The Shattering of Innocence

I plan to do some catching up before the end of the year as I haven’t been able to read as widely as I would have liked for the last couple of months. If in the next couple of posts you see links to old* articles don’t think I am stuck in a time warp…

* old by Internet standards = anything older than a month

Individual Lawsuits – USA
ZeroPaid, RIAA Subpoenas 19 George Washington University Students (18 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9060/RIAA+Subpoenas+19+George+Washington+University+Students> at 31 October 2007

ZeroPaid, RIAA Begins 9th Round of Campus Piracy Crackdown (20 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9064/RIAA+Begins+9th+Round+of+Campus+Piracy+Crackdown> at 31 October 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Delivers More College Letters, Approaches 4,000 (21 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/102107riaa> at 31 October 2007

TechDirt, Is $9250 Per Song Unconstitutional? (16 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071015/170440.shtml> at 29 October 2007

Digital Music News, Electronic Frontier Foundation Jumps Into RIAA Appeal (12 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/101107eff> at 15 October 2007

Digital Music News, Credibility of RIAA Defendant Erodes Further, Jurors Speak (11 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/101007riaa> at 15 October 2007

ZeroPaid, Free Jammie' - Mother Who Lost to the RIAA Seeks Help (10 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9047/'Free+Jammie'+-+Mother+Who+Lost+to+the+RIAA+Seeks+Help> at 15 October 2007

EFF DeepLinks, Capitol v. Thomas: The Key Appeal Issue (9 October 2007) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2007/10/capitol-v-thomas-key-appeal-issue> at 31 October 2007

Digital Music News, Defeated RIAA Defendant Stirs Appeal, Solicits Contributions (9 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/100807thomas> at 15 October 2007

EFF, RIAA Convinces Jury to Impose Fines for File Sharing (9 October 2007) http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005471.php> at 15 October 2007

CNet News, Minnesota woman to appeal $220,000 RIAA award (8 October 2007) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9792759-7.html> at 15 October 2007

The Register, The RIAA will come to regret its court win (8 October 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/08/0810_riaa_comment/> at 15 October 1007

ZeroPaid, Three Reasons Why the RIAA Won Yesterday's File-Sharing Case (5 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9042/Three+Reasons+Why+the+RIAA+Won+Yesterday's+File-Sharing+Case> at 7 October 2007

The Register, RIAA hits paydirt: wins first music-sharing jury trial (5 October 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/05/riaa_wins_first_music_sharing_jury_trial/> at 7 October 2007

ZeroPaid, BREAKING: RIAA Wins First Jury-Trial, File-Sharer Loses $220,000 (4 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9040/BREAKING:+RIAA+Wins+First+Jury-Trial,+File-Sharer+Loses+$220,000> at 7 October 2007.

TechDirt, RIAA Wins Case, Gloats (4 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071004/160727.shtml> at 7 October 2007

TechDirt, RIAA May Have A Pretty Strong Case (4 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071004/011113.shtml> at 7 October 2007

TechDirt, Sony-BMG Exec Tells Two Whoppers In File-Sharing Trial (2 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071002/191206.shtml> at 7 October 2007

TechDirt, Will Investors Pressure RIAA To Change Its Ways? (1 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070928/124137.shtml> at 7 October 2007

TechDirt, Report Suggests RIAA's Lawsuit-Happy Strategy Still Not Working (28 September 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070928/124523.shtml> at 7 October 2007

TechDirt, Lawsuits Don't Create New Markets (18 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071017/160105.shtml> at 29 October 2007

Individual Lawsuits – Other Countries
TheGlobeAndMail/Reuters, Italian police lay file-sharing charges (1 October 2007) <http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071001.wgtitalfs1001/BNStory/Technology/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20071001.wgtitalfs1001> at 7 October 2007

ZeroPaid, Swedish Data Inspection Board Rejects Govt Proposal to Identify File-Sharers (5 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9041/Swedish+Data+Inspection+Board+Rejects+Govt+Proposal+to+Identify+File-Sharers> at 7 October 2007

SydneyMorningHerald, Music industry has Aussie pirates in the crosshairs (8 October 2007) <http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/pirates-in-crosshairs/2007/10/08/1191695804646.html> at 15 October 2007

Morpheus
Digital Music News, Judge Demands Stronger Filters on Morpheus (29 October 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/102907morpheus> at 31 October 2007

