Exactly five years ago today I was in Northern California getting ready to attend the first day (only) of the Internet Law Program run by Stanford and Harvard University. Reading these articles I can't help but think that nothing much as changed in that time.
The core of the problem is essentially the same.
Ad Supported Music
QTrax, Never Say Die: Qtrax Plans Release This Week (16 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061508qtrax> at 20 June 2008
CNet News, Legal P2P music site Qtrax signs EMI Music (3 June 2008)<http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9958560-7.html> at 5 June 2008
ArsTechnica, U2 manager: Ad-supported music is beneath musicians (5 June 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080605-u2-manager-ad-supported-music-is-beneath-musicians.html> at 6 June 2008
AllofMp3
Digital Music News, Majors Drop Suit Against Beleaguered AllofMP3 (28 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052708allofmp3> at 5 June 2008
The Register, BitTorrent tosses Orb into Apple's walled garden (23 May 2008) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/23/bittorrent_orb_bundle/> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, RIAA Drops Allofmp3 Lawsuit; Pretends Mp3Sparks Doesn't Exist (27 May 2008)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080527/0044331223.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Architecture
TechDirt, Copyright Battles Are About Controlling New Technologies (22 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080521/0945301189.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Artists
TorrentFreak, Joss Stone: Piracy is Brilliant, Music Should be Shared Written (25 June 2008) <http://torrentfreak.com/joss-stone-piracy-is-brilliant-080625/> at 27 June 2008
Wired Blog, My Way or Norway: Prince Sues to Obliterate Tribute Album (25 June 2008)<http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/06/prince-sues-to.html> at 27 June 2008
TechDirt, Now Gene Simmons Is Blaming Radiohead For Killing The Recording Industry (19 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080617/2333571437.shtml> at 26 June 2008
Digital Music News, Gene Simmons: Fans Killed the Recording Industry (17 June 2008)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061808simmons> at 20 June 2008
Creative Commons, Modiba Productions (3 June 2008) <http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8326#more-8326> at 12 June 2008
Creative Commons, Musiquetes (6 June 2008) <http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8307> at 12 June 2008
Creative Commons, From Open Software to Open Music (11 June 2008) <http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8354> at 12 June 2008
ArsTechnica, U2 manager: Ad-supported music is beneath musicians (5 June 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080605-u2-manager-ad-supported-music-is-beneath-musicians.html> at 6 June 2008
ASCAP
TechDirt, ASCAP's Bill Of Wrongs (30 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080529/2308011264.shtml> at 4 June 2008
BitTorrent
ZeroPaid, Former Elite Torrents Admin Faces 10 Years in Prison (29 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9597/Former+EliteTorrents+Admin+Faces+10yrs+in+Prison> at 30 June 2008
ZeroPaid, STUDY: BitTorrent Users Prone to False Copyright Infringement Claims (6 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9535/STUDY%3A+BitTorrent+Users+Prone+to+False+Copyright+Infringement+Claims> at 7 June 2008
TechDirt, Warner Music Admits It Hired Police Investigator Before The Pirate Bay Investigation Was Complete (5 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080605/1646031320.shtml> at 7 June 2008
ArsTechnica, Investigator controversy surfaces over Pirate Bay case (5 June 2008)<http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080605-investigator-controversy-surfaces-over-pirate-bay-case.html> at 6 June 2008
ZeroPaid, 5 More Former OiNK Users Arrested (6 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9533/5+More+Former+OiNK+Users+Arrested> at 6 June 2008
The Register, UK cops arrest six alleged BitTorrent music uploaders (2 June 2008) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/02/onk_further_arrests/> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, UK Authorities Charging OiNK Users With 'Conspiracy To Defraud The Music Industry' (2 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080601/1756051285.shtml> at 4 June 2008
ZeroPaid, How to Get Into Private BitTorrent Tracker Sites (4 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9530/How+to+Get+Into+Private+BitTorrent+Tracker+Sites> at 5 June 2008
ZeroPaid, Where to Find Free AND Legal BitTorrent Downloads (29 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9521/Where+to+Find+Free+AND+Legal+BitTorrent+Downloads> at 5 June 2008
ZeroPaid, The Pirate Bay Enters Top 100 Websites (24 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9510/The+Pirate+Bay+Enters+Top+100+Websites> at 5 June 2008
Blanket/Collective Licenses
TechDirt, Why Compulsory Licenses Are Bad: A Look At The Sausage Making Process (27 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080615/2040081408.shtml> at 28 June 2008
ArsTechnica, Cash, not idealism, behind ISP embrace of music biz (16 June 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080616-cash-not-idealism-behind-isp-embrace-of-music-biz.html> at 27 June 2008
CD Sales
Digital Music News, Pew: Internet Playing Minor Role in Music Buying Decisions (22 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052208pew> at 4 June 2008
Digital Music News, Shedding Billions: Latest IFPI Figures Reflect Difficult Decade (21 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022108industry> at 4 June 2008
Concerts
TechDirt, Trent Reznor Continues To Show How Free Music Works In A Business (6 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080605/1638421319.shtml> at 8 June 2008
TechDirt, U2's Manager Lashes Out Yet Again: Blames Absolutely Everyone For Not Making U2 Even Wealthier (5 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080605/1215171317.shtml> at 7 June 2008
TechDirt, If You're Going To Argue In Favor Of Copyright, It Might Help To Do Some Research First (28 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080527/1716281240.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Constitutional Law
ZeroPaid, German Courts - P2p Lawsuits Unconstitutional (17 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9561/German+Courts+-+P2P+Lawsuits+Unconstitutional> at 19 June 2008
Copyright Law Other Countries
Attorney Generals Department Press Release, Review of Photo and Film Copying Law Tabled (18 June 2008) <http://www.attorneygeneral.gov.au/www/ministers/RobertMc.nsf/Page/MediaReleases_2008_SecondQuarter_18June2008-ReviewofPhotoandFilmCopyingLawTabled> at 26 June 2008
PC World, Dutch court rules against law that allowed file downloading (27 June 2008)
<http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;1262747976> at 28 June 2008
Digital Music News, Three Strikes Gets Major Approval In France (23 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/062308three> at 26 June 2008
ZeroPaid, France Formally Mulls 3-Strikes Policy to Disconnect Pirates (20 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9572/France+Formally+Mulls+3-Strikes+Policy+to+Disconnect+Pirates> at 26 June 2008
Times Online, France to ban illegal downloaders from using the internet under three-strikes rule (19 June 2008) <http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4165519.ece> at 20 June 2008
EFF Deeplink, The Struggles of France's Three Strikes Law (9 May 2008) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/05/struggles-frances-three-strikes-law> at 5 June 2008
P2p Blog, German court: P2P lawsuits are unconstitutional (21 June 2008) <http://www.p2p-blog.com/index.php?itemid=696> at 15 June 2008
TechDirt, Canadian DMCA Introduced (Finally); Pretends US Lobbyists Had Nothing To Do With It (12 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080612/1017381387.shtml> at 15 June 2008
The Star, Troubling details in new downloading law (13 June 2008) <http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/442677> at 15 June 2008
ZeroPaid, UK ISP, Record Industry Join Forces to Fight Illegal File Sharing (11 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9545/UK+ISP%2C+Record+Industry+Join+Forces+to+Fight+Illegal+File-Sharing> at 13 June 2008
National Post, Tories eye $500 fine for illegal downloads (2 June 2008) <http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=558674> at 4 June 2008
CNet News Blog, British ISP, recording industry warn illegal downloaders (6 June 2008) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9962404-7.html> at 10 June 2008
TechDirt, UK Government May Extend Copyright, Despite Saying It Wouldn't (6 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080605/1943301325.shtml> at 9 June 2008
ZeroPaid, Swedish Party Now Embraces File-Sharing (11 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9546/Swedish+Party+Now+Embraces+File-Sharing+for+Personal+Use> at 13 June 2008
Digital Music News, Showdown In Spain: Promusicae Sues P2P Pioneer (6 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/060508pablo> at 7 June 2008
ZeroPaid, Record Labels Sue Spanish P2p Developer for 'Unfair Competition' (6 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9534/Record+Labels+Sue+Spanish+P2P+Developer+for+%27Unfair+Competition%3F%27> at 6 June 2008
Digital Music News, Baidu Back On the Burner: Tough Talk Continues (5 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/060408baidu > at 6 June 2008
TechDirt, Japan Decides Fair Use Is A Good Thing (30 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080528/1906131250.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Copyright Law USA
TechDirt, If We Don't Have A Copyright Czar, People Will Die? (25 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080624/1413081499.shtml> at 26 June 2008
Effector, House Passes Controversial PRO IP Act (8 May 2008) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/05/house-passes-controversial-pro-ip-act> at 5 June 2008
TechDirt, MPAA Explains Why Proof Shouldn't Be Necessary In Copyright Infringement Cases (23 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080621/1257061470.shtml> at 26 June 2008
ArsTechnica, EFF attacks foundation of entire RIAA lawsuit campaign (22 June 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080622-eff-attacks-foundation-of-riaa-lawsuit-campaign.html> at 27 June 2008
ZeroPaid, EFF Files Amicus Brief of Jammie Thomas Trial, Demands Re Trial (21 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9581/EFF+Files+Amicus+Brief+on+Jammie+Thomas+Trial%2C+Demands+Re-Trial> at 26 June 2008
Wired Blog, Professors Siding With Jammie Thomas in RIAA Case (18 June 2008) <http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/06/professors-sidi.html> at 26 June 2008
ZeroPaid, 10 Law Professors Tell Court 'Making Available' Not Copyright Infringement (21 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9577/10+Law+Professors+Tell+Court+%27Making+Available%27+Not+Copyright+Infringement> at 26 June 2008
Digital Music News, Prince Police: Recent Takedown Request Raises Questions (17 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061608prince> at 20 June 2008
TechDirt, Even Lawyers Are Confused About What's Legal Or Not In The Prince/Radiohead Spat (12 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080610/1651401368.shtml> at 13 June 2008
TechDirt, What If Copyright Only Applied To Commercial Use? (12 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080611/1900481382.shtml> at 15 June 2008
Cato Institute, The Future of Copyright (9 June 2008) <http://www.cato-unbound.org/2008/06/09/rasmus-fleischer/the-future-of-copyright/> at 13 June 2008
TechDirt, Copyright Has Stretched So Far That It Has Broken (10 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080609/1950311357.shtml> 13 June 2008
TechDirt, If You're Going To Argue In Favor Of Copyright, It Might Help To Do Some Research First (28 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080527/1716281240.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Why Should XM Have To Get Permission From The Recording Industry To Innovate? (10 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080610/1343371364.shtml> at 13 June 2008
GovTracks.us, Budget Report: S. 2913: Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008 (20 June 2008) <http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billreport.xpd?bill=s110-2913&type=cbo> at 26 June 2008
EFF Deeplinks, Release the Orphan Works! (16 May 2008) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/05/release-orphan-works> at 5 June 2008
Copyright Term
ZeroPaid, British Top Legal Advisers - Copyright Term Extension is Bad (20 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9569/British+Top+Legal+Advisers+-+Copyright+Term+Extension+is+Bad> at 26 June 2008
TechDirt, UK Government May Extend Copyright, Despite Saying It Wouldn't (6 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080605/1943301325.shtml> at 9 June 2008
Creative Commons
Creative Commons, Jamendo Publishes 10,000th CC-licensed album! (20 June 2008) <http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8383> at 27 June 2008
Creative Commons, Modiba Productions (3 June 2008) <http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8326#more-8326> at 12 June 2008
Creative Commons, Musiquetes (6 June 2008) <http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8307> at 12 June 2008
Creative Commons, From Open Software to Open Music (11 June 2008) <http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8354> at 12 June 2008
Culture/Remixing
TechDirt, Blank Media 'Pirate Tax' Used To Fund New 'Pirate' Album (17 June 2008)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080616/0736291418.shtml> at 19 June 2008
Digital Music Stores
Digital Music News, The iTunes Store: Five Years, Five Billion Song Downloads (20 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061908itunes> at 26 June 2008
ZeroPaid, Napster Comes Full Circle, Launches DRM-Free mp3 Store (22 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9509/Napster+Comes+Full+Circle%2C+Launches+DRM-Free+MP3+Store> at 5 June 2008
TechDirt, No, iTunes And Amazon Downloads Are Not The Answer For The Recording Industry (21 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080519/2320201174.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Digital Sales
Digital Music News, Pew: Internet Playing Minor Role in Music Buying Decisions (22 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052208pew> at 4 June 2008
Digital Music News, Shedding Billions: Latest IFPI Figures Reflect Difficult Decade (21 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022108industry> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, No, iTunes And Amazon Downloads Are Not The Answer For The Recording Industry (21 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080519/2320201174.shtml> at 4 June 2008
DMCA
Digital Music News, Prince Police: Recent Takedown Request Raises Questions (17 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061608prince> at 20 June 2008
TechDirt, Even Lawyers Are Confused About What's Legal Or Not In The Prince/Radiohead Spat (12 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080610/1651401368.shtml> at 13 June 2008
TechDirt, Yes, DMCA Safe Harbors Apply To Websites (13 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080603/0131121297.shtml> at 15 June 2008
TechDirt, Would You Believe Copyright Infringement Notices Are Based On Faulty Information? (5 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080605/1227001318.shtml> at 7 June 2008
ArsTechnica, Study paints grim picture of automated P2p enforcement (5 June 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080605-study-paints-grim-picture-of-automated-dmca-notice-accuracy.html> at 6 June 2008
TechDirt, Indian Music Firm Sues Yahoo Over Music Streaming (2 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080602/1037331289.shtml> at 4 June 2008
DRM
TechDirt, Microsoft Keeps DRM Servers Alive For Now; Won't Screw Over Own Customers For A Few More Years (19 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080619/0907281455.shtml> at 26 June 2008
Digital Music News, Microsoft: We'll Support Your Downloads After All (17 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061808msft> at 20 June 2008
TechDirt, Viacom-Owned TV Station Using P2P To Offer Up DRM-Free Downloads Of New Show (13 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080613/0215211399.shtml> at 15 June 2008
ZeroPaid, Napster Comes Full Circle, Launches DRM-Free mp3 Store (22 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9509/Napster+Comes+Full+Circle%2C+Launches+DRM-Free+MP3+Store> at 5 June 2008
TechDirt, The Stealth Anti-Piracy Chip That Is Neither Stealth Nor Anti-Piracy (27 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080527/0107111224.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Copyright Battles Are About Controlling New Technologies (22 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080521/0945301189.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Economics
TechDirt, Selling To The Long Tail Doesn't Mean You Ignore The Hits (27 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080627/1233561537.shtml> at 28 June 2008
TechDirt, Trent Reznor Continues To Show How Free Music Works In A Business (6 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080605/1638421319.shtml> at 8 June 2008
