Environmental Limitations: More than the BushFire Season.

Sorry - time and technical difficulties have limited the post for this month.


Individual Lawsuits – USA
EFF, RIAA v. the People: Four Years Later report (August, 2007) <http://www.eff.org/IP/P2P/riaa_at_four.pdf> at 2 September 2007

EFF, Back to School for Reading, Writing, and RIAA Lawsuits? (August 2007) <http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2007_08.php#005414> at 2 September 2007

ZeroPaid, Back to School for Reading, Writing, and RIAA Lawsuits? (31 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8977/Back+to+School+for+Reading%2C+Writing%2C+and+RIAA+Lawsuits%3F> at 2 September 2007

Digital Music News, Judge Rules P2P Availability Equals Infringement (27 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082707ruling> at 2 September 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Continues University-Focused Enforcement Efforts (19 August 2007)
<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081907riaa2> at 2 September 2007

ZeroPaid, RIAA Begins Round 7 of its Fight Against Campus Piracy (21 August 20070 <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8965/RIAA+Begins+Round+7+of+its+Fight+Against+Campus+Piracy> at 26 August 2007

ag-IP-news, Music Theft at 58 Campuses Targeted in Latest Wave of Deterrence Program - RIAA (19 August 2007) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4811&lang=en. at 23 August 2007

ZeroPaid, U of Kansas Won't Give up File-Sharing Students to the RIAA (30 July 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8934/U+of+Kansas+Won%27t+GIve+up+File-Sharing+Students+to+the+RIAA> at 6 August 2007

The Register, RIAA: Pay as we say, not as we do (15 August 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/15/riaa_doesnt_pay_legal_fees/> at 19 August 2007

TechDirt, RIAA Ignores Court Ruling Over Bogus File Sharing Suit; Doesn't Pay Up Legal Fees (15 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070815/020326.shtml> at 19 August 2007

Digital Music News, Angered RIAA Defendant Launches Class Action Lawsuit (19 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081907riaa> at 2 September 2007

The Register, RIAA gets some class ...action lawsuit (17 August 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/17/riaa_anderson_class_action_lawsuit/> at 23 August 2007

TechDirt, Tonya Andersen Trying To Turn Her Lawsuit Against The RIAA Into A Class Action (17 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070817/012924.shtml> at 19 August 2007

ZeroPaid, Judge Lets RIAA Subpoena a Defendant's Former Employer (8 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8953/Judge+Lets+RIAA+Subpoena+a+Defendant%27s+Former+Employer> at 12 August 2007

ZeroPaid, Computer Security Expert Testifies that the RIAA Can't Identify Users by IP Address (9 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8955/Computer+Security+Expert+Testifies+that+the+RIAA+Can%27t+Identify+Users+by+IP+Address> at 12 August 2007

TechDirt, RIAA: 'Lawsuits Can't be the Only Solution to Piracy' (30 July 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8940/RIAA%3A+%27Lawsuits+Can%27t+be+the+Only+Solution+to+Piracy%27> at 6 August 2007

Individual Lawsuits – Other Countries
ArsTechnia, File-sharing is a "petty offense," say German prosecutors (2 August 2007) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070802-file-sharing-is-a-petty-offense-say-german-prosecutors.html> at 12 August 2007

Digital Music News, German Court Denies Label-Driven, ISP Subpoenas (5 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080507germany> at 12 August 2007

The Register/Out Law, Music industry rebuffed across Europe on file-sharing identifications (3 August 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/03/europe_music-downloads_identification/> at 12 August 2007

TechDirt, German Prosecutors Tell Entertainment Industry They Won't Help Going After P2P Users (3 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070803/005602.shtml> at 6 August 2007

AsiaOne, PacNet need not reveal downloaders' names (24 August 2007)<http://digital.asiaone.com/Digital/News/Story/A1Story20070824-22910.html> at 2 September 2007

BitTorrent
TechDirt, Turns Out The MPAA Did Get Access To TorrentSpy Execs' Email (30 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070829/224855.shtml> at 2 September 2007

CNet News, Court rules against TorrentSpy in hacking case (28 August 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6204948.html> at 2 September 2007

The Register, TorrentSpy shuts doors to America (28 September 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/28/torrentspy_shuts_doors_to_america/> at 2 September 2007

ZeroPaid, TorrentSpy Decides to Block US Visitors (28 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8972/TorrentSpy+Decides+to+Block+US+Visitors> at 2 September 2007

ZeroPaid, BitLet Lets You Download Torrents Without a Client (1 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8943/BitLet+Lets+You+Download+Torrents+Without+a+Client> at 6 August 2007

