. Copyright Office: Limit Betamax to Its Facts (21 May 2007) <http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2007/05/21/us-copyright-office-limit-betamax-to-its-facts/> at 1 July 2007

CNet News, Gonzales: It's time to punish 'attempted' piracy (28 June 2007) <http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9736941-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5> at 1 July 2007

p2pnet.net, US Top Cop on copyright 'crime' (29 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12634> at 1 July 2007

TechDirt, Alberto Gonzales Still Focused On Throwing People In Jail For Attempted Piracy (28 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070628/162955.shtml> at 1 July 2007

TechDirt, Add Madison's Fears Of Intellectual Property To Jefferson's (19 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070613/161904.shtml> at 1 July 2007

Copyright Law EU:
CNet News, EU seeks comment on loosening copyright rules (14 June 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6190917.html> at 16 June 2007

Economics:
TechDirt, The Information Economy Is Not About Selling Information (12 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070611/195949.shtml> at 18 June 2007

New Business Models:
TechDirt, Warner Music's Online Video Archive: Too Little, Too Late (31 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070531/081724.shtml> at 16 June 2007

TechDirt, Get Your DRM-Free Music From Warner While You Can, It Won't Last For Long (7 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070607/135401.shtml> at 16 June 2007

TechDirt, Bon Jovi Ties Music Sales To Concert Tickets (11 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070611/023059.shtml> at 18 June 2007

Labels Revenue:
RollingStone Magazine, The Record Industry's Decline (19 June 2007) <http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/15137581/the_record_industrys_decline/print> at 1 July 2007

ZeroPaid, Universal exec says 'music artists need us!' (12 June 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8842/Universal+exec+says+> at 16 June 2007

Blanket Licensing:
The Register, Blanket license considered harmful - societies chief (2 June 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/02/cisac_interview/> at 16 June 2007

Independents:
ZeroPaid, UK Indie Music Execs to hold File-Sharing summit (11 June 2007)<http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8837/UK+Indie+Music+Execs+to+hold+File-Sharing+summit> at 16 June 2007

Add Supported P2p:
DigitalMusicNews, Ad-Supported Qtrax Secures Major Blessings, Report (25 June 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/062507qtrax> at 1 July 2007

TechDirt, Ad Supported Music Label A Step In The Right Direction (12 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070611/152417.shtml> at 18 June 2007

Piracy:
Slyck, DrinkOrDie Admin Sentenced 51 Months (24 June 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1505.html> at 1 July 2007

p2pnet.net, DrinkorDie Griffiths gets 51 months (25 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12589> at 1 July 2007

The Australian, 'DrinkOrDie' pirate jailed (25 June 2007) <http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,21962302-15306,00.html> at 1 July 2007

ABC News, Australian jailed in US for Internet piracy (23 June 2007) <http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/23/1959801.htm> at 1 July 2007

Edu(&Fudu)cation Campaigns:
ZeroPaid, IFPI releases so-called 'inconvenient truths' about file-sharing and piracy (1 June 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8818/IFPI+releases+so-called+> at 16 June 2007

Lobbying:
Slyck, MusicFIRST Coalition Launched (14 June 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1488.html> at 1 July 2007

TechDirt, MPAA, RIAA Create Yet ANOTHER Lobbying Group; Push For Stronger Laws (15 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070614/184123.shtml> at 16 June 2007

Internet Statistics:
The Australian, Census finds half online (27 June 2007) <http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,21976431-15318,00.html> at 1 July 2007

iTunes:
Digital Music News, Apple Details iTunes Installation Totals, Active User Levels (13 June 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061307itunes> at 16 June 2007

Snocap:
Slyck, EMI Inks Deal with SNOCAP (30 June 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1518_EMI_Inks_Deal_with_SNOCAP> at 1 July 2007

p2pnet.net, EMI DRM-free tracks on Snocap (29 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12639> at 1 July 2007

Traffic Shaping:
ARNNet, Top broadband ISPs deny P2P shaping (19 June 2007) <http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php/id;1929779828> at 1 July 2007

Slyck, Westnet Prioritizes P2P Traffic (26 June 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1510.html> at 1 July 2007

Webcasting:
p2pnet.net, SoundExchange: making up numbers (28 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12623> at 1 July 2007

p2pnet.net, Billions in new fees for webcasters? (11 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12466> at 1 July 2007

ZeroPaid, Internet Radio to Hold National 'Day of Silence' Today (27 June 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8869/Internet+Radio+to+Hold+National+> at 1 July 2007

TechDirt, New Webcast Royalty Rules Will Line SoundExchange's Pockets With Billions In 'Administrative Fees' (7 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070607/092053.shtml> at 16 June 2007

YouTube:
p2pnet.net, YouTube - With DRM ! (12 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12481> at 1 July 2007

p2pnet.net, EMI, YouTube accord (1 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12395> at 1 July 2007

SiliconValley, Google, EMI deal gives YouTube users access to music label's videos, clips (31 May 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_6029369?nclick_check=1> at 16 May 2007

TechDirt, Australian TV Show Says Free Downloads And Fan Uploads On YouTube Increase DVD Sales (14 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070614/013018.shtml> at 16 June 2007

Other:
Slyck, File-Sharing on Windows Vista (28 June 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1514_FileSharing_on_Windows_Vista> at 1 July 2007

Zune:
The Register, No Zune in Europe until 2008 (4 June 2007) <http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/06/04/no_zune_til_bedtime/> at 16 June 2007

Artists:
TechDirt, Music Retailers Flip Out That Prince Wants To Give Away His Music (29 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070629/163147.shtml> at 1 July 2007

TechDirt, Congressman Has Lunch With Mashup Artist (19 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070618/183954.shtml> at 1 July 2007



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