TechDirt, U2's Manager Lashes Out Yet Again: Blames Absolutely Everyone For Not Making U2 Even Wealthier (5 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080605/1215171317.shtml> at 7 June 2008
TechDirt, If You're Going To Argue In Favor Of Copyright, It Might Help To Do Some Research First (28 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080527/1716281240.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Reputation Is A Scarce Good... As Metallica Is Learning (30 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080529/1914021263.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, 'Give It Away And Pray' Isn't A Business Model... But It Doesn't Mean That 'Free' Doesn't Work (23 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080522/1545021204.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Education Campaigns/Strategies
TechDirt, Warner Tells Kid Rock To Denounce File Sharing; He Denounces Warner Instead (18 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080618/1237131446.shtml> at 20 June 2008
ZeroPaid, UK ISP, Record Industry Join Forces to Fight Illegal File Sharing (11 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9545/UK+ISP%2C+Record+Industry+Join+Forces+to+Fight+Illegal+File-Sharing> at 13 June 2008
P2p Education, List of Peer-to-Peer Application (June 2008) <http://p2peducation.pbwiki.com/> at 13 June 2008
Associated Press, Copyright quiz limits students' music file sharing (5 June 2008) <http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jCWtRbLKE-7NlcLKQok2RQVSTgvgD913E9880> at 5 June 2008
eMusic
Digital Music News, eMusic Raising Subscription Rates; Entry Level Affected (17 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061608emusic> at 20 June 2008
Failure to Adapt
TechDirt, Copyright Has Stretched So Far That It Has Broken (10 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080609/1950311357.shtml> 13 June 2008
TechDirt, Metallica Shushes Early Album Reviews... (8 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/060808metallica> at 10 June 2008
Fair Use/Fair Dealing
TechDirt, Associated Press: Fair Use Limits You To Four Words; Five Words Costs $12.50News You Could Do Without (17 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080617/0740561432.shtml> at 19 June 2008
TechDirt, Associated Press Digs Its Own Grave Deeper; Wants To Create Its Own Fair Use Rules (16 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080616/0635571413.shtml> at 17 June 2008
TechDirt, What If Copyright Only Applied To Commercial Use? (12 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080611/1900481382.shtml> at 15 June 2008
TechDirt, Why Should XM Have To Get Permission From The Recording Industry To Innovate? (10 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080610/1343371364.shtml> at 13 June 2008
TechDirt, Japan Decides Fair Use Is A Good Thing (30 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080528/1906131250.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Copyright Battles Are About Controlling New Technologies (22 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080521/0945301189.shtml> at 4 June 2008
First Sale Doctrine
EFF Deeplinks, Liberation Day for Promo CDs: Victory in UMG v. Augusto Posted by Fred von Lohmann (11 June 2008) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/06/liberation-day-promo-cds-victory-umg-v-augusto> at 26 June 2008
TechDirt, DJ Arrested For Selling Pre-Release Promo CDs On eBay (17 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080616/0840511421.shtml> at 19 June 2008
Digital Music News, Promo Part II: Universal Music Fighting the Case (13 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061208universal> at 15 June 2008
ArsTechnica, Judge: record labels can't stop sale of promotional CDs (12 June 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080612-judge-record-labels-cant-stop-sale-of-promotional-cds.html> at 13 June 2008
TechDirt, Court Rules That Selling Promo CDs Is Perfectly Legal (11 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080611/1301211378.shtml> at 13 June 2008
IFPI
Digital Music News, Global Recording Sales Sink to 80s Levels, IFPI (19 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061908ifpi> at 26 June 2008
Independents
Digital Music News, Merlin: We're Just as Big as EMI Music... (9 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061108merlin> at 13 June 2008
Individual Lawsuits Other Countries
ArsTechnica, Cash, not idealism, behind ISP embrace of music biz (16 June 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080616-cash-not-idealism-behind-isp-embrace-of-music-biz.html> at 27 June 2008
PC World, Dutch court rules against law that allowed file downloading (27 June 2008) <http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;1262747976> at 28 June 2008
ZeroPaid, German Courts - P2p Lawsuits Unconstitutional (17 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9561/German+Courts+-+P2P+Lawsuits+Unconstitutional> at 19 June 2008
P2p Blog, German court: P2P lawsuits are unconstitutional (21 June 2008) <http://www.p2p-blog.com/index.php?itemid=696> at 15 June 2008
EFF Deeplink, The Struggles of France's Three Strikes Law (9 May 2008) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/05/struggles-frances-three-strikes-law> at 5 June 2008
Individual Lawsuits USA
ArsTechnica, EFF attacks foundation of entire RIAA lawsuit campaign (22 June 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080622-eff-attacks-foundation-of-riaa-lawsuit-campaign.html> at 27 June 2008
Digital Music News, Judge Approves Lawyer Fees; RIAA Owes $107,834 (25 June 2008)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/062508andersen> at 27 June 2008
Wired Blog, Professors Siding With Jammie Thomas in RIAA Case (18 June 2008) <http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/06/professors-sidi.html> at 26 June 2008
ZeroPaid, 10 Law Professors Tell Court 'Making Available' Not Copyright Infringement (21 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9577/10+Law+Professors+Tell+Court+%27Making+Available%27+Not+Copyright+Infringement> at 26 June 2008
ZeroPaid, EFF Files Amicus Brief of Jammie Thomas Trial, Demands Re Trial (21 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9581/EFF+Files+Amicus+Brief+on+Jammie+Thomas+Trial%2C+Demands+Re-Trial> at 26 June 2008
TechDirt, MPAA Explains Why Proof Shouldn't Be Necessary In Copyright Infringement Cases (23 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080621/1257061470.shtml> at 26 June 2008
ArsTechnica, Third time's the charm? RIAA tries end run around old case (13 June 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080613-third-times-the-charm-riaa-tries-end-run-around-old-case.html> at 15 June 2008
Digital Music News, Plot Thickens on RIAA Dismissal; More Court Filings Emerge (13 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061208riaa> at 15 June 2008
RecordinIndustryvThePeople, RIAA brings third proceeding against University of Maine "John Does"; this time Court does not sign ex parte discovery order (29 May 2008) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2008/05/riaa-brings-third-proceeding-against.html> at 5 June 2008
Slyck, P2P Defendant Awarded Attorney Fees (15 May 2008) <http://www.slyck.com/story1687_P2P_Defendant_Awarded_Attorney_Fees> at 5 June 2008
Effector, Score Two for Defendants in the P2p Wars (16 May 2008) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/05/score-two-defendants-p2p-wars> at 5 June 2008
ArsTechnica, RIAA doubles settlement cost for students fighting subpoenas (11 June 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080611-riaa-doubles-settlement-cost-for-students-fighting-subpoenas.html> at 13 June 208
EFF Deeplinks, Laser Printers Found Guilty of "Making Available" Crimes (5 June 2008) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/06/laser-printers-found-guilty-making-available-crime> at 13 June 2008
ZeroPaid, STUDY: BitTorrent Users Prone to False Copyright Infringement Claims (6 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9535/STUDY%3A+BitTorrent+Users+Prone+to+False+Copyright+Infringement+Claims> at 7 June 2008
TechDirt, Would You Believe Copyright Infringement Notices Are Based On Faulty Information? (5 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080605/1227001318.shtml> at 7 June 2008
ArsTechnica, Study paints grim picture of automated P2p enforcement (5 June 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080605-study-paints-grim-picture-of-automated-dmca-notice-accuracy.html> at 6 June 2008
Innovation Impact
TechDirt, What If Copyright Only Applied To Commercial Use? (12 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080611/1900481382.shtml> at 15 June 2008
TechDirt, Copyright Has Stretched So Far That It Has Broken (10 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080609/1950311357.shtml> 13 June 2008
TechDirt, Why Should XM Have To Get Permission From The Recording Industry To Innovate? (10 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080610/1343371364.shtml> at 13 June 2008
TechDirt, Time For Warner Music To Fire The Lawyers And Promote Ethan Kaplan (21 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080521/1301391192.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Copyright Battles Are About Controlling New Technologies (22 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080521/0945301189.shtml> at 4 June 2008
International Copyright Issues
TechDirt, We Need More Sunlight On ACTA: Where Is The Mainstream Press? (4 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080603/1247531301.shtml> at 6 June 2008
ZeroPaid, US Proposes 'Pirate Bay Killer' Trade Agreement (24 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9511/US+Proposes+%27Pirate+Bay+Killer%27+Trade+Agreement> at 5 June 2008
TechDirt, Debunking The Faulty Premises Of The Pirate Bay-Criminalization Treaty (23 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080523/1203101212.shtml> at 4 June 2008
ISP Liability
ArsTechnica, Cash, not idealism, behind ISP embrace of music biz (16 June 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080616-cash-not-idealism-behind-isp-embrace-of-music-biz.html> at 27 June 2008
Digital Music News, British Story Gets Bigger; Report Says Legal P2P Ahead (26 June 2008)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/062508british> at 28 June 2008
TechDirt, UK Gov't Tells ISPs They Need To Play Copyright Cops For Record Labels (23 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080623/1601351482.shtml> at 26 June 2008
CNet News Blog, British ISP, recording industry warn illegal downloaders (6 June 2008) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9962404-7.html> at 10 June 2008
ZeroPaid, UK ISP, Record Industry Join Forces to Fight Illegal File Sharing (11 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9545/UK+ISP%2C+Record+Industry+Join+Forces+to+Fight+Illegal+File-Sharing> at 13 June 2008
ZeroPaid, France Formally Mulls 3-Strikes Policy to Disconnect Pirates (20 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9572/France+Formally+Mulls+3-Strikes+Policy+to+Disconnect+Pirates> at 26 June 2008
Times Online, France to ban illegal downloaders from using the internet under three-strikes rule (19 June 2008) <http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4165519.ece> at 20 June 2008
ZeroPaid, U2 Band Manager: ISPs, Music Industry Should Forge 'Commercial Partnership' (7 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9537/U2+Band+Manager%3A+ISPs%2C+Music+Industry+Should+Forge+%27Commercial+Partnerships%27> at 9 June 2008
TechDirt, U2's Manager Lashes Out Yet Again: Blames Absolutely Everyone For Not Making U2 Even Wealthier (5 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080605/1215171317.shtml> at 7 June 2008
Digital Music News, U2's McGuinness Keeps Blasting ISPs... (5 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/060408mcguinness > at 6 June 2008
TechDirt, Is Canada Considering A Three Strikes And You're Off The Internet Policy? (Legal Issues) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080511/1628291082.shtml> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, Recording Industry Now Making Up Facts To Support Having ISPs Police File Sharing (16 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080616/0818031419.shtml> at 17 June 2008
ZeroPaid, Demanding the Impossible - RIAA Demands ISPs Fight Piracy (9 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9471/Demanding+the+Impossible+-+RIAA+Demands+ISPs+Fight+Piracy> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, Lawmakers Questions ISP Monitoring Plan... (15 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051808charter> at 16 May 2008
TechDirt, Copyright Has Stretched So Far That It Has Broken (10 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080609/1950311357.shtml> 13 June 2008
iTunes
Digital Music News, The iTunes Store: Five Years, Five Billion Song Downloads (20 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061908itunes> at 26 June 2008
Labels Revenue
Digital Music News, Global Recording Sales Sink to 80s Levels, IFPI (19 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061908ifpi> at 26 June 2008
Digital Music News, Worse Than Imagined: New Music Sales Suffering at EMI (17 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061608emi> at 20 June 2008
TechDirt, Recording Industry Now Making Up Facts To Support Having ISPs Police File Sharing (16 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080616/0818031419.shtml> at 17 June 2008
ZeroPaid, U2 Band Manager: ISPs, Music Industry Should Forge 'Commerical Partnership' (7 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9537/U2+Band+Manager%3A+ISPs%2C+Music+Industry+Should+Forge+%27Commercial+Partnerships%27> at 9 June 2008
Digital Music News, Shedding Billions: Latest IFPI Figures Reflect Difficult Decade (21 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022108industry> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, How A Big Record Label Could Make Itself Useful: Act As The Filter (27 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080527/0028181222.shtml> at 4 June 2008
LaLa
Digital Music News, Warner's $20 Million Horse: Is It a Winner? (28 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052808warner> at 5 June 2008
Last.fm
Digital Music News, Last.fm Licenses a Serious Music Video Catalog... (17 June 2008)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061708last> at 20 June 2008
ArsTechnica, Last.fm hoping to become one-stop shop for music and videos (17 June 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080617-last-fm-hoping-to-become-one-stop-shop-for-music-and-videos.html> at 18 June 2008
Digital Music News, Warner Music, Last.fm Have a Little Disagreement (8 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/060808last> at 10 June 2008
Leaks
Digital Music News, Axl to Grind: FBI Investigates Chinese Democracy Leak (27 June 2008)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/062608chinese> at 28 June 2008
TechDirt, Doesn't The FBI Have More Important Things To Do Than Chase Down The Guy Who Leaked The New Guns N' Roses Album? (25 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080625/0111221510.shtml> at 26 June 2008
Digital Music News, Guns N' Roses Chases Chinese Democracy Leak... (19 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061908guns> at 26 June 2008
Digital Music News, Coldplay Album Starts Leaking; Release Date Mid-June (6 June 2008)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/060508coldplay> at 7 June 2008
Digital Music News, Coldplay Plays It Well; Chart-Topper In Britain (16 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061508coldplay> at 20 June 2008
Digital Music News, Coldplay Unleashed In Britain; Indicators Looking Good (13 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061208coldplay> at 15 June 2008
TechDirt, Despite Leaks, Lil Wayne Album Selling Strong (12 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061108lil> at 13 June 2008
TechDirt, Metallica Shushes Early Album Reviews... (8 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/060808metallica> at 10 June 2008
Digital Music News, Usher Survives; Shifts 433,000 Albums First Week (5 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/060408usher> at 6 June 2008
Digital Music News, The Usher Leak: Download Estimates Emerge... (26 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052608usher> at 4 June 2008
Digital Music News, ..But Upcoming Usher Album Starts Leaking (22 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052208usherleak> at 4 June 2008
Levies
TechDirt, Blank Media 'Pirate Tax' Used To Fund New 'Pirate' Album (17 June 2008)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080616/0736291418.shtml> at 19 June 2008
Limewire
TechDirt, Viacom-Owned TV Station Using P2P To Offer Up DRM-Free Downloads Of New Show (13 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080613/0215211399.shtml> at 15 June 2008
Mergers/Consolidation
Digital Music News, ...But Divorce Proceedings Take Center Stage (16 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061508sonybmg> at 20 June 2008
Merlin
Digital Music News, Merlin: We're Just as Big as EMI Music... (9 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061108merlin> at 13 June 2008
Mp3 Sparks (see AllofMp3)
Digital Music News, Majors Drop Suit Against Beleaguered AllofMP3 (28 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052708allofmp3> at 5 June 2008
