Friday, November 30, 2007

France bans p2p users; supports technological & cultural stagnation

sIndividual Lawsuits USA
ZeroPaid, Round 10: RIAA Targets Another 417 College Students (21 November 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9112/Round+10:+RIAA+Targets+Another+417+College+Students> at 29 November 2007

TechDirt, RIAA Told To Hand Over Data On Cost Per Download (27 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071127/015039.shtml> at 29 November 2007

TechDirt, FSF Sets Up Fund To Pay For Experts Who Can Show How Flimsy RIAA Evidence Is (19 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071119/175102.shtml> at 29 Nobvember 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Issues More College Letters, Futility Cloud Hangs Heavier (15 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/111507riaa> at 18 November 2007

P2p Software Lawsuits
ZeroPaid, Warner Music CEO: War Against File-Sharers Was Wrong (17 November 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9109/Warner+Music+CEO:+War+Against+File-Sharers+Was+Wrong> at 18 November 2007

P2p Statistics
ZeroPaid, Canadian Gov't Study: P2P Increases CD Sales (6 November 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9086/Canadian+Gov

The Register, Official: P2P music not harming Canada (5 November 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/05/birkbeck_canada_p2p_cd_sales/> at 18 November 2007

TechDirt, Downloading Is Correlated With CD Purchases (5 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071105/101534.shtml. at 18 November 2007

P2p Social Norms
TechDirt, The Infringement Age: How Much Do You Infringe On A Daily Basis? (20 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071119/015956.shtml> at 29 November 2007

ISP Liability
EFF Deeplinks, Oregon Fights Back Against RIAA Subpoena (7 November 2007) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2007/11/oregon-fights-back-against-riaa-subpoena> at 18 November 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Faces Resistance In Oregon, Privacy Concerns Arise (1 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/110407riaa> at 18 November 2007

TechDirt, Oregon Attorney General And University Of Oregon Tell The RIAA They're Not It's Free Investigators (1 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071102/031303.shtml> at 18 November 2007

Digital Music News, House Committee Passes University Anti-Piracy Provision (19 November 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/111807house> at 29 November 2007

TechDirt, MPAA Explains Why It's Okay To Tie Federal Funds To Blocking File Sharing (20 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071119/180406.shtml> at 29 November 2007

Digital Music News, House Committee Passes University Anti-Piracy Provision (19 November 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/111807house> at 29 November 2007

ZeroPaid, Democrats: 'Colleges Must Stop File-Sharers or Lose Federal Aid' (15 November 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9104/Democrats:+> at 18 November 2007

TechDirt, Congress Moves Forward With Required University Subsidies To Napster, Ruckus (16 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071115/173305.shtml> at 18 November 2007

BitTorrent
ZeroPaid, Demonoid Shut Down by the CRIA Again! (10 November 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9095/Demonoid+Shut+Down+by+the+CRIA+Again!> at 18 November 2007

The Register, BitTorrent site Demonoid.com downed by Canadian record industry (9 November 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/09/demonoid_cria/> at 18 November 2007

Digital Music News, Pirate Bay Makes More Waves on BitTorrent Alternative (7 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/110707pirate> at 18 November 2007

Digital Music News, Pirate Bay Feels BitTorrent Frustrations, Crafts Alternative (5 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/110407bay> at 18 November 20007

TechDirt, Will There Be A New Bittorrent? (16 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071116/092829.shtml> at 18 November 2007

TechDirt, Charges Likely To Be Filed Against The Pirate Bay (9 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071108/181637.shtml> at 18 November 2007

OiNK
ZeroPaid, Trent Reznor and Why OiNK Was 'The World's Greatest Music Store' (1 November 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9083/Trent+Reznor+and+Why+OiNK+Was+> at 18 November 2007

Digital Music News, OiNK Replacement Gains Traction, Situation Remains Fluid (1 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/110407oink> at 18 November 2007