LATimes, Morpheus loses, but not badly (16 October 2007) <http://opinion.latimes.com/bitplayer/2007/10/morpheus-loses-.html> at 31 October 2007

The Register, US court demands stronger copyright filters for Morpheus (18 October 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/18/morpheus_permanent_injunction/> at 29 October 2007

BitTorrent
TechDirt, International Game Of File Sharing Whack-A-Mole Continues (24 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071023/132158.shtml> at 29 October 2007

TechDirt, Who's More Ethical: TorrentSpy Or The MPAA? (23 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071022/020841.shtml> at 29 October 2007

ZeroPaid, ISOHunt: 'We Only Block US Visitors from Using OUR Trackers' (3 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9032/ISOHunt:+'We+Only+Block+US+Visitors+from+Using+OUR+Trackers'> at 7 October 2007

P2p Development
ZeroPaid, China Taking P2P to the Next Level? (17 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9057/China+Taking+P2P+to+the+Next+Level?> at 31 October 2007

ZeroPaid, US Govt Creating New P2P Network to 'Supersede the Web' (30 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9077/US+Govt+Creating+New+P2P+Network+to+'Supersede+the+Web'> at 31 October 2007

TechDirt, Remember When P2P Wasn't Just About File Sharing? (25 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071024/220221.shtml> at 29 October 2007

P2p Statistics
Digital Music News, Piper Jaffray Study Indicates Lowered Teenage Swapping (12 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/101107study> at 15 October 2007

P2p Security issues
Digital Music News, FTC Eyes Identity Theft Within P2P Networks (18 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/101807ftc> at 31 October 2007

TechDirt, Congress: P2P Promotes Identity Theft! We Need New Laws! (18 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071018/014747.shtml> at 29 October 2007

Digital Media Stores
Digital Music News, Yahoo Music Chief Rails Against Content Protection (9 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/100807yahoo> at 15 October 2007

TechDirt, Universal Music's Plan To Take On iTunes: Bring Back PressPlay And MusicNow! (12 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071012/113834.shtml> at 15 October 2007

Ad Supported Music
Digital Music News, Ad-Supported Experiments Elicit More Negativity (4 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/100307ad> at 7 October 2007

ZeroPaid, Q&A With Grooveshark, Where 'Everybody Gets Paid' For Sharing Music (4 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9035/Q&A+With+Grooveshark,+Where+'Everybody+Gets+Paid'+For+Sharing+Music> at 7 October 2007

Napster2
The Register, Napster spins music for the web (16 October 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/16/new_napster_offering/> at 29 October 2007

Subscription
ZeroPaid, Universal's 'Total Music' Plan Will Offer Free On-Demand Music (16 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9055/Universal's+'Total+Music'+Plan+Will+Offer+Free+On-Demand+Music> at 31 October 2007

Digital Music News, UMG-Led Subscription Concept Grabs More Attention (14 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/101407umg> at 31 October 2007

DRM
EFF DeepLinks, Is DRM "Enabling New Business Models"? (9 October 2007) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2007/10/drm-enabling-new-business-models> at 31 October 2007

SeattleTimes, Amazon's unlocked music still might get you sued (8 October 2007) <http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=brier08&date=20071008&query=amazon> at 15 October 2007

TechDirt, Basing Your Business Model On Copy Protection Perhaps Not Such A Good Idea (12 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071011/224011.shtml> at 15 October 2007

Filtering (see also Morpheus above)
HeiseOnline, Music score library goes off-line after cease and desist warning (22 October 2007) <http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/97728> at 31 Ocotber 2007

The Register, Big media gangs up on pirates, file sharers (18 October 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/18/media_bigwigs_copyright_effort/> at 29 October 2007

CD Sales
The Register, Record labels to ditch CD singles for USB Flash drives (19 October 2007) <http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/10/19/universal_replace_cd_music_with_usb/> at 29 October 2007

Digital Sales
SiliconValley/Associated Press, Apple lowers iTunes price of songs without copy protection (16 October 2007) <">http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_7194717>> at 31 October 2007

Economics
Digital Music News, Long Tail Author Says Music Industry Up, Shows Data (28 October 2007)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/102807anderson> at 31 October 2007