The Register, Bittorrent tosses Orb into Apple's walled garden (23 May 2008) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/23/bittorrent_orb_bundle/> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, RIAA Drops Allofmp3 Lawsuit; Pretends Mp3Sparks Doesn't Exist (27 May 2008)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080527/0044331223.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Napster2
ZeroPaid, Napster Comes Full Circle, Launches DRM-Free mp3 Store (22 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9509/Napster+Comes+Full+Circle%2C+Launches+DRM-Free+MP3+Store> at 5 June 2008
Digital Music News, Napster Slims Losses; Subscribers Also Slimming (22 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052108napster> at 4 June 2008
New Business Models
ZeroPaid, NIN Releases Album Download Details via Google Earth (27 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9593/NIN+Releases+Album+Download+Details+via+Google+Earth> at 27 June 2008
Creative Commons, Jamendo Publishes 10,000th CC-licensed album! (20 June 2008) <http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8383> at 27 June 2008
Digital Music News, Newly Independent Pop Band McFly Gives Away Free CD With Newspaper (27 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080627/0135431533.shtml> at 27 June 2008
TechDirt, The New Music Business: Enabling Musicians To Take Advantage Of New Business Models (24 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080623/0154541476.shtml> at 26 June 2008
TechDirt, Now Gene Simmons Is Blaming Radiohead For Killing The Recording Industry (19 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080617/2333571437.shtml> at 26 June 2008
TechDirt, Trent Reznor's Path To Accepting And Embracing New Business Models (9 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080608/2321301340.shtml> at 13 June 2008
ZeroPaid, NIN Offers Free Download of New Download of New Tour Sampler (7 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9536/NIN+Offers+Free+Download+of+New+Tour+Sampler> at 9 June 2008
TechDirt, Trent Reznor Continues To Show How Free Music Works In A Business (6 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080605/1638421319.shtml> at 8 June 2008
TechDirt, Didn't Expect This: Disney Records Finds A Business Model That Works (11 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080611/0123281373.shtml> at 13 June 2008
ArsTechnica, U2 manager: Ad-supported music is beneath musicians (5 June 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080605-u2-manager-ad-supported-music-is-beneath-musicians.html> at 6 June 2008
TechDirt, How A Big Record Label Could Make Itself Useful: Act As The Filter (27 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080527/0028181222.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, No, iTunes And Amazon Downloads Are Not The Answer For The Recording Industry (21 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080519/2320201174.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Time For Warner Music To Fire The Lawyers And Promote Ethan Kaplan (21 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080521/1301391192.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, When Even Pop Boy Bands Don't Need Record Labels... (30 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080527/1729081241.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Reputation Is A Scarce Good... As Metallica Is Learning (30 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080529/1914021263.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, 'Give It Away And Pray' Isn't A Business Model... But It Doesn't Mean That 'Free' Doesn't Work (23 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080522/1545021204.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Orphan Works
GovTracks.us, #Budget Report: S. 2913: Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008 (20 June 2008) <http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billreport.xpd?bill=s110-2913&type=cbo> at 26 June 2008
EFF Deeplinks, Release the Orphan Works! (16 May 2008) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/05/release-orphan-works> at 5 June 2008
Other
Wired Blog, My Way or Norway: Prince Sues to Obliterate Tribute Album (25 June 2008)<http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/06/prince-sues-to.html> at 27 June 2008
ArsTechnica, UK police nicked by copyright cop for playing radio too loud (13 June 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080613-uk-police-nicked-by-copyright-cop-for-playing-radio-too-loud.html> at 15 June 2008
Other File Sharing Lawsuits
ZeroPaid, Former Elite Torrents Admin Faces 10 Years in Prison (29 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9597/Former+EliteTorrents+Admin+Faces+10yrs+in+Prison> at 30 June 2008
Digital Music News, Showdown In Spain: Promusicae Sues P2P Pioneer (6 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/060508pablo> at 7 June 2008
ZeroPaid, Record Labels Sue Spanish P2p Developer for 'Unfair Competition' (6 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9534/Record+Labels+Sue+Spanish+P2P+Developer+for+%27Unfair+Competition%3F%27> at 6 June 2008
CNet News, Jury hands feds first guilty verdict for Web music piracy (23 May 2008) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9951371-7.html> at 4 June 2008
The Register, UK cops arrest six alleged BitTorrent music uploaders (2 June 2008) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/02/onk_further_arrests/> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, UK Authorities Charging OiNK Users With 'Conspiracy To Defraud The Music Industry' (2 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080601/1756051285.shtml> at 4 June 2008
P2p Developments
ArsTechnica, "Cubit" P2P search protocol could one day sink The Pirate Bay (17 June 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080617-cubit-p2p-search-protocol-could-one-day-sink-the-pirate-bay.html> at 18 June 2008
P2p Distribution (non music)
TechDirt, Viacom-Owned TV Station Using P2P To Offer Up DRM-Free Downloads Of New Show (13 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080613/0215211399.shtml> at 15 June 2008
P2p Legitimate Uses
ZeroPaid, NIN Releases Album Download Details via Google Earth (27 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9593/NIN+Releases+Album+Download+Details+via+Google+Earth> at 27 June 2008
P2p Education, List of Peer-to-Peer Application (June 2008) <http://p2peducation.pbwiki.com/> at 13 June 2008
BoingBoing, Wiki for listing legitimate uses of P2P (6 June 2008) <http://www.boingboing.net/2008/06/06/wiki-for-listing-leg.html> at 13 June 2008
P2p Statistics
Slyck, BitTorrent, P2P Criticized by Internet Founder (26 June 2008) <http://www.slyck.com/story1696_BitTorrent_P2P_Criticized_by_Internet_Founder> at 27 June 2008
Digital Music News, How Big? P2P Traffic Gobbling 44 Percent of Total Bandwidth (24 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/062408p2p> at 26 June 2008
ZeroPaid, P2p Throttling Company Says 44% of Traffic is P2p (25 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9588/P2P+Throttling+Company+Says+44%25+of+Traffic+is+P2P> at 26 June 2008
ZeroPaid, Music Industry Study: 80% of UK Youth Want Legal P2p (17 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9560/Music+Industry+Study%3A+80%25+of+UK+Youth+Want+Legal+P2P> at 19 June 2008
ArsTechnica, Survey: young people happy to pay for music—on their terms (16 June 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080616-survey-young-adults-willing-to-pay-for-musicon-their-terms.html> at 18 June 2008
The Register, 80% want legal P2P - survey (16 June 2008) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/16/bmr_music_survey/> at 17 June 2008
ZeroPaid, U2 Band Manager: ISPs, Music Industry Should Forge 'Commerical Partnership' (7 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9537/U2+Band+Manager%3A+ISPs%2C+Music+Industry+Should+Forge+%27Commercial+Partnerships%27> at 9 June 2008
ZeroPaid, The Pirate Bay Enters Top 100 Websites (24 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9510/The+Pirate+Bay+Enters+Top+100+Websites> at 5 June 2008
Digital Music News, The Usher Leak: Download Estimates Emerge... (26 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052608usher> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, No, iTunes And Amazon Downloads Are Not The Answer For The Recording Industry (21 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080519/2320201174.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Piracy
ZeroPaid, Former Elite Torrents Admin Faces 10 Years in Prison (29 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9597/Former+EliteTorrents+Admin+Faces+10yrs+in+Prison> at 30 June 2008
TechDirt, Boy, Those Corn Farmers Sure Are Interested In Internet Politics (12 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080611/1735371380.shtml> at 15 June 2008
CNet News, Jury hands feds first guilty verdict for Web music piracy (23 May 2008) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9951371-7.html> at 4 June 2008
Pirate Bay
TechDirt, Warner Music Admits It Hired Police Investigator Before The Pirate Bay Investigation Was Complete (5 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080605/1646031320.shtml> at 7 June 2008
Digital Music News, Coldplay Album Starts Leaking; Release Date Mid-June (6 June 2008)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/060508coldplay> at 7 June 2008
ArsTechnica, Investigator controversy surfaces over Pirate Bay case (5 June 2008)<http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080605-investigator-controversy-surfaces-over-pirate-bay-case.html> at 6 June 2008
ZeroPaid, US Proposes 'Pirate Bay Killer' Trade Agreement (24 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9511/US+Proposes+%27Pirate+Bay+Killer%27+Trade+Agreement> at 5 June 2008
ZeroPaid, The Pirate Bay Enters Top 100 Websites (24 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9510/The+Pirate+Bay+Enters+Top+100+Websites> at 5 June 2008
TechDirt, Debunking The Faulty Premises Of The Pirate Bay-Criminalization Treaty (23 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080523/1203101212.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Plagarism
Digital Music News, Plagiarism? Coldplay Defends Against Charges... (17 June 2008)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061808coldplay> at 20 June 2008
Public Choice Theory
TechDirt, Boy, Those Corn Farmers Sure Are Interested In Internet Politics (12 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080611/1735371380.shtml> at 15 June 2008
TechDirt, Canadian DMCA Introduced (Finally); Pretends US Lobbyists Had Nothing To Do With It (12 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080612/1017381387.shtml> at 15 June 2008
TechDirt, We Need More Sunlight On ACTA: Where Is The Mainstream Press? (4 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080603/1247531301.shtml> at 6 June 2008
ZeroPaid, Obama, Hillary Favor Network Neutrality, McCain Prefers 'Market Forces' (29 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9519/Obama%2C+Hillary+Favor+Network+Neutrality%2C+McCain+Prefers+%27Market+Forces%27> at 5 June 2008
Publishing
Digital Music News, Developing: Digital Royalty Rate Thawing Emerges (20 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061908rates> at 26 June 2008
TechDirt, ASCAP's Bill Of Wrongs (30 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080529/2308011264.shtml> at 4 June 2008
QTrax
QTrax, Never Say Die: Qtrax Plans Release This Week (16 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061508qtrax> at 20 June 2008
CNet News, Legal P2P music site Qtrax signs EMI Music (3 June 2008)<http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9958560-7.html> at 5 June 2008
Recording Contracts
Digital Music News, Stumbling Towards 360: An Industry Licks Its Early Wounds (25 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/062508three> at 27 June 2008
Digital Music News, Latest Lawsuit Gets Poisonous; EMI On Defensive (19 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/062208poison> at 26 June 2008
Royalties
Digital Music News, Latest Lawsuit Gets Poisonous; EMI On Defensive (19 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/062208poison> at 26 June 2008
Digital Music News, Developing: Digital Royalty Rate Thawing Emerges (20 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061908rates> at 26 June 2008
TechDirt, ASCAP's Bill Of Wrongs (30 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080529/2308011264.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Satellite
TechDirt, Why Should XM Have To Get Permission From The Recording Industry To Innovate? (10 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080610/1343371364.shtml> at 13 June 2008
Search Engines
Digital Music News, Baidu Back On the Burner: Tough Talk Continues (5 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/060408baidu > at 6 June 2008
Streaming
Digital Music News, Developing: Digital Royalty Rate Thawing Emerges (20 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061908rates> at 26 June 2008
TechDirt, Why Should XM Have To Get Permission From The Recording Industry To Innovate? (10 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080610/1343371364.shtml> at 13 June 2008
PC World, Yahoo Sued by Indian Music Company for Copyright Infringement (2 June 2008) <http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146547/yahoo_sued_by_indian_music_company_for_copyright_infringment.html> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Indian Music Firm Sues Yahoo Over Music Streaming (2 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080602/1037331289.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Subscription
Digital Music News, Napster Slims Losses; Subscribers Also Slimming (22 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052108napster> at 4 June 2008
Terrestrial Radio
Digital Music News, Performance Radio Royalty Bill Gets a Nudge... (27 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/062608performance> at 28 June 2008
ArsTechnica, Radio stations, RIAA trade barbs at hearing over royalties (26 June 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080626-radio-stations-riaa-trade-barbs-at-hearing-over-royalties.html> at 27 June 2008
Wired Blog, Recording Industry Decries AM-FM Broadcasting as 'A Form of Piracy' (23 June 2008) <http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/06/recording-indus.html> at 27 June 2008
TechDirt, Recording Industry Calls Radio 'A Kind Of Piracy' (24 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080624/0254081491.shtml> at 26 June 2008
Traffic Shaping/Network Neutrality
ComputerWorld, ISPs experimenting with new P2P controls (20 June 2008) <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=protocols_and_standards&articleId=9101398&taxonomyId=141> at 27 June 2008
Digital Music News, Comcast: Let the Throttling Games Begin... Again (5 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/060408throttling> at 6 June 2008
ZeroPaid, Obama, Hillary Favor Network Neutrality, McCain Prefers 'Market Forces' (29 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9519/Obama%2C+Hillary+Favor+Network+Neutrality%2C+McCain+Prefers+%27Market+Forces%27> at 5 June 2008
SiliconValley/Associated Press, Comcast to test new way to manage Internet jams (3 June 2008) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_9467453?nclick_check=1> at 5 June 2008
Viral Marketing
Digital Music News, Pew: Internet Playing Minor Role in Music Buying Decisions (22 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052208pew> at 4 June 2008
Video On Demand
ArsTechnica, Last.fm hoping to become one-stop shop for music and videos (17 June 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080617-last-fm-hoping-to-become-one-stop-shop-for-music-and-videos.html> at 18 June 2008
Weblog
Digital Music News, Combining the Power of Tastemaker Music Blogs... (17 June 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061608blogs> at 20 June 2008
YouTube
TechDirt, Viral Weezer Video Not Allowed To Be Viral (17 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080616/0859191423.shtml> at 19 June 2008
ArsTechnica, Last.fm hoping to become one-stop shop for music and videos (17 June 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080617-last-fm-hoping-to-become-one-stop-shop-for-music-and-videos.html> at 18 June 2008
TechDirt, Viacom-Owned TV Station Using P2P To Offer Up DRM-Free Downloads Of New Show (13 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080613/0215211399.shtml> at 15 June 2008
TechDirt, Even Lawyers Are Confused About What's Legal Or Not In The Prince/Radiohead Spat (12 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080610/1651401368.shtml> at 13 June 2008
ZeroPaid, U2 Band Manager: ISPs, Music Industry Should Forge 'Commerical Partnership' (7 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9537/U2+Band+Manager%3A+ISPs%2C+Music+Industry+Should+Forge+%27Commercial+Partnerships%27> at 9 June 2008
EFF Deeplinks, Prince Issues One Takedown Too Many (2 June 2008) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/06/prince-issues-one-takedown-too-many> at 7 June 2008
ZeroPaid, Prince Removes Radiohead 'Creep' Cover From YouTube (31 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9524/Prince+Removes+Radiohead+%27Creep%27+Cover+from+YouTube> at 5 June 2008
TechDirt, Prince And Radiohead Fight Over YouTube Song (30 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080530/1507241271.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Better Late Than Never...