ISP Liability
TechDirt, Howard Berman To Force ISPs To Do RIAA's Bidding (28 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070828/021736.shtml> at 2 September 2007

ZeroPaid, Congressman: 'I Want to Make ISPs Responsible for Piracy on their Networks' (29 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8975/Congressman%3A+%27I+Want+to+Make+ISPs+Responsible+for+Piracy+on+their+Networks%27> at 2 Spetember 2007

ag-IP-news, Music Theft at 58 Campuses Targeted in Latest Wave of Deterrence Program - RIAA (19 August 2007) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4811&lang=en. at 23 August 2007

EFF Deep Links, Dangerous College P2P Legislation Withdrawn (24 July 2007) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005377.php> at 12 August 2007

Digital Music News, University of Kansas Offers Complex RIAA Response (30 July 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/073007riaa> at 12 August 2007

AllofMP3
Digital Music News, Russian Rogue Rattles Once Again, Promises Resurrection (28 August 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082807allofmp3> at 2 September 2007

CNet News/Reuters, Russian music download site to reopen (28 August 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6204898.html> at 2 September 2007

TechDirt, US Says WTO Won't Let In Russia If Allofmp3 Comes Back To Life (29 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070829/180423.shtml> at 2 September 2007

Digital Music News, Russian Judge Dismisses AllofMP3 Infringement Suit (15 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081507all/view> at 19 August 2007

The Register, iTuneski boss escapes the gulag (16 August 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/16/allofmp3_innocent/> at 19 August 2007

TechDirt, Once Again, Russian Court Finds Allofmp3 To Be Legal (15 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070815/192718.shtml> at 19 August 2007

Add Supported Models
Digital Music News, SpiralFrog Announces Universal Music Publishing Deal (30 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/083007spiral> at 2 September 2007

Digital Music News, SpiralFrog Resurfaces Once Again, Prince Charming Remains Elusive (8 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080807spiralfrog> at 12 August 2007

CNet News, Ad-supported SpiralFrog finally launches music site (7 August 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-6201315.html> at 12 August 2007

eMusic
Digital Music News, eMusic Announces Refreshed Independent Label Deals (29 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082907emusic> at 2 September 2007

Digital Music News, eMusic Surpasses 150 Million Download Milestone (16 August 2007)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081607emusic/view> at 19 August 2007

Digital Media Stores
Digital Music News, CD Baby Ramps Digital Download Offering, Spins MP3 Albums (28 August 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082807cdbaby> at 2 September 2007

SiliconValley.com/Associated Press, Nokia unveils music downloads, Internet services, new smart phones (29 August 2007) http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_6750814?nclick_check=1> at 2 September 2007

ZeroPaid, Wal-Mart Now Offers DRM-Free MP3s (22 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8968/Wal-Mart+Now+Offers+DRM-Free+MP3s> at 26 August 2007

TechDirt, MTV Still Learning That Things Don't Come So Easy On The Internet (21 August 2007)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070821/002215.shtml> at 23 August 2007

Digital Music News, Limewire Readies Paid Download Store; Initial Outline Sketched (14 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081407lime/view> at 19 August 2007

ZeroPaid, LimeWire to Open DRM-FREE Music Store (15 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8960/LimeWire+to+Open+DRM-FREE+Music+Store> at 19 August 2007

SiliconValley/Associated Press, Startup hopes to challenge iTunes through Google ads (10 August 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_6594013?nclick_check=1> at 19 August 2007

DRM
Digital Music News, Wal-Mart Positions DRM-Free Downloads, Licenses EMI, UMG (21 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082107walmart> at 2 September 2007

TechDirt, Piecemeal DRM-Free Efforts Aren't Going To Unseat Apple's Online Music Dominance (22 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070821/175447.shtml> at 26 August 2007

Digital Music News, Universal Layering Watermarks Into DRM-Free Downloads (13 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081307uni> at 19 August 2007

Digital Music News, More Details Surface On Universal Music, DRM-Free Move (12 August 2007) http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081007drm> at 19 August 2007

ZeroPaid, Universal to Offer DRM-Free Music (14 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8958/Universal+to+Offer+DRM-Free+Music> at 19 August 2007

The Register, Universal tests DRM-free future (10 August 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/10/universal_drm_free_trial_period/> at 19 August 2007

Digital Music News, More Details Surface On Universal Music, DRM-Free Move (10 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081007drm> at 12 August 2007

The New York Times, Universal Music Will Sell Songs Without Copy Protection (10 August 2007) <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/business/10music.html?_r=1&oref=slogin> at 12 August 2007