Labels Revenue
Digital Music News, Terra Firma Chief Presses Digital Agenda, Urges Progressive Steps (9 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/100807emi> at 15 October 2007

TechDirt, Piracy Is Like Terrorism? (10 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071004/102333.shtml> at 15 October 2007

TechDirt, RIAA And The Definition Of Insanity... With Just A Hint Of Sanity From EMI (10 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071009/191057.shtml> at 15 October 2007

Mergers/Consolidation
Digital Music News, European Commission Officially Approves Sony BMG Tie-Up (4 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/100307ec> at 7 October 2007

Copyright Law EU
The Register, European Commission asks for new IP protection layer (26 October 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/26/ec_ip_protection/> at 29 October 2007

Copyright Law UK
ZeroPaid, UK Govt Wants ISPs to Crack Down on Illegal File-Sharing (26 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9075/UK+Govt+Wants+ISPs+to+Crack+Down+on+Illegal+File-Sharing> at 31 October 2007

BBCNews, Anti file-sharing laws considered (24 October 2007) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7059881.stm> at 31 October 2007

The Register, Record industry pushes ISPs to cut off file sharers (25 October 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/25/triesman_isps_music/> at 29 October 2007

TechDirt, UK Considers Forcing ISPs To Block File Sharing (25 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071024/194657.shtml> at 29 October 2007

TechDirt, Linking To Unauthorized Content Is Copyright Infringement In The UK? (22 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071021/005353.shtml> at 29 October 2007

Copyright Law Other Countries
Financial Post, Copyright might follow U.S. model (20 October 2007) <http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/financialpost/printedition/story.html?id=375efc16-3e14-488d-915e-b880fae33d4a> at 31 October 2007

International Copyright Law Issues
TechDirt, US Senator In Favor Of Exporting US Copyright Law... Without Understanding Copyright Law (24 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071023/234958.shtml> at 29 October 2007

Intellectual Property General
TechDirt, Forget Intellectual Property -- Think Intellectual Privilege? (26 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071023/133936.shtml> at 29 October 2007

DMCA
TechDirt, Video Game Exec Wants DMCA Everywhere (4 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071004/101819.shtml> at 7 October 2007

Fair Use/Fair Dealing
EFF DeepLinks, YouTube's Copyright Filter: New Hurdle for Fair Use? (15 October 2007) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2007/10/youtubes-copyright-filter-new-hurdle-fair-use> at 31 October 2007

Blanket Licensing
The Register, Vinyl lives! And why the net isn't (entirely) killing music (23 October 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/23/in_the_city_2007/> at 29 October 2007

Levies
Digital Music News, Canada Imposes Music Download Tax, Retroactive Dues (21 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/102107canada> at 31 October 2007

New Business Models
FreedomToTinker, Radiohead Album Available for Free, But Fileshared Anyway (18 October 2007) <http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1215> at 31 October 2007

Digital Music News, Heavy File-Swapping Cools Radiohead Enthusiasm (18 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/101807radiohead> at 31 October 2007

Digital Music News, Radiohead Sales Estimates Surface, New Wrinkles Emerge (15 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/101407radio> at 31 October 2007

TechDirt, Radiohead's Marketing Ploy Not A Stunt; Just Good Business (23 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071022/011057.shtml> at 29 October 2007

Digital Music News, As Recording Revenues Shrink, Artists Shift Accordingly (5 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/100407artists> at 7 October 2007

Digital Music News, Radiohead Tickles Executive Fancy, Majors Lukewarm (4 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/100307radio> at 7 October 2007

TechDirt, Radiohead Tells Fans To Name Their Own Price For Latest Album Downloads; Gives Them A Reason To Pay (1 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070930/214524.shtml> at 7 October 2007

Digital Music News, Radiohead Delivers Pre-Purchased Downloads, Servers Tested Again (10 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/100907radioload> at 15 October 2007

Digital Music News, Post-Radiohead, More Direct-to-Consumer Plans Bubble (11 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/101007diy> at 15 October 2007

Digital Music News, Trent Reznor Reveals Direct-to-Consumer Plans (10 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/100907artists> at 15 October 2007

ZeroPaid, Nine Inch Nails Joins List of Artists Dumping their Record Labels (12 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9050/Nine+Inch+Nails+Joins+List+of+Artists+Dumping+their+Record+Labels> at 15 October 2007