Ad Supported Music
CNet News, Legal P2P music site Qtrax signs EMI Music (3 June 2008)<http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9958560-7.html> at 5 June 2008
guardian.co.uk, Universal to allow free music downloads (8 May 2008) <http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/may/08/digitalmedia.digitalmusic> at 10 May 2008
Wired Listening Post, Qtrax Inks Deal With Universal for Legal P2P Music (6 May 2008) <http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/05/qtrax-inks-deal.html> at 7 May 2008
TechDirt, Advertising Is Content; Content Is Advertising (19 March 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080318/004136567.shtml> at 7 May 2008
ArsTechnica, Report: ad-supported content will soon dominate digital media (5 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080505-report-ad-support-content-will-soon-dominate-digital-media.html> at 6 May 200
Allofmp3
Digital Music News, Majors Drop Suit Against Beleaguered AllofMP3 (28 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052708allofmp3> at 5 June 2008
TechDirt, RIAA Drops Allofmp3 Lawsuit; Pretends Mp3Sparks Doesn't Exist (27 May 2008)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080527/0044331223.shtml> at 4 June 2008
ASCAP
TechDirt, ASCAP's Bill Of Wrongs (30 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080529/2308011264.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Do Songwriters Deserve A Cut Of Yahoo Search Revenue? (13 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080512/0252111088.shtml> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, Yahoo, RealNetworks, AOL Bite Back Against ASCAP Rates (5 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050508yahoo> at 6 May 2008
The Register, Songwriters score victory over AOL, Yahoo! and Real Pay up (1 May 2008)<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/01/ascap_aol_real_yahoo/> at 2 May 2008
TechDirt, District Court Tells Yahoo, AOL To Pay Millions To Songwriters (1 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080501/020611996.shtml> at 2 May 2008
CNet News, Court: Online services must pay up for song use (1 May 2008) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9933398-7.html> at 2 May 2008
Digital Music News, Court Determines ASCAP Rates for Yahoo, AOL, RealNetworks (30 April 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/043008ascap> at 2 May 2008
The Wall Street Journal, Court Sets Royalty Fees To Be Paid to ASCAP (30 April 2008) <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120959909400857751.html> at 2 May 2008
BitTorrent
ZeroPaid, How to Get Into Private BitTorrent Tracker Sites (4 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9530/How+to+Get+Into+Private+BitTorrent+Tracker+Sites> at 5 June 2008
ZeroPaid, Where to Find Free AND Legal BitTorrent Downloads (29 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9521/Where+to+Find+Free+AND+Legal+BitTorrent+Downloads> at 5 June 2008
ZeroPaid, The Pirate Bay Enters Top 100 Websites (24 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9510/The+Pirate+Bay+Enters+Top+100+Websites> at 5 June 2008
TechDirt, How The RIAA/MPAA Helped Catapult The Pirate Bay Into Being One Of The World's Most Popular Sites (20 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080519/0227541162.shtml> at 21 May 2008
ArsTechnica, Pirate Bay: MPAA's $15.4 million damage claim a fabrication (9 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080509-pirate-bay-mpaas-15-4-million-damage-claim-a-fabrication.html> at 10 May 2008
The Local, The Pirate Bay faces massive damages claim (8 May 2008) <http://www.thelocal.se/11614.html> at 10 May 2008
The Register, UK cops arrest six alleged BitTorrent music uploaders (2 June 2008) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/02/onk_further_arrests/> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, UK Authorities Charging OiNK Users With 'Conspiracy To Defraud The Music Industry' (2 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080601/1756051285.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Digital Music News, We're Broke! Torrentspy Offers Latest Snub to MPAA... (12 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051108torrent> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, TorrentSpy Faces Hefty, $110 Million Infringement Penalty (7 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050708torrentspy> at 10 May 2008
The Register, Hollywood awarded $110m against TorrentSpy (7 May 2008) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/07/mpaa_awarded_110m_from_torrentspy/> at 10 May 2008
Yahoo UK Ireland, TorrentSpy to appeal 110-mln-dollar ruling in film piracy suit (8 May 2008) <http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080508/ttc-us-it-internet-copyright-film-trial-e0bba4a.html> at 10 May 2008
TechDirt, Court Orders TorrentSpy To Pay $110 Million To MPAA (7 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080507/1657261059.shtml> at 10 May 2008
TechDirt, TorrentSpy, Though Out Of Business, To Appeal Massive Fine (8 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080508/1046351063.shtml> at 10 May 2008
ArsTechnica, TorrentSpy ordered to pay $110 million in damages to MPAA (7 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080507-torrentspy-ordered-to-pay-110-million-in-damages-to-mpaa.html> at 8 May 2008
TechDirt, isoHunt Tries The 'Just A Search Engine' Defense (6 May 2008)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080504/2203281027.shtml> at 8 May 2008
ArsTechnia, Researchers use Akamai to find local BitTorrent peers (6 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080506-researchers-use-akamai-to-find-local-bittorrent-peers.html> at 7 May 2008
Concerts
TechDirt, Musicians Whining About Fans With Mobile Phones (13 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080512/0056591086.shtml> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, Bands Should Give Away Their Music With Every Concert Ticket Sold (16 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080514/0306491110.shtml> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, Reznor Rampage Continues; Touring Experiment Next (5 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050508nin> at 6 May 2008
TechDirt, If You're Going To Argue In Favor Of Copyright, It Might Help To Do Some Research First (28 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080527/1716281240.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Copyright Law Other Countries
EFF Deeplink, The Struggles of France's Three Strikes Law (9 May 2008) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/05/struggles-frances-three-strikes-law> at 5 June 2008
National Post, Tories eye $500 fine for illegal downloads (2 June 2008) <http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=558674> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Japan Decides Fair Use Is A Good Thing (30 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080528/1906131250.shtml> at 4 June 2008
ZeroPaid, French RIAA Announces Deadline to Ban File-Sharers from the Internet (8 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9477/French+RIAA+Announces+Deadline+to+Ban+File-Sharers+from+the+Internet> at 10 May 2008
ZeroPaid, Swedish Man Convicted of Illegal File-Sharing (7 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9463/Swedish+Man+Convicted+for+Illegal-File+Sharing> at 8 May 2008
TorrentFreak, File-Sharer Convicted in Sweden’s Biggest P2P Case (5 May 2008) <http://torrentfreak.com/file-sharer-convicted-in-swedens-biggest-p2p-case-080505/> at 6 May 2008
Constitutional Law
TechDirt, Funny How Universal Music Thinks Infringement Fines Are Unconstitutional When It's On The Receiving End (14 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080513/1807491105.shtml> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, Is The Copyright Royalty Board Unconstitutional? (16 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080516/0334011133.shtml> at 21 May 2008
Copyright USA
EFF Deeplinks, Release the Orphan Works! (16 May 2008) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/05/release-orphan-works> at 5 June 2008
TechDirt, Orphan Works Legislation Would Be A Small But Important Step Toward Copyright Reform (29 April 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080425/124144950.shtml> at 2 May 2008
TechDirt, Is Watching An Infringing YouTube Video Copyright Infringement? (16 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080514/1736121116.shtml> at 21 May 208
TechDirt, Copyrights An Engine Of Free Expression? (15 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080514/0233311107.shtml> at 21 May 2008
The Patry Copyright Blog, Atlantic Recording Corp. v. Howell (30 April 2008) <http://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/04/atlantic-recording-corp-v-howell.html> at 10 May 2008
CNet News, Court rejects RIAA's 'making available' piracy argument (29 April 2008) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9932004-7.html> at 2 May 2008
Effector, House Passes Controversial PRO IP Act (8 May 2008) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/05/house-passes-controversial-pro-ip-act> at 5 June 2008
ArsTechnica, House overwhelmingly passes controversial PRO-IP Act (8 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080508-house-overwhelmingly-passes-controversial-pro-ip-act.html> at 10 May 2008
TechDirt, House Passes Pro IP Overwhelmingly (8 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080508/1854491068.shtml> at 10 May 2008
billboard.biz, House Passes PRO IP Bill (6 May 2008) <http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i4552e786232dd91baa8a825cc2f79780> at 8 May 2008
ArsTechnica, Controversial Pro-IP Act sails through Judiciary Committee (30 April 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080430-pro-ip-act-passes-in-the-house.html> at 2 May 2008
Digital Music News, House Backs Serious IP Protection Bill, 410-11 Vote (8 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050808pro> at 10 May 2008
CNet NewsBlog, House OKs copyright czar, new piracy penalties (8 May 2008) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9939265-7.html> at 10 May 2008
ZeroPaid, Anti-Piracy Czar to be Created in US Congress (3 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9453/Anti-Piracy+Czar+to+be+Created+in+US+Congress> at 5 May 2008
Wasingtonpost, House Bill to Create Anti-Piracy Czar Advances (1 May 2008) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/30/AR2008043003360.html> at 2 May 2008
TechDirt, Can Someone Explain Why The White House Should Be Playing The Role Of Copyright Cop? (1 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080430/194141989.shtml> at 2 May 2008
CNet News, Proposed new piracy penalties advance in House (30 April 2008) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9932260-7.html?tag=nefd.top> at 2 May 2008
TechDirt, If Copyright Is About Incentive, Should It Allow Total Control Over The Work? (9 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080508/0226201062.shtml> at 10 May 2008
TechDirt, IP Lawyer Explains Why Uploading Files May Not Be Distribution For CopyrightLegal Issues (8 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080508/1119441065.shtml> at 10 May 2008
Copyright Term
The Patry Copyright Blog, Happy Birthday Now Pay the License Fee (5 May 2008) <http://regbyarchexp4.blogspot.com/search/label/v> at 10 May 2008
Digital Music Stores
ZeroPaid, Napster Comes Full Circle, Launches DRM-Free mp3 Store (22 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9509/Napster+Comes+Full+Circle%2C+Launches+DRM-Free+MP3+Store> at 5 June 2008
TechDirt, No, iTunes And Amazon Downloads Are Not The Answer For The Recording Industry (21 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080519/2320201174.shtml> at 4 June 2008
The New York Times, Amazon Gains Share of Shrinking Paid Music Market (17 April 2008) <http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/17/amazon-gains-share-of-shrinking-paid-music-market/> at 12 May 2008
Digital Music News, iTunes Store Turns Five; Four Billion Downloads Later (5 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050508itunes> at 6 May 2008
Digital Sales
Digital Music News, Pew: Internet Playing Minor Role in Music Buying Decisions (22 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052208pew> at 4 June 2008
Digital Music News, Shedding Billions: Latest IFPI Figures Reflect Difficult Decade (21 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022108industry> at 4 June 2008
ZeroPaid, Music Revenues Move Up at RealNetworks; Gaming Moves Out (8 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050808realnetworks> at 10 May 2008
Digital Music News, Warner Music Group Pilots True Variable Pricing (6 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050508warner> at 7 May 2008
THR.Com, Warner music Group to try dynamic pricing (5 May 2008) <http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i33d4223fc20859064e611002f6284804> at 7 May 2008
DMCA
TechDirt, Indian Music Firm Sues Yahoo Over Music Streaming (2 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080602/1037331289.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Mainstream Media Way Behind on DRM and DMCA (19 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080515/1516101126.shtml> at 21 May 2008
ZeroPaid, USA - Copyright Infringer Sentenced to 30 months in prison (3 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9454/USA+-+Copyright+Infringer+Sentenced+to+30+Months+in+Prison%21> at 5 May 2008
DRM
ZeroPaid, Napster Comes Full Circle, Launches DRM-Free mp3 Store (22 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9509/Napster+Comes+Full+Circle%2C+Launches+DRM-Free+MP3+Store> at 5 June 2008
TechDirt, The Stealth Anti-Piracy Chip That Is Neither Stealth Nor Anti-Piracy (27 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080527/0107111224.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Copyright Battles Are About Controlling New Technologies (22 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080521/0945301189.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Digital Music News, Resnikoff's Parting Shot: Putting Napster's MP3s Into Perspective (15 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052008parting> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, Napster Gets It Done: MP3s For Everyone (19 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052008napster> at 21 May 2008
Billboard.biz, Napster Goes DRM-Free (20 May 2008) <http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i9189f73c48e7dd51669d4bee4dc1d1b1> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, Collapse of Music DRM Continues; DRM Customers Still Screwed (20 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080520/0551131178.shtml> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, Mainstream Media Way Behind on DRM and DMCA (19 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080515/1516101126.shtml> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, EA Backs Down On Controversial DRM (12 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080511/1507061080.shtml> at 21 May 2008
ArsTechnica, If music DRM is dead, the RIAA expects its resurrection (8 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080508-if-music-drm-is-dead-the-riaa-expects-its-resurrection.html> at 10 May 2008
Digital Music News, Warner Music, Wal-Mart Work It Out... MP3s Online (7 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050708warner> at 10 May 2008
TechDirt, RIAA, MPAA In Denial About The Death Of DRM (8 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080508/1414361067.shtml> at 10 May 2008