TechDirt, Want To See How Pointless Shutting Down OiNK Was? (1 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071031/040956.shtml> at 18 November 2007

TechDirt, Trent Reznor Explains Why OiNK Was Cool (31 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071031/040022.shtml> at 18 November 2007

eMusic
Digital Music News, eMusic Boosts Subscriber Levels, Stands Tough Against (7 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/110707emusic> at 18 November 2007

iTunes
The Register, Apple hit with another class action (9 November 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/09/apple_another_class_action/> at 18 November 2007

Ad Supported Music
Digital Music News, SpiralFrog Filing Shows Continued Financial Losses (26 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/112507spiralfrog> at 29 November 2007

DRM
TechDirt, Music Retailers Beg Recording Industry To Drop DRM (20 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071120/013948.shtml> at 29 November 2007

TechDirt, 'Open DRM' Is Snake-oil (19 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071119/095849.shtml> at 29 November 2007

Digital Music News, Digital Progress Disappoints British Retailers, DRM-Free Demands Surface (21 November 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/112007uk> at 29 November 2007

The Register, Music DRM 'dead by next summer' (8 November 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/08/drm_free_music_sales_up/> at 18 November2007

Digital Music News, Universal Music Dips Deeper Into DRM-Free Waters (11 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/111107uni> at 18 November 2007

TechDirt, News Flash: Consumers Prefer DRM-Free Music (13 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071112/123347.shtml> at 18 November 2007

TechDirt, Still More Bad DRM News (9 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071109/105119.shtml> at 18 November 2007

Economics
TechDirt, Can Silicon Valley Repeal The Laws Of Economics? (21 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071121/083858.shtml> at 29 November 2007

TechDirt, Calling Competition A 'Race To The Bottom' Won't Make It Go Away (13 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071112/230337.shtml> at 18 Novmeber 2007

TechDirt, You Mean Wall Street Just Realized The Recording Industry Was In Trouble? (8 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071107/141426.shtml> at 18 November 2007

CD Sales
Digital Music News, Album Sales Story Remains Troubled In US (20 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/111907album> at 29 November 2007

TechDirt, Downloading Is Correlated With CD Purchases (5 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071105/101534.shtml. at 18 November 2007

Digital Sales
Digital Music News, Album Sales Story Remains Troubled In US (20 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/111907album> at 29 November 2007

Labels Revenue
Digital Music News, Jupiter Echoes Negative Sentiments on Recorded Music (20 November 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/111907jupiter> at 29 November 2007

Digital Music News, Album Sales Story Remains Troubled In US (20 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/111907album> at 29 November 2007

New Business Models
Digital Music News, Radiohead Questions Album Sales Report, Sets CD Release Date (8 November 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/110807radiohead> at 18 November 2007

Digital Music News, Radiohead Numbers Emerge, 62 Percent Paid Nothing (5 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/110507radiohead38> at 18 November 2007

Copyright Law USA
Digital Music News, Sample Troll Sues (And Loses) Over Sample Of A Song It Claims Sampled Its Song (27 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071125/184208.shtml> at 29 November 2007

Digital Music News, Presidential Candidates Asked If They've Stopped Beating Their Wives With Weak Copyright Laws (21 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071120/160338.shtml> at 29 November 2007

ZeroPaid, The 'Pirate Act' Resurfaces, Would Allow Govt to Sue File-Sharers for Damages (13 November 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9100/The+> at 18 November 2007

Copyright Law Other Countries
The Register, French record industry, ISPs in entente to boot off file-sharers (23 November 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/23/france_isps_record/> at 29 November 2007

ZeroPaid, France to Ban Illegal File-Sharers From the Internet? (24 November 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9114/France+to+Ban+Illegal+File-Sharers+From+the+Internet?> at 29 November 2007

TechDirt, France Wants To Cut Casual File Sharers Off The Internet (26 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071126/021329.shtml> at 29 November 2007