TechDirt, Universal Music To Test DRM-Free Sales, But Perhaps For The Wrong Reasons (10 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070810/093136.shtml> at 12 August 2007

Digital Music News, MySpace MP3 Hack Shuttered, Author Spreads Code (20 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082007mp3> at 2 September 2007

Digital Music News, MySpace Workaround Enables Full MP3 Downloads (16 August 2007)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081607myspace/view> at 19 August 2007

ag-IP-news, GMT International Coalition of Environmental and Social Justice Groups Condemn Microsoft Vista (30 August 2007) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4861> at 2 September 2007

The Australian, Experts raise alarm on Sony software (29 August 2007) <http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,22327774-5013044,00.html> at 2 September 2007

TechDirt, Sony Caught In Yet Another Rootkit Mess? (28 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070828/025314.shtml. at 2 September 2007

The Register, Sony bundles rootkit-like software on USB drive (29 August 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/29/sony_rootkit_controversy/> at 2 September 2007

Filtering
ZeroPaid, Senator Drops Campus P2P Filter Mandate (30 July 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8939/Senator+Drops+Campus+P2P+Filter+Mandate> at 6 August 2007

Digital Sales
Digital Music News, eMusic Surpasses 150 Million Download Milestone (16 August 2007)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081607emusic/view> at 19 August 2007

ZeroPaid, EMI CD Sales Decline by Almost 20% in Last 4 Months (8 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8952/EMI+CD+Sales+Decline+by+Almost+20%25+in+Last+4+Months> at 12 August 2007

SiliconValley/Associated Press, Apple: iTunes hits milestone, selling more than 3 billion songs (31 July 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_6508211?nclick_check=1> at 6 August 2007

CD Sales
ZeroPaid, EMI CD Sales Decline by Almost 20% in Last 4 Months (8 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8952/EMI+CD+Sales+Decline+by+Almost+20%25+in+Last+4+Months> at 12 August 2007

Labels - Revenue
Digital Music News, Universal Music Challenges EFF Claims In Promo CD Case (8 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080807unipromo> at 12 August 2007

Economics
TechDirt, Edgar Bronfman Got The Wrong Message About Scarcity (9 August 2007)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070808/200105.shtml> at 12 August 2007

Digital Music News, Bronfman Ponders Digital Scarcity, Retreads Strategy (8 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080807warner> at 12 August 2007

Mergers/Consolidation
The Register, Terra Firma bags EMI (1 August 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/01/terra_firma_emi_bid_yes/> at 12 August 2007

New Business Models
TechDirt, Canadians Figure Out How To Properly Release A CD (29 August 2007)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070828/032109.shtml> at 2 September 2007

ZeroPaid, Grooveshark Offers Local Music Artists a Global Audience (17 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8962/Grooveshark+Offers+Local+Music+Artists+a+Global+Audience> at 19 August 2007

TechDirt, Hip Hop Stars Understand The Real Business Models For The Music Industry (17 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070817/024502.shtml> at 19 August 2007

CNet News/Reuters, Music companies seek new money in old partners (8 August 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6201499.html> at 12 August 2007

Release Dates
TechDirt, Psst, Universal Music, The World Is Global Now (13 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070810/190148.shtml> at 19 August 2007

International Copyright Issues
TechDirt, Antigua Seriously Pushing For WTO Approval To Distribute Free Music And Movies (23 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070823/194516.shtml> at 26 August 2007

Copyright Law – EU
The Local, EU court 'could scupper Swedish piracy law' (22 August 2007) <http://www.thelocal.se/8263/20070822/> at 26 August 2007

Copyright Law – USA
EFF DeepLinks, Copycrime Bill Raises its Ugly Head, Again (26 July 2007) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005381.php> at 12 August 2007

DMCA
The Register, Techies blast big media over copyright warnings (2 August 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/02/techies_file_complaint_over_warnings/> at 12 August 2007

TechDirt, FTC Asked To Stop Bogus Copyright Warnings In Sports Broadcasts (1 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070801/011957.shtml> at 6 August 2007

Levies
Michael Geist, Ipod Levy May Yet Face The Music (6 August 2007) <http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/2157/159/> at 12 August 2007

Education
Zeropaid, UC Berkeley Starts 'Learn Before You Burn' Campaign to Fight Campus Piracy (17 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8961/UC+Berkeley+Starts+%27Learn+Before+You+Burn%27+Campaign+to+Fight+Campus+Piracy> at 19 August 2007

File sharing social norms
TechDirt, Comparing Unauthorized Downloads To Speed Limits (28 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070821/195432.shtml> at 2 September