Economics
TechDirt, If You're Going To Argue In Favor Of Copyright, It Might Help To Do Some Research First (28 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080527/1716281240.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Reputation Is A Scarce Good... As Metallica Is Learning (30 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080529/1914021263.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, 'Give It Away And Pray' Isn't A Business Model... But It Doesn't Mean That 'Free' Doesn't Work (23 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080522/1545021204.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Up-and-Coming Label Illustrates How to Sell Infinite Goods in the Internet Age (8 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080506/0529041043.shtml> at 10 May 2008
TechDirt, Trent Reznor Gives Away New Album As A Completely Free Download (5 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080505/0908591030.shtml> at 7 May 2008
Education Strategies/Campaigns
Associated Press, Copyright quiz limits students' music file sharing (5 June 2008) <http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jCWtRbLKE-7NlcLKQok2RQVSTgvgD913E9880> at 5 June 2008
ZeroPaid, College Allows File-Sharing for Student Who Ace Copyright Law Test (19 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9503/College+Allows+File-Sharing+for+Students+Who+Ace+Copyright+Law+Test> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, University Makes Students Take Copyright Quiz To Get Timed Access To P2P (16 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080515/1907211130.shtml> at 21 May 2008
BBC News, Charity advice on music downloads (30 April 2008) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7375621.stm> at 3 May 2008
TechDirt, Recording Industry Funds Charity To Run Its Latest Brainwashing Program (2 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080430/090922985.shtml> at 3 May 2008
TechDirt, Musician Claims He Was Tricked Into Appearing In Anti-Piracy Video (1 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080501/035740998.shtml> at 2 May 2008
Sydney Morning Herald, Musician 'duped' into anti-piracy video (1 May 2008) <http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/04/30/1209234943373.html> at 2 May 2008
EULAs
EFF Deeplinks, MSN Music Debacle Highlights EULA Dangers (5 May 2008) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/05/msn-music-debacle-highlights-eula-dangers> at 8 May 2008
TechDirt, Courts Should Reject Blizzard's Assault on the First Sale Doctrine (6 May 2008)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080505/1918081035.shtml> at 8 May 2008
First Sale Doctrine
TechDirt, Courts Should Reject Blizzard's Assault on the First Sale Doctrine (6 May 2008)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080505/1918081035.shtml> at 8 May 2008
Imeem
Digital Music News, Imeem: These Numbers Are Starting to Look Good (12 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051308imeem> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, The Social Networking Boom: Do Artists Deserve More? (7 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050608social> at 8 May 2008
Independent
Digital Music News, Resnikoff's Parting Shot: Where's My Long Tail Playbook? (12 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051308parting> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, Up-and-Coming Label Illustrates How to Sell Infinite Goods in the Internet Age (8 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080506/0529041043.shtml> at 10 May 2008
Digital Music News, The Social Networking Boom: Do Artists Deserve More? (7 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050608social> at 8 May 2008
ArsTechnica, "Fifth major" Merlin signs 12,000 indie labels, eyes MySpace (5 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080505-fifth-major-merlin-signs-12000-indie-labels-eyes-myspace.html> at 6 May 2008
Individual Lawsuits Other Countries
EFF Deeplink, The Struggles of France's Three Strikes Law (9 May 2008) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/05/struggles-frances-three-strikes-law> at 5 June 2008
ZeroPaid, French RIAA Announces Deadline to Ban File-Sharers from the Internet (8 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9477/French+RIAA+Announces+Deadline+to+Ban+File-Sharers+from+the+Internet> at 10 May 2008
ZeroPaid, Swedish Man Convicted of Illegal File-Sharing (7 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9463/Swedish+Man+Convicted+for+Illegal-File+Sharing> at 8 May 2008
TorrentFreak, File-Sharer Convicted in Sweden’s Biggest P2P Case (5 May 2008) <http://torrentfreak.com/file-sharer-convicted-in-swedens-biggest-p2p-case-080505/> at 6 May 2008
Individual Lawsuits USA
RecordinIndustryvThePeople, RIAA brings third proceeding against University of Maine "John Does"; this time Court does not sign ex parte discovery order (29 May 2008) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2008/05/riaa-brings-third-proceeding-against.html> at 5 June 2008
Slyck, P2P Defendant Awarded Attorney Fees (15 May 2008) <http://www.slyck.com/story1687_P2P_Defendant_Awarded_Attorney_Fees> at 5 June 2008
Effector, Score Two for Defendants in the P2p Wars (16 May 2008) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/05/score-two-defendants-p2p-wars> at 5 June 2008
The Register, RIAA ordered to shell out $100k for P2P witch hunt (15 May 2008) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/15/tanya_andersen_attorneys_fees/> at 21 May 2008
ZeroPaid, RIAA Must Pay $107,834 in Legal Fees (17 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9497/RIAA+Must+Pay+%24107%2C834+in+Legal+Fees> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, ...And Fresh Challenges Emerge on "Making Available" (15 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051508jammie> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, Bad Day For The RIAA: Two High Profile Cases Go Against RIAA (15 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080515/1228441125.shtml> at 21 May 2008
ZeroPaid, Comcast Mulls 250GB Monthly Cap, Disconnecting File-Sharers (9 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9470/Comcast+Mulls+250GB+Monthly+Cap%2C+Disconnecting+File-Sharers> at 10 May 2008
The Patry Copyright Blog, Atlantic Recording Corp. v. Howell (30 April 2008) <http://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/04/atlantic-recording-corp-v-howell.html> at 10 May 2008
TechDirt, Florida Judge Won't Let The RIAA Off The Hook (7 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080507/0317481054.shtml> at 10 May 2008
TechDirt, IP Lawyer Explains Why Uploading Files May Not Be Distribution For Copyright Legal Issues (8 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080508/1119441065.shtml> at 10 May 2008
ZeroPaid, RIAA Steps Up Campus File-Sharing War, Says Using 'Better Software, More Servers' (7 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9459/RIAA+Steps+Up+Campus+File-Sharing+War%2C+Says+Using+%27Better+Software%2C+More+Servers%27> at 8 May 2008
RecordingIndustry v ThePeopleBlog, Counterclaims for extortion, conspiracy, trespass, consumer fraud & abuse, abuse of process upheld in Atlantic v. Boyer (6 May 2008) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2008/05/counterclaims-for-extortion-conspiracy.html> at 7 May 2008
ArsTechnica, Andersen relentless in quest to nail the RIAA (5 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080505-andersen-relentless-in-quest-to-nail-the-riaa.html> at 6 May 2008
Digital Music News, Universities Report Climb In RIAA Letters... (2 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050108college> at 5 May 2008
ZeroPaid, File-Sharing Lawsuits - Could They Be Over? (2 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9452/File+Sharing+Lawsuits+-+Could+they+be+over%3F> at 5 May 2008
Digital Music News, Court Questions Making Available Theory, Trial Ahead (2 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050108riaa> at 3 May 2008
Wired Blog, Universities Baffled By Massive Surge In RIAA Copyright Notices (30 April 2008) <http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/04/riaa-sends-spik.html> at 3 May 2008
TechDirt, RIAA Massively Ramps Up Warning Notices To College Students Over File Sharing (May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080502/1552351013.shtml> at 3 May 2008
ArsTechnica, Campuses swimming in flood of infringement notices from RIAA (30 April 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080430-campuses-swimming-in-flood-of-infringement-notices-from-riaa.html> at 2 May 2008
CNet News, Court rejects RIAA's 'making available' piracy argument (29 April 2008) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9932004-7.html> at 2 May 2008
TechDirt, Court Rejects RIAA's 'Making Available' Theory In Infamous Howell Case (29 April 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080429/125025979.shtml> at 2 May 2008
Innovation Impact
TechDirt, Time For Warner Music To Fire The Lawyers And Promote Ethan Kaplan (21 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080521/1301391192.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Copyright Battles Are About Controlling New Technologies (22 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080521/0945301189.shtml> at 4 June 2008
International Copyright Issues
ZeroPaid, US Proposes 'Pirate Bay Killer' Trade Agreement (24 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9511/US+Proposes+%27Pirate+Bay+Killer%27+Trade+Agreement> at 5 June 2008
TechDirt, Debunking The Faulty Premises Of The Pirate Bay-Criminalization Treaty (23 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080523/1203101212.shtml> at 4 June 2008
isoHunt
TechDirt, isoHunt Tries The 'Just A Search Engine' Defense (6 May 2008)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080504/2203281027.shtml> at 8 May 2008
ISP Liability
ZeroPaid, College Allows File-Sharing for Student Who Ace Copyright Law Test (19 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9503/College+Allows+File-Sharing+for+Students+Who+Ace+Copyright+Law+Test> at 21 May 2008
ZeroPaid, Demanding the Impossible - RIAA Demands ISPs Fight Piracy (9 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9471/Demanding+the+Impossible+-+RIAA+Demands+ISPs+Fight+Piracy> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, Lawmakers Questions ISP Monitoring Plan... (15 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051808charter> at 16 May 2008
TechDirt, Is Canada Considering A Three Strikes And You're Off The Internet Policy? (Legal Issues) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080511/1628291082.shtml> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, University Makes Students Take Copyright Quiz To Get Timed Access To P2P (16 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080515/1907211130.shtml> at 21 May 2008
ZeroPaid, Comcast Mulls 250GB Monthly Cap, Disconnecting File-Sharers (9 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9470/Comcast+Mulls+250GB+Monthly+Cap%2C+Disconnecting+File-Sharers> at 10 May 2008
CNet News Blog, RIAA: Don't let Net neutrality hurt piracy fight (6 May 2008) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9937153-7.html?tag=blog.promos> at 7 May 2008
Slyck, RIAA Wants ISPs to Act on Piracy (6 May 2008) <http://www.slyck.com/story1685_RIAA_Wants_ISPs_to_Act_on_Piracy> 7 May 2008
Digital Music News, Universities Report Climb In RIAA Letters... (2 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050108college> at 5 May 2008
Wired Blog, Universities Baffled By Massive Surge In RIAA Copyright Notices (30 April 2008) <http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/04/riaa-sends-spik.html> at 3 May 2008
TechDirt, RIAA Massively Ramps Up Warning Notices To College Students Over File Sharing (May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080502/1552351013.shtml> at 3 May 2008
iTunes
Digital Music News, iTunes Store Turns Five; Four Billion Downloads Later (5 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050508itunes> at 6 May 2008
Labels Revenue
Digital Music News, Shedding Billions: Latest IFPI Figures Reflect Difficult Decade (21 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022108industry> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, How A Big Record Label Could Make Itself Useful: Act As The Filter (27 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080527/0028181222.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Digital Music News, Warner Music Group Pilots True Variable Pricing (6 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050508warner> at 7 May 2008
THR.Com, Warner music Group to try dynamic pricing (5 May 2008) <http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i33d4223fc20859064e611002f6284804> at 7 May 2008
Slyck, RIAA Wants ISPs to Act on Piracy (6 May 2008) <http://www.slyck.com/story1685_RIAA_Wants_ISPs_to_Act_on_Piracy> 7 May 2008
LaLa
Digital Music News, Warner's $20 Million Horse: Is It a Winner? (28 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052808warner> at 5 June 2008
Leaks
Digital Music News, The Usher Leak: Download Estimates Emerge... (26 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052608usher> at 4 June 2008
Digital Music News, ..But Upcoming Usher Album Starts Leaking (22 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052208usherleak> at 4 June 2008
Merlin
Digital Music News, The Social Networking Boom: Do Artists Deserve More? (7 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050608social> at 8 May 2008
ArsTechnica, "Fifth major" Merlin signs 12,000 indie labels, eyes MySpace (5 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080505-fifth-major-merlin-signs-12000-indie-labels-eyes-myspace.html> at 6 May 2008
MySpace
Digital Music News, Pennywise, Poundwise: MySpace Free Experiment Pays Off (15 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051808pennywise> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, MySpace's Worst-Kept Secret: Gnarls Barkley Hits Big Apple (15 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051508gnarls> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, The Social Networking Boom: Do Artists Deserve More? (7 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050608social> at 8 May 2008
Napster2
ZeroPaid, Napster Comes Full Circle, Launches DRM-Free mp3 Store (22 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9509/Napster+Comes+Full+Circle%2C+Launches+DRM-Free+MP3+Store> at 5 June 2008
Digital Music News, Napster Slims Losses; Subscribers Also Slimming (22 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052108napster> at 4 June 2008
Digital Music News, Resnikoff's Parting Shot: Putting Napster's MP3s Into Perspective (15 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052008parting> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, Napster Gets It Done: MP3s For Everyone (19 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052008napster> at 21 May 2008
New Business Models