ZeroPaid, RIAA Takes Another Hit as Madonna Prepares to Dump Record Label (13 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9054/RIAA+Takes+Another+Hit+as+Madonna+Prepares+to+Dump+Record+Label> at 15 October 2007

Digital Music News, Madonna, Live Nation Move Towards Completed Deal (11 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/101007madonna> at 15 October 2007

TechDirt, Next Up To Ditch Record Label: Madonna (11 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071011/005432.shtml> at 15 October 2007

ZeroPaid, Oasis and Jamiroquai May Also Offer New Albums for Free (11 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9048/Oasis+and+Jamiroquai+May+Also+Offer+New+Albums+for+Free> at 15 October 2007

TechDirt, Bands Rushing To Ditch Labels And Embrace Free; Are The Floodgates Opening? (9 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071008/154529.shtml> at 15 October 2007

TechDiry, The Internet Is Good For Classical Music (22 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071019/143716.shtml> at 29 October 2007

TechDirt, Convenience Can Be More Important Than Free (18 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071018/021540.shtml> at 29 October 2007

TechDirt, Bands Big And Small Finding New Business Models That Work (29 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071029/030341.shtml> at 31 October 2007

MichaelGeist, Music Industry Needs A Dose of Innovation, Not Intervention (15 October 2007) <http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/2293/159/> at 31 October 2007

TechDirt, How Embracing Piracy Jumpstarted Brazilian Music (22 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071021/002050.shtml> at 29 October 2007

TechDirt, A Few More Music Business Model Suggestions (8 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071005/161244.shtml> at 15 October 2007

TechDirt, Yes, Using Free In Your Business Model Works For Small And Large Bands (3 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071002/013951.shtml> at 7 October 2007

Traffic Shaping
Eff DeepLinks, Comcast is also Jamming Gnutella (and Lotus Notes?) (20 October 2007) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2007/10/comcast-also-jamming-gnutella-and-lotus-notes> at 31 October 2007

Digital Music News, Comcast Blocking Some File-Swapping Traffic, Report (21 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/122107comcast> at 31 October 2007

SiliconValley/The Associated Press, Some file-sharing being hindered by Comcast (20 October 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_7233634> at 31 October 2007

Other Litigation
Digital Music News, Legal Threats Submerge Wiki Music Score Destination (24 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/102407sheet> at 31 October 2007

HeiseOnline, Music score library goes off-line after cease and desist warning (22 October 2007) <http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/97728> at 31 Ocotber 2007

TechDirt, If You Play Your Radio Loud Enough For Your Neighbor To Hear, Is It Copyright Infringement? (5 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071005/094552.shtml> at 7 October 2007

BillBoard, Labels Sue Usenet Service (15 October 2007) http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i66abf6954df1d43fbdf1692e0860d269> at 31 October 2007

Snocap
Digital Music News, Snocap Chops Staff, Possible Sales Play Ahead (12 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/101107snocap> at 15 October 2007

Webcasting
WashingtonPost, Web Radio Seeks Resolution (24 October 2007) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/23/AR2007102302123.html> at 31 October 2007

YouTube
EFF DeepLinks, YouTube's Copyright Filter: New Hurdle for Fair Use? (15 October 2007) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2007/10/youtubes-copyright-filter-new-hurdle-fair-use> at 31 October 2007

Digital Music News, YouTube Unveils Filtering Concept, Invites Participation (15 October 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/101507youtube> at 31 October 2007

SiliconValley, Google releases video filtering system (15 October 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_7185168?nclick_check=1> at 31 October 2007

TechDirt, NBC's Love/Hate Affair With YouTube Firmly In The Hate Position (22 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071021/135730.shtml> at 29 October 2007

TechDirt, YouTube Announces Tool For Angry Copyright Holders (16 October 2007)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071015/155719.shtml> at 29 October 2007

Digital Devices
TechDirt, Forget Carrying Around 40,000 Songs; Think Infinite Music Storage (11 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071008/162858.shtml> at 15 October 2007

Internet Statistics
The Australian, Aussie Kids are Web’s Pro Surfers (16 October 2007) <http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,22590496-16123,00.html> at 31 October 2007

Culture/Remixing
SFGate, Piracy Fuels Brazil's Tecno Scene (19 October 2007) <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/10/19/entertainment/e115616D75.DTL> at 31 October 2007


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