ZeroPaid, European Youth on Illegal File-Sharing: 'Music Artists Don't Need My Money!' (14 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8959/European+Youth+on+Illegal+File-Sharing%3A+%27Music+Artists+Don%27t+Need+My+Money%21%27> at 19 August 2007

Lobbying
The Register, Pirate Party invades Utah (10 August 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/10/pirate_party_invades_utah/> at 19 August 2007

ZeroPaid, Pirate Party Officially Begins Forming in Utah (9 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8957/Pirate+Party+Officially+Begins+Forming+in+Utah> at 12 August 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Lobbying Expenses Cross $650,000 During First Half (7 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080707riaa> at 12 August 2007

TechDirt, SoundExchange Caught Lobbying, Despite Strict Rules Against Using Its Money For Lobbying (6 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070806/013113.shtml> at 12 August 2007

ZeroPaid, Elton John: 'Close Down the Internet!' (2 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8947/Elton+John%3A+%27Close+Down+the+Internet%21%27> at 6 August 2007

TechDirt, Elton John Wants The Internet Shut Down For Five Years... For The Sake Of The Music (2 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070802/011353.shtml> at 6 August 2007

P2p Statistics
TechDirt, How Big A Problem Are Unauthorized Downloads In China? (31 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070831/032444.shtml> at 2 September 2007

ZeroPaid, New Study: 'Illegal File-Sharing Costs the US $8.7 Billion Annually' (24 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8970/New+Study%3A+%27Illegal+File-Sharing+Costs+the+US+%248.7+Billion+Annually%27> at 26 August 2007

TechDirt, Latest Bogus Stats On Music Piracy Losses (24 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070823/210721.shtml> at 26 August 2007

Guardian Unlimtied, Survey finds pirate downloads at all-time high and set to rise (30 July 2007) <http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2137465,00.html> at 6 August 2007

Other Music Statistics
ZeroPaid, UK Music Piracy at an All-Time High (7 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8949/UK+Music+Piracy+at+an+All-Time+High> at 12 August 2007

“Piracy”
Digital Music News, Universal Music Group Mints Legal DJ Mixtape Series (21 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082107unimix> at 2 September 2007

TechDirt, After Putting Mixtape Creators In Jail, Universal Realizes It Needs Mixtapes (20 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070820/012717.shtml> at 23 August 2007

ag-IP-news, Defendants in Largest Ever US Disc Piracy Case Sentenced (12 August 2007) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4772&lang=en> at 19 August 2007

Guardian Unlimtied, Survey finds pirate downloads at all-time high and set to rise (30 July 2007) <http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2137465,00.html> at 6 August 2007

Security
EFF Deep Links, Stopping Inadvertent P2P Sharing, and Another Knock on Filtering (25 July 2007) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005378.php> at 12 August 2007

Webcasting
SiliconValley/Associated Press, Some Net radio stations cool to latest royalty proposal (22 August 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_6689109?nclick_check=1> at 26 August 2007

ZeroPaid, RIAA War With Webcasters Really a War on Indie Artists and Labels? (30 July 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8937/RIAA+War+With+Webcasters+Really+a+War+on+Indie+Artists+and+Labels%3F>at 6 August 2007

TechDirt, Why Does The RIAA Hate Webcasters? Webcasters Don't Play Very Much RIAA Music (30 July 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070726/181155.shtml> at 6 August 2007

YouTube
Digital Music News, YouTube Advertising Overlays Draw Mixed Reactions (23 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082307youtube> at 2 September 2007

Digital Music News, YouTube Unveils Overlay Video Advertising Strategy (22 August 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082207youtube> at 2 September 2007

Financial Times, YouTube seals UK music royalty deal (29 August 2007) <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f66322c-5656-11dc-ab9c-0000779fd2ac.html> at 2 September 2007

TechDirt, YouTube Says It's Sorry, Promises Thailand It Won't Do It Again, Gets Unblocked (31 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070831/082011.shtml> at 2 September 2007

The Register, 'Screw the Long Tail'? Not us! (30 August 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/30/youtube_mcpsprs_deal/> at 2 September 2007

washingtonpost.com, More parties join Google copyright lawsuit (6 August 2007) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/06/AR2007080600788.html> at 12 August 2007

TechDirt, Japanese Entertainment Industry Still Very Confused, Very Wrong About YouTube (2 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070802/153708.shtml> at 6 Auust 2007

Lyrics
CNet News, Lyrics sites out of tune with copyrights (17 August 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6203085.html> at 23 August 2007

Artists
CNet News, Hey Eminem, blame the system, not Apple (17 August 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6203210.html> at 23 August 2007