TechDirt, How A Big Record Label Could Make Itself Useful: Act As The Filter (27 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080527/0028181222.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, No, iTunes And Amazon Downloads Are Not The Answer For The Recording Industry (21 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080519/2320201174.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Time For Warner Music To Fire The Lawyers And Promote Ethan Kaplan (21 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080521/1301391192.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, When Even Pop Boy Bands Don't Need Record Labels... (30 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080527/1729081241.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Reputation Is A Scarce Good... As Metallica Is Learning (30 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080529/1914021263.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Prince And Radiohead Fight Over YouTube Song (30 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080530/1507241271.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, 'Give It Away And Pray' Isn't A Business Model... But It Doesn't Mean That 'Free' Doesn't Work (23 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080522/1545021204.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Digital Music News, 50 Cent: The Next 360-Degree, Mega-Deal Artist? (15 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051808fitty> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, Pennywise, Poundwise: MySpace Free Experiment Pays Off (15 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051808pennywise> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, MySpace's Worst-Kept Secret: Gnarls Barkley Hits Big Apple (15 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051508gnarls> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, Resnikoff's Parting Shot: Where's My Long Tail Playbook? (12 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051308parting> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, Grateful Dead Label Demands NPR Feature Story To Blog A Grateful Dead Song (14 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080514/0252141108.shtml> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, Bands Should Give Away Their Music With Every Concert Ticket Sold (16 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080514/0306491110.shtml> at 21 May 2008
ZeroPaid, Comcast Mulls 250GB Monthly Cap, Disconnecting File-Sharers (9 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9470/Comcast+Mulls+250GB+Monthly+Cap%2C+Disconnecting+File-Sharers> at 10 May 2008
Digital Music News, Desmond Tutu Venture Emerges... Free Music For All (7 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050708tutu> at 10 May 2008
TechDirt, Up-and-Coming Label Illustrates How to Sell Infinite Goods in the Internet Age (8 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080506/0529041043.shtml> at 10 May 2008
Digital Music News, Offspring Latest to Spin Freebie Single Download (6 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050508offspring> at 7 May 2008
Digital Music News, This One's On the Me: Reznor Just Gives It Away (6 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050508reznor> at 7 May 2008
TechDirt, Trent Reznor Gives Away New Album As A Completely Free Download (5 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080505/0908591030.shtml> at 7 May 2008
Wired Listening Post, Qtrax Inks Deal With Universal for Legal P2P Music (6 May 2008) <http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/05/qtrax-inks-deal.html> at 7 May 2008
THR.Com, Warner music Group to try dynamic pricing (5 May 2008) <http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i33d4223fc20859064e611002f6284804> at 7 May 2008
CNet News Blog, Music blogs: The new wall of sound (5 May 2008) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9934879-7.html> at 7 May 2008
Slyck, RIAA Wants ISPs to Act on Piracy (6 May 2008) <http://www.slyck.com/story1685_RIAA_Wants_ISPs_to_Act_on_Piracy> 7 May 2008
TechDirt, Advertising Is Content; Content Is Advertising (19 March 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080318/004136567.shtml> at 7 May 2008
ArsTechnica, Report: ad-supported content will soon dominate digital media (5 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080505-report-ad-support-content-will-soon-dominate-digital-media.html> at 6 May 2008
Digital Music News, Reznor Rampage Continues; Touring Experiment Next (5 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050508nin> at 6 May 2008
Digital Music News, Coldplay Freebie Draws Healthy Crowds, Healthy Listens (30 April 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/042908coldplay> at 2 May 2008
The Register, Radiohead diss freetards (30 April 2008) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/30/radiohead_in_rainbows/> at 2 May 2008
TechDirt, Don't Read Too Much Into Radiohead's Claim That It Won't Offer Music For Free Again (30 April 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080430/172628986.shtml> at 2 May 2008
Other
Digital Music News, Project Playlist: Another Lopsided Settlement Ahead? (12 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051108playlist> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, RIAA Now Decides That Not Enough People Have Heard Of Project Playlist (29 April 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080428/194905972.shtml> at 2 May 2008
Other File Sharing Lawsuits
CNet News, Jury hands feds first guilty verdict for Web music piracy (23 May 2008) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9951371-7.html> at 4 June 2008
The Register, UK cops arrest six alleged BitTorrent music uploaders (2 June 2008) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/02/onk_further_arrests/> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, UK Authorities Charging OiNK Users With 'Conspiracy To Defraud The Music Industry' (2 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080601/1756051285.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Digital Music News, Role Reversal: RIAA Faces $107,834 Penalty... (15 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051508tanya> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, Florida Judge Won't Let The RIAA Off The Hook (7 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080507/0317481054.shtml> at 10 May 2008
RecordingIndustry v ThePeopleBlog, Counterclaims for extortion, conspiracy, trespass, consumer fraud & abuse, abuse of process upheld in Atlantic v. Boyer (6 May 2008) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2008/05/counterclaims-for-extortion-conspiracy.html> at 7 May 2008
ArsTechnica, Andersen relentless in quest to nail the RIAA (5 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080505-andersen-relentless-in-quest-to-nail-the-riaa.html> at 6 May 2008
ZeroPaid, Irish Record Industry Sues ISP for Illegal File-Sharing on Its Network (30 April 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9443/Irish+Record+Industry+Sues+ISP+for+Illegal+File-Sharing+on+its+Network> at 2 May 2008
P2p Development
ArsTechnia, Researchers use Akamai to find local BitTorrent peers (6 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080506-researchers-use-akamai-to-find-local-bittorrent-peers.html> at 7 May 2008
P2p Security
The Register, Rogue MP3 Trojan streaks across P2P networks (7 May 2008) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/07/mp3_trojan_blitz/> at 10 May 2008
CNet News Blog, Malware outbreak blamed on file-swapped MP3s, MPEGs (6 May 2008) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9937818-7.html> at 7 May 2008
P2p Statistics
ZeroPaid, The Pirate Bay Enters Top 100 Websites (24 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9510/The+Pirate+Bay+Enters+Top+100+Websites> at 5 June 2008
Digital Music News, The Usher Leak: Download Estimates Emerge... (26 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052608usher> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, No, iTunes And Amazon Downloads Are Not The Answer For The Recording Industry (21 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080519/2320201174.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Slyck, RIAA Wants ISPs to Act on Piracy (6 May 2008) <http://www.slyck.com/story1685_RIAA_Wants_ISPs_to_Act_on_Piracy> 7 May 2008
TorrentFreak, Filesharing Report Shows Explosive Growth for uTorrent (26 April 2008) <http://torrentfreak.com/p2p-statistics-080426/> at 30 April 2008
Piracy
CNet News, Jury hands feds first guilty verdict for Web music piracy (23 May 2008) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9951371-7.html> at 4 June 2008
ZeroPaid, USA - Copyright Infringer Sentenced to 30 months in prison (3 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9454/USA+-+Copyright+Infringer+Sentenced+to+30+Months+in+Prison%21> at 5 May 2008
Public Choice Theory
ZeroPaid, Obama, Hillary Favor Network Neutrality, McCain Prefers 'Market Forces' (29 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9519/Obama%2C+Hillary+Favor+Network+Neutrality%2C+McCain+Prefers+%27Market+Forces%27> at 5 June 2008
TechDirt, House Passes Pro IP Overwhelmingly (8 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080508/1854491068.shtml> at 10 May 2008
Publishing
TechDirt, Do Songwriters Deserve A Cut Of Yahoo Search Revenue? (13 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080512/0252111088.shtml> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, WMG Publishing Picture Flat; Mechanicals Facing Downward Pressure (7 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050708publishing> at 10 May 2008
QTrax
CNet News, Legal P2P music site Qtrax signs EMI Music (3 June 2008)<http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9958560-7.html> at 5 June 2008
Digital Music News, Qtrax Scores Another Legit License... Major Publishers Sealed (14 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051408qtrax> at 21 May 2008
guardian.co.uk, Universal to allow free music downloads (8 May 2008) <http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/may/08/digitalmedia.digitalmusic> at 10 May 2008
Digital Music News, This Time It's Real: Qtrax Inks Universal Music Deal (7 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050608umg> at 8 May 2008
Wired Listening Post, Qtrax Inks Deal With Universal for Legal P2P Music (6 May 2008) <http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/05/qtrax-inks-deal.html> at 7 May 2008
Recording Contracts
Digital Music News, 50 Cent: The Next 360-Degree, Mega-Deal Artist? (15 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051808fitty> at 21 May 2008
RIAA
Slyck, RIAA Wants ISPs to Act on Piracy (6 May 2008) <http://www.slyck.com/story1685_RIAA_Wants_ISPs_to_Act_on_Piracy> 7 May 2008
Search Engines
Digital Music News, Project Playlist: Another Lopsided Settlement Ahead? (12 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051108playlist> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, RIAA Now Decides That Not Enough People Have Heard Of Project Playlist (29 April 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080428/194905972.shtml> at 2 May 2008
Social Networking
Digital Music News, The Social Networking Boom: Do Artists Deserve More? (7 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050608social> at 8 May 2008
Streaming
PC World, Yahoo Sued by Indian Music Company for Copyright Infringement (2 June 2008) <http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146547/yahoo_sued_by_indian_music_company_for_copyright_infringment.html> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Indian Music Firm Sues Yahoo Over Music Streaming (2 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080602/1037331289.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Subscription
Digital Music News, Napster Slims Losses; Subscribers Also Slimming (22 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052108napster> at 4 June 2008
ArsTechnica, If music DRM is dead, the RIAA expects its resurrection (8 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080508-if-music-drm-is-dead-the-riaa-expects-its-resurrection.html> at 10 May 2008
ZeroPaid, Music Revenues Move Up at RealNetworks; Gaming Moves Out (8 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050808realnetworks> at 10 May 2008
The Register, Songwriters score victory over AOL, Yahoo! and Real Pay up (1 May 2008)<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/01/ascap_aol_real_yahoo/> at 2 May 2008
TechDirt, District Court Tells Yahoo, AOL To Pay Millions To Songwriters (1 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080501/020611996.shtml> at 2 May 2008
CNet News, Court: Online services must pay up for song use (1 May 2008) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9933398-7.html> at 2 May 2008
TorrentSpy
Digital Music News, We're Broke! Torrentspy Offers Latest Snub to MPAA... (12 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051108torrent> at 21 May 2008
ArsTechnica, Pirate Bay: MPAA's $15.4 million damage claim a fabrication (9 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080509-pirate-bay-mpaas-15-4-million-damage-claim-a-fabrication.html> at 10 May 2008
Digital Music News, TorrentSpy Faces Hefty, $110 Million Infringement Penalty (7 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050708torrentspy> at 10 May 2008
The Register, Hollywood awarded $110m against TorrentSpy (7 May 2008) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/07/mpaa_awarded_110m_from_torrentspy/> at 10 May 2008
Yahoo UK Ireland, TorrentSpy to appeal 110-mln-dollar ruling in film piracy suit (8 May 2008) <http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080508/ttc-us-it-internet-copyright-film-trial-e0bba4a.html> at 10 May 2008
TechDirt, Court Orders TorrentSpy To Pay $110 Million To MPAA (7 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080507/1657261059.shtml> at 10 May 2008
TechDirt, TorrentSpy, Though Out Of Business, To Appeal Massive Fine (8 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080508/1046351063.shtml> at 10 May 2008
ArsTechnica, TorrentSpy ordered to pay $110 million in damages to MPAA (7 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080507-torrentspy-ordered-to-pay-110-million-in-damages-to-mpaa.html> at 8 May 2008
TorrentSpy/Network Neutrality
ZeroPaid, Obama, Hillary Favor Network Neutrality, McCain Prefers 'Market Forces' (29 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9519/Obama%2C+Hillary+Favor+Network+Neutrality%2C+McCain+Prefers+%27Market+Forces%27> at 5 June 2008
SiliconValley/Associated Press, Comcast to test new way to manage Internet jams (3 June 2008) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_9467453?nclick_check=1> at 5 June 2008
TechDirt, Canadian Regulators Won't Stop Bell Canada's Traffic Shaping (14 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080514/1748391117.shtml> at 21 May 2008
ArsTechnica, New bill ties net neutrality to antitrust law (8 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080508-new-bill-ties-net-neutrality-to-antitrust-law.html> at 10 May 2008
CNet News, Democrats revive another Net neutrality proposal (8 May 2008) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9939443-7.html> at 10 May 2008
ArsTechnica, Senator to ISPs: "Think twice" about 'Net neutrality... or else (6 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080506-senator-to-isps-think-twice-about-net-neutrality-or-else.html> at 7 May 2008
Future of Music Coallition, The RIAA and Net Neutrality (6 May 2008) <http://futureofmusiccoalition.blogspot.com/> at 8 May 2008
TechDirt, Didn't Take Long: Comcast Ditches P2P Bill Of Rights Idea (6 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080506/1208131046.shtml> at 8 May 2008
CNet News Blog, RIAA: Don't let Net neutrality hurt piracy fight (6 May 2008) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9937153-7.html?tag=blog.promos> at 7 May 2008
ArsTechnia, Researchers use Akamai to find local BitTorrent peers (6 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080506-researchers-use-akamai-to-find-local-bittorrent-peers.html> at 7 May 2008