Digital Music News, France Implements Tough Anti-Piracy Policy, Threatens Accounts (26 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/112507france> at 29 November 2007

TechDirt, Did Canadian Politicans Give In To Hollywood's Demands On Copyright Reform? (27 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071127/221429.shtml> at 29 November 2007

ZeroPaid, RCMP: 'Piracy for Personal Use is No Longer Targeted' (14 November 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9102/RCMP:+> at 18

Copyright Law UK
ZeroPaid, Anti-Piracy Group Says UK Pirates Should be Banned From the Internet (3 November 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9085/Anti-Piracy+Group+Says+UK+Pirates+Should+be+Banned+From+the+Internet> at 18 November 2007

Copyright Term
TechDirt, Japan Is The Latest Country To Explore Copyright Term Extension (8 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071106/182419.shtml> at 18 November 2007

FairUse/FairDealing
TechDirt, Mitt Romney To Fox News: Here's A Lesson In Fair Use (5 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071105/013141.shtml> at 18 November 2007

TechDirt, Videos Demonstrate The Complexities Of Fair Use (2 November 2007) <at">http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071102/125418.shtml>at 18 November 2007

TechDirt, EFF Wants To Tack 'Fair Use Principles' Onto Studios' Content Guidelines (1 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071101/041817.shtml> at 18 November 2007

Levies
The Register/OutLaw, Blank media levy breaches should be criminal, say authors (9 November 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/09/blank_media_levy_report/> at 18 November 2007

MySpace
Digital Music News, MySpace Toes Ad-Supported Music Waters, Action Upcoming (20 November 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/111907myspace> at 29 November 2007

Qloud
Digital Music News, Heavyweight Executives, Investors Officially Launch Qloud (1 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/103107qloud> at 18 November 2007

YouTube
Digital Music News, YouTube Faces Latest Global Challenge, Indian Label Sues (8 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/110807india> at 18 November 2007

TechDirt, Latest Study Questions Whether YouTube Really Hurts Viacom (9 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071109/015002.shtml> at 18 November 2007

Traffic Shaping
Digital Music News, You Don't Promote Innovation By Holding Back Those Who Push The Boundaries (21 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071121/003128.shtml> at 29 November 2007

Digital Music News, Internet Capacity Concerns Resurface, Research Sounds Alarm (20 November 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/111907nemertes/> 29 November 2007

ZeroPaid, Canadian ISP Sympatico Admits to P2P Throttling (8 November 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9090/Canadian+ISP+Sympatico+Admits+to+P2P+Throttling> at 18 November 2007

Digital Music News, Comcast Faces Growing BitTorrent Blocking Controversy (5 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/110507comcast> at 18 November 2007

Digital Music News, Cox Latest ISP Accused of Blocking Traffic, Debate Grows (21 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/112007cox> at 29 November 2007

TechDirt, Cox Jamming Traffic Just Like Comcast (16 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071115/181511.shtml> at 18 November 2007

P2p Security
The Register, P2P ID thief cops a plea (6 November 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/06/p2p_id_theft_plea/> at 18 November 2007

Artists
TechDirt, Gene Simmons blames college kids for ruining music biz (16 November 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/16/gene_simmons_blames_college_kids/> at 29 November 2007

Culture/Remixing
TechDirt, Universal Music Working Hard To Alienate Its Biggest Stars (26 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071126/003120.shtml> at 29 November 2007

Digital Music News, Sample Troll Sues (And Loses) Over Sample Of A Song It Claims Sampled Its Song (27 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071125/184208.shtml> at 29 November 2007

Digital Music News, Universal Yanks Nine Inch Nails Remix Destination (21 November 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/112007uni> at 29 November 2007

Congressman Mike Doyle, Copyright Article for Roll Call (17 October 2007) <http://www.house.gov/doyle/newsrel/071029.htm> at 18 November 2007

Digital Music News, Reznor Offers Remix Album, Invites Fan Interpretations (31 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/103107trent> at 18 November 2007