ArsTechnica, RIAA: Piracy fight more important than net neutrality bill (6 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080506-riaa-piracy-fight-more-important-than-net-neutrality-bill.html> at 7 May 2008
ArsTechnica, P2P throttling leading to net neutrality showdown in Canada (24 April 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080424-p2p-throttling-leading-to-net-neutrality-showdown-in-canada.html> at 2 May 2008
Viral Marketing
Digital Music News, Pew: Internet Playing Minor Role in Music Buying Decisions (22 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052208pew> at 4 June 2008
Watermarks
Digital Music News, Right idea, wrong time: Snocap's corpse washes up at Imeem (7 April 2008) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/07/imeem_acquires_snocap/> at 8 April 2008
Webcasting
Digital Music News, SoundExchange, Large Broadcasters Still at Loggerheads (14 May 2008)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051508loggerheads> at 21 May 2008
Weblogs
TechDirt, Grateful Dead Label Demands NPR Feature Story To Blog A Grateful Dead Song (14 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080514/0252141108.shtml> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, Up-and-Coming Label Illustrates How to Sell Infinite Goods in the Internet Age (8 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080506/0529041043.shtml> at 10 May 2008
Digital Music News, Guilty By Association: Is UMG Suddenly In the Blog Biz? (7 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050608blogs> at 8 May 2008
Digital Music News, Universal/Buzznet Acquisition Machine Continues... (6 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050508punk> at 7 May 2008
CNet News Blog, Music blogs: The new wall of sound (5 May 2008) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9934879-7.html> at 7 May 2008
YouTube
ZeroPaid, Prince Removes Radiohead 'Creep' Cover From YouTube (31 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9524/Prince+Removes+Radiohead+%27Creep%27+Cover+from+YouTube> at 5 June 2008
TechDirt, Prince And Radiohead Fight Over YouTube Song (30 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080530/1507241271.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Musicians Whining About Fans With Mobile Phones (13 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080512/0056591086.shtml> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, Is Watching An Infringing YouTube Video Copyright Infringement? (16 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080514/1736121116.shtml> at 21 May 208
CNet News, Legal P2P music site Qtrax signs EMI Music (3 June 2008)<http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9958560-7.html> at 5 June 2008
guardian.co.uk, Universal to allow free music downloads (8 May 2008) <http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/may/08/digitalmedia.digitalmusic> at 10 May 2008
Wired Listening Post, Qtrax Inks Deal With Universal for Legal P2P Music (6 May 2008) <http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/05/qtrax-inks-deal.html> at 7 May 2008
TechDirt, Advertising Is Content; Content Is Advertising (19 March 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080318/004136567.shtml> at 7 May 2008
ArsTechnica, Report: ad-supported content will soon dominate digital media (5 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080505-report-ad-support-content-will-soon-dominate-digital-media.html> at 6 May 200
Allofmp3
Digital Music News, Majors Drop Suit Against Beleaguered AllofMP3 (28 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052708allofmp3> at 5 June 2008
TechDirt, RIAA Drops Allofmp3 Lawsuit; Pretends Mp3Sparks Doesn't Exist (27 May 2008)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080527/0044331223.shtml> at 4 June 2008
ASCAP
TechDirt, ASCAP's Bill Of Wrongs (30 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080529/2308011264.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Do Songwriters Deserve A Cut Of Yahoo Search Revenue? (13 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080512/0252111088.shtml> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, Yahoo, RealNetworks, AOL Bite Back Against ASCAP Rates (5 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050508yahoo> at 6 May 2008
The Register, Songwriters score victory over AOL, Yahoo! and Real Pay up (1 May 2008)<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/01/ascap_aol_real_yahoo/> at 2 May 2008
TechDirt, District Court Tells Yahoo, AOL To Pay Millions To Songwriters (1 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080501/020611996.shtml> at 2 May 2008
CNet News, Court: Online services must pay up for song use (1 May 2008) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9933398-7.html> at 2 May 2008
Digital Music News, Court Determines ASCAP Rates for Yahoo, AOL, RealNetworks (30 April 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/043008ascap> at 2 May 2008
The Wall Street Journal, Court Sets Royalty Fees To Be Paid to ASCAP (30 April 2008) <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120959909400857751.html> at 2 May 2008
BitTorrent
ZeroPaid, How to Get Into Private BitTorrent Tracker Sites (4 June 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9530/How+to+Get+Into+Private+BitTorrent+Tracker+Sites> at 5 June 2008
ZeroPaid, Where to Find Free AND Legal BitTorrent Downloads (29 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9521/Where+to+Find+Free+AND+Legal+BitTorrent+Downloads> at 5 June 2008
ZeroPaid, The Pirate Bay Enters Top 100 Websites (24 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9510/The+Pirate+Bay+Enters+Top+100+Websites> at 5 June 2008
TechDirt, How The RIAA/MPAA Helped Catapult The Pirate Bay Into Being One Of The World's Most Popular Sites (20 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080519/0227541162.shtml> at 21 May 2008
ArsTechnica, Pirate Bay: MPAA's $15.4 million damage claim a fabrication (9 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080509-pirate-bay-mpaas-15-4-million-damage-claim-a-fabrication.html> at 10 May 2008
The Local, The Pirate Bay faces massive damages claim (8 May 2008) <http://www.thelocal.se/11614.html> at 10 May 2008
The Register, UK cops arrest six alleged BitTorrent music uploaders (2 June 2008) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/02/onk_further_arrests/> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, UK Authorities Charging OiNK Users With 'Conspiracy To Defraud The Music Industry' (2 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080601/1756051285.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Digital Music News, We're Broke! Torrentspy Offers Latest Snub to MPAA... (12 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051108torrent> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, TorrentSpy Faces Hefty, $110 Million Infringement Penalty (7 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050708torrentspy> at 10 May 2008
The Register, Hollywood awarded $110m against TorrentSpy (7 May 2008) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/07/mpaa_awarded_110m_from_torrentspy/> at 10 May 2008
Yahoo UK Ireland, TorrentSpy to appeal 110-mln-dollar ruling in film piracy suit (8 May 2008) <http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080508/ttc-us-it-internet-copyright-film-trial-e0bba4a.html> at 10 May 2008
TechDirt, Court Orders TorrentSpy To Pay $110 Million To MPAA (7 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080507/1657261059.shtml> at 10 May 2008
TechDirt, TorrentSpy, Though Out Of Business, To Appeal Massive Fine (8 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080508/1046351063.shtml> at 10 May 2008
ArsTechnica, TorrentSpy ordered to pay $110 million in damages to MPAA (7 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080507-torrentspy-ordered-to-pay-110-million-in-damages-to-mpaa.html> at 8 May 2008
TechDirt, isoHunt Tries The 'Just A Search Engine' Defense (6 May 2008)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080504/2203281027.shtml> at 8 May 2008
ArsTechnia, Researchers use Akamai to find local BitTorrent peers (6 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080506-researchers-use-akamai-to-find-local-bittorrent-peers.html> at 7 May 2008
Concerts
TechDirt, Musicians Whining About Fans With Mobile Phones (13 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080512/0056591086.shtml> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, Bands Should Give Away Their Music With Every Concert Ticket Sold (16 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080514/0306491110.shtml> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, Reznor Rampage Continues; Touring Experiment Next (5 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050508nin> at 6 May 2008
TechDirt, If You're Going To Argue In Favor Of Copyright, It Might Help To Do Some Research First (28 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080527/1716281240.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Copyright Law Other Countries
EFF Deeplink, The Struggles of France's Three Strikes Law (9 May 2008) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/05/struggles-frances-three-strikes-law> at 5 June 2008
National Post, Tories eye $500 fine for illegal downloads (2 June 2008) <http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=558674> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Japan Decides Fair Use Is A Good Thing (30 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080528/1906131250.shtml> at 4 June 2008
ZeroPaid, French RIAA Announces Deadline to Ban File-Sharers from the Internet (8 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9477/French+RIAA+Announces+Deadline+to+Ban+File-Sharers+from+the+Internet> at 10 May 2008
ZeroPaid, Swedish Man Convicted of Illegal File-Sharing (7 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9463/Swedish+Man+Convicted+for+Illegal-File+Sharing> at 8 May 2008
TorrentFreak, File-Sharer Convicted in Sweden’s Biggest P2P Case (5 May 2008) <http://torrentfreak.com/file-sharer-convicted-in-swedens-biggest-p2p-case-080505/> at 6 May 2008
Constitutional Law
TechDirt, Funny How Universal Music Thinks Infringement Fines Are Unconstitutional When It's On The Receiving End (14 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080513/1807491105.shtml> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, Is The Copyright Royalty Board Unconstitutional? (16 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080516/0334011133.shtml> at 21 May 2008
Copyright USA
EFF Deeplinks, Release the Orphan Works! (16 May 2008) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/05/release-orphan-works> at 5 June 2008
TechDirt, Orphan Works Legislation Would Be A Small But Important Step Toward Copyright Reform (29 April 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080425/124144950.shtml> at 2 May 2008
TechDirt, Is Watching An Infringing YouTube Video Copyright Infringement? (16 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080514/1736121116.shtml> at 21 May 208
TechDirt, Copyrights An Engine Of Free Expression? (15 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080514/0233311107.shtml> at 21 May 2008
The Patry Copyright Blog, Atlantic Recording Corp. v. Howell (30 April 2008) <http://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/04/atlantic-recording-corp-v-howell.html> at 10 May 2008
CNet News, Court rejects RIAA's 'making available' piracy argument (29 April 2008) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9932004-7.html> at 2 May 2008
Effector, House Passes Controversial PRO IP Act (8 May 2008) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/05/house-passes-controversial-pro-ip-act> at 5 June 2008
ArsTechnica, House overwhelmingly passes controversial PRO-IP Act (8 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080508-house-overwhelmingly-passes-controversial-pro-ip-act.html> at 10 May 2008
TechDirt, House Passes Pro IP Overwhelmingly (8 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080508/1854491068.shtml> at 10 May 2008
billboard.biz, House Passes PRO IP Bill (6 May 2008) <http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i4552e786232dd91baa8a825cc2f79780> at 8 May 2008
ArsTechnica, Controversial Pro-IP Act sails through Judiciary Committee (30 April 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080430-pro-ip-act-passes-in-the-house.html> at 2 May 2008
Digital Music News, House Backs Serious IP Protection Bill, 410-11 Vote (8 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050808pro> at 10 May 2008
CNet NewsBlog, House OKs copyright czar, new piracy penalties (8 May 2008) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9939265-7.html> at 10 May 2008
ZeroPaid, Anti-Piracy Czar to be Created in US Congress (3 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9453/Anti-Piracy+Czar+to+be+Created+in+US+Congress> at 5 May 2008
Wasingtonpost, House Bill to Create Anti-Piracy Czar Advances (1 May 2008) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/30/AR2008043003360.html> at 2 May 2008
TechDirt, Can Someone Explain Why The White House Should Be Playing The Role Of Copyright Cop? (1 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080430/194141989.shtml> at 2 May 2008
CNet News, Proposed new piracy penalties advance in House (30 April 2008) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9932260-7.html?tag=nefd.top> at 2 May 2008
TechDirt, If Copyright Is About Incentive, Should It Allow Total Control Over The Work? (9 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080508/0226201062.shtml> at 10 May 2008
TechDirt, IP Lawyer Explains Why Uploading Files May Not Be Distribution For CopyrightLegal Issues (8 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080508/1119441065.shtml> at 10 May 2008
Copyright Term
The Patry Copyright Blog, Happy Birthday Now Pay the License Fee (5 May 2008) <http://regbyarchexp4.blogspot.com/search/label/v> at 10 May 2008
Digital Music Stores
ZeroPaid, Napster Comes Full Circle, Launches DRM-Free mp3 Store (22 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9509/Napster+Comes+Full+Circle%2C+Launches+DRM-Free+MP3+Store> at 5 June 2008
TechDirt, No, iTunes And Amazon Downloads Are Not The Answer For The Recording Industry (21 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080519/2320201174.shtml> at 4 June 2008
The New York Times, Amazon Gains Share of Shrinking Paid Music Market (17 April 2008) <http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/17/amazon-gains-share-of-shrinking-paid-music-market/> at 12 May 2008
Digital Music News, iTunes Store Turns Five; Four Billion Downloads Later (5 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050508itunes> at 6 May 2008
Digital Sales
Digital Music News, Pew: Internet Playing Minor Role in Music Buying Decisions (22 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052208pew> at 4 June 2008
Digital Music News, Shedding Billions: Latest IFPI Figures Reflect Difficult Decade (21 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022108industry> at 4 June 2008
ZeroPaid, Music Revenues Move Up at RealNetworks; Gaming Moves Out (8 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050808realnetworks> at 10 May 2008
Digital Music News, Warner Music Group Pilots True Variable Pricing (6 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050508warner> at 7 May 2008
THR.Com, Warner music Group to try dynamic pricing (5 May 2008) <http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i33d4223fc20859064e611002f6284804> at 7 May 2008
DMCA
TechDirt, Indian Music Firm Sues Yahoo Over Music Streaming (2 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080602/1037331289.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Mainstream Media Way Behind on DRM and DMCA (19 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080515/1516101126.shtml> at 21 May 2008
ZeroPaid, USA - Copyright Infringer Sentenced to 30 months in prison (3 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9454/USA+-+Copyright+Infringer+Sentenced+to+30+Months+in+Prison%21> at 5 May 2008
DRM
ZeroPaid, Napster Comes Full Circle, Launches DRM-Free mp3 Store (22 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9509/Napster+Comes+Full+Circle%2C+Launches+DRM-Free+MP3+Store> at 5 June 2008
TechDirt, The Stealth Anti-Piracy Chip That Is Neither Stealth Nor Anti-Piracy (27 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080527/0107111224.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Copyright Battles Are About Controlling New Technologies (22 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080521/0945301189.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Digital Music News, Resnikoff's Parting Shot: Putting Napster's MP3s Into Perspective (15 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052008parting> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, Napster Gets It Done: MP3s For Everyone (19 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052008napster> at 21 May 2008
Billboard.biz, Napster Goes DRM-Free (20 May 2008) <http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i9189f73c48e7dd51669d4bee4dc1d1b1> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, Collapse of Music DRM Continues; DRM Customers Still Screwed (20 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080520/0551131178.shtml> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, Mainstream Media Way Behind on DRM and DMCA (19 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080515/1516101126.shtml> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, EA Backs Down On Controversial DRM (12 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080511/1507061080.shtml> at 21 May 2008
ArsTechnica, If music DRM is dead, the RIAA expects its resurrection (8 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080508-if-music-drm-is-dead-the-riaa-expects-its-resurrection.html> at 10 May 2008
Digital Music News, Warner Music, Wal-Mart Work It Out... MP3s Online (7 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050708warner> at 10 May 2008
TechDirt, RIAA, MPAA In Denial About The Death Of DRM (8 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080508/1414361067.shtml> at 10 May 2008
Economics
TechDirt, If You're Going To Argue In Favor Of Copyright, It Might Help To Do Some Research First (28 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080527/1716281240.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Reputation Is A Scarce Good... As Metallica Is Learning (30 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080529/1914021263.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, 'Give It Away And Pray' Isn't A Business Model... But It Doesn't Mean That 'Free' Doesn't Work (23 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080522/1545021204.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Up-and-Coming Label Illustrates How to Sell Infinite Goods in the Internet Age (8 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080506/0529041043.shtml> at 10 May 2008
TechDirt, Trent Reznor Gives Away New Album As A Completely Free Download (5 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080505/0908591030.shtml> at 7 May 2008
Education Strategies/Campaigns
Associated Press, Copyright quiz limits students' music file sharing (5 June 2008) <http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jCWtRbLKE-7NlcLKQok2RQVSTgvgD913E9880> at 5 June 2008
ZeroPaid, College Allows File-Sharing for Student Who Ace Copyright Law Test (19 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9503/College+Allows+File-Sharing+for+Students+Who+Ace+Copyright+Law+Test> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, University Makes Students Take Copyright Quiz To Get Timed Access To P2P (16 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080515/1907211130.shtml> at 21 May 2008
BBC News, Charity advice on music downloads (30 April 2008) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7375621.stm> at 3 May 2008
TechDirt, Recording Industry Funds Charity To Run Its Latest Brainwashing Program (2 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080430/090922985.shtml> at 3 May 2008
TechDirt, Musician Claims He Was Tricked Into Appearing In Anti-Piracy Video (1 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080501/035740998.shtml> at 2 May 2008
Sydney Morning Herald, Musician 'duped' into anti-piracy video (1 May 2008) <http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/04/30/1209234943373.html> at 2 May 2008
EULAs
EFF Deeplinks, MSN Music Debacle Highlights EULA Dangers (5 May 2008) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/05/msn-music-debacle-highlights-eula-dangers> at 8 May 2008
TechDirt, Courts Should Reject Blizzard's Assault on the First Sale Doctrine (6 May 2008)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080505/1918081035.shtml> at 8 May 2008
First Sale Doctrine
TechDirt, Courts Should Reject Blizzard's Assault on the First Sale Doctrine (6 May 2008)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080505/1918081035.shtml> at 8 May 2008
Imeem
Digital Music News, Imeem: These Numbers Are Starting to Look Good (12 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051308imeem> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, The Social Networking Boom: Do Artists Deserve More? (7 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050608social> at 8 May 2008
Independent
Digital Music News, Resnikoff's Parting Shot: Where's My Long Tail Playbook? (12 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051308parting> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, Up-and-Coming Label Illustrates How to Sell Infinite Goods in the Internet Age (8 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080506/0529041043.shtml> at 10 May 2008
Digital Music News, The Social Networking Boom: Do Artists Deserve More? (7 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050608social> at 8 May 2008
ArsTechnica, "Fifth major" Merlin signs 12,000 indie labels, eyes MySpace (5 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080505-fifth-major-merlin-signs-12000-indie-labels-eyes-myspace.html> at 6 May 2008
Individual Lawsuits Other Countries
EFF Deeplink, The Struggles of France's Three Strikes Law (9 May 2008) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/05/struggles-frances-three-strikes-law> at 5 June 2008
ZeroPaid, French RIAA Announces Deadline to Ban File-Sharers from the Internet (8 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9477/French+RIAA+Announces+Deadline+to+Ban+File-Sharers+from+the+Internet> at 10 May 2008
ZeroPaid, Swedish Man Convicted of Illegal File-Sharing (7 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9463/Swedish+Man+Convicted+for+Illegal-File+Sharing> at 8 May 2008
TorrentFreak, File-Sharer Convicted in Sweden’s Biggest P2P Case (5 May 2008) <http://torrentfreak.com/file-sharer-convicted-in-swedens-biggest-p2p-case-080505/> at 6 May 2008
Individual Lawsuits USA
RecordinIndustryvThePeople, RIAA brings third proceeding against University of Maine "John Does"; this time Court does not sign ex parte discovery order (29 May 2008) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2008/05/riaa-brings-third-proceeding-against.html> at 5 June 2008
Slyck, P2P Defendant Awarded Attorney Fees (15 May 2008) <http://www.slyck.com/story1687_P2P_Defendant_Awarded_Attorney_Fees> at 5 June 2008
Effector, Score Two for Defendants in the P2p Wars (16 May 2008) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/05/score-two-defendants-p2p-wars> at 5 June 2008
The Register, RIAA ordered to shell out $100k for P2P witch hunt (15 May 2008) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/15/tanya_andersen_attorneys_fees/> at 21 May 2008
ZeroPaid, RIAA Must Pay $107,834 in Legal Fees (17 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9497/RIAA+Must+Pay+%24107%2C834+in+Legal+Fees> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, ...And Fresh Challenges Emerge on "Making Available" (15 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051508jammie> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, Bad Day For The RIAA: Two High Profile Cases Go Against RIAA (15 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080515/1228441125.shtml> at 21 May 2008
ZeroPaid, Comcast Mulls 250GB Monthly Cap, Disconnecting File-Sharers (9 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9470/Comcast+Mulls+250GB+Monthly+Cap%2C+Disconnecting+File-Sharers> at 10 May 2008
The Patry Copyright Blog, Atlantic Recording Corp. v. Howell (30 April 2008) <http://williampatry.blogspot.com/2008/04/atlantic-recording-corp-v-howell.html> at 10 May 2008
TechDirt, Florida Judge Won't Let The RIAA Off The Hook (7 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080507/0317481054.shtml> at 10 May 2008
TechDirt, IP Lawyer Explains Why Uploading Files May Not Be Distribution For Copyright Legal Issues (8 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080508/1119441065.shtml> at 10 May 2008
ZeroPaid, RIAA Steps Up Campus File-Sharing War, Says Using 'Better Software, More Servers' (7 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9459/RIAA+Steps+Up+Campus+File-Sharing+War%2C+Says+Using+%27Better+Software%2C+More+Servers%27> at 8 May 2008
RecordingIndustry v ThePeopleBlog, Counterclaims for extortion, conspiracy, trespass, consumer fraud & abuse, abuse of process upheld in Atlantic v. Boyer (6 May 2008) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2008/05/counterclaims-for-extortion-conspiracy.html> at 7 May 2008
ArsTechnica, Andersen relentless in quest to nail the RIAA (5 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080505-andersen-relentless-in-quest-to-nail-the-riaa.html> at 6 May 2008
Digital Music News, Universities Report Climb In RIAA Letters... (2 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050108college> at 5 May 2008
ZeroPaid, File-Sharing Lawsuits - Could They Be Over? (2 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9452/File+Sharing+Lawsuits+-+Could+they+be+over%3F> at 5 May 2008
Digital Music News, Court Questions Making Available Theory, Trial Ahead (2 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050108riaa> at 3 May 2008
Wired Blog, Universities Baffled By Massive Surge In RIAA Copyright Notices (30 April 2008) <http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/04/riaa-sends-spik.html> at 3 May 2008
TechDirt, RIAA Massively Ramps Up Warning Notices To College Students Over File Sharing (May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080502/1552351013.shtml> at 3 May 2008
ArsTechnica, Campuses swimming in flood of infringement notices from RIAA (30 April 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080430-campuses-swimming-in-flood-of-infringement-notices-from-riaa.html> at 2 May 2008
CNet News, Court rejects RIAA's 'making available' piracy argument (29 April 2008) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9932004-7.html> at 2 May 2008
TechDirt, Court Rejects RIAA's 'Making Available' Theory In Infamous Howell Case (29 April 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080429/125025979.shtml> at 2 May 2008
Innovation Impact
TechDirt, Time For Warner Music To Fire The Lawyers And Promote Ethan Kaplan (21 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080521/1301391192.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Copyright Battles Are About Controlling New Technologies (22 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080521/0945301189.shtml> at 4 June 2008
International Copyright Issues
ZeroPaid, US Proposes 'Pirate Bay Killer' Trade Agreement (24 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9511/US+Proposes+%27Pirate+Bay+Killer%27+Trade+Agreement> at 5 June 2008
TechDirt, Debunking The Faulty Premises Of The Pirate Bay-Criminalization Treaty (23 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080523/1203101212.shtml> at 4 June 2008
isoHunt
TechDirt, isoHunt Tries The 'Just A Search Engine' Defense (6 May 2008)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080504/2203281027.shtml> at 8 May 2008
ISP Liability
ZeroPaid, College Allows File-Sharing for Student Who Ace Copyright Law Test (19 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9503/College+Allows+File-Sharing+for+Students+Who+Ace+Copyright+Law+Test> at 21 May 2008
ZeroPaid, Demanding the Impossible - RIAA Demands ISPs Fight Piracy (9 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9471/Demanding+the+Impossible+-+RIAA+Demands+ISPs+Fight+Piracy> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, Lawmakers Questions ISP Monitoring Plan... (15 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051808charter> at 16 May 2008
TechDirt, Is Canada Considering A Three Strikes And You're Off The Internet Policy? (Legal Issues) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080511/1628291082.shtml> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, University Makes Students Take Copyright Quiz To Get Timed Access To P2P (16 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080515/1907211130.shtml> at 21 May 2008
ZeroPaid, Comcast Mulls 250GB Monthly Cap, Disconnecting File-Sharers (9 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9470/Comcast+Mulls+250GB+Monthly+Cap%2C+Disconnecting+File-Sharers> at 10 May 2008
CNet News Blog, RIAA: Don't let Net neutrality hurt piracy fight (6 May 2008) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9937153-7.html?tag=blog.promos> at 7 May 2008
Slyck, RIAA Wants ISPs to Act on Piracy (6 May 2008) <http://www.slyck.com/story1685_RIAA_Wants_ISPs_to_Act_on_Piracy> 7 May 2008
Digital Music News, Universities Report Climb In RIAA Letters... (2 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050108college> at 5 May 2008
Wired Blog, Universities Baffled By Massive Surge In RIAA Copyright Notices (30 April 2008) <http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/04/riaa-sends-spik.html> at 3 May 2008
TechDirt, RIAA Massively Ramps Up Warning Notices To College Students Over File Sharing (May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080502/1552351013.shtml> at 3 May 2008
iTunes
Digital Music News, iTunes Store Turns Five; Four Billion Downloads Later (5 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050508itunes> at 6 May 2008
Labels Revenue
Digital Music News, Shedding Billions: Latest IFPI Figures Reflect Difficult Decade (21 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022108industry> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, How A Big Record Label Could Make Itself Useful: Act As The Filter (27 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080527/0028181222.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Digital Music News, Warner Music Group Pilots True Variable Pricing (6 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050508warner> at 7 May 2008
THR.Com, Warner music Group to try dynamic pricing (5 May 2008) <http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i33d4223fc20859064e611002f6284804> at 7 May 2008
Slyck, RIAA Wants ISPs to Act on Piracy (6 May 2008) <http://www.slyck.com/story1685_RIAA_Wants_ISPs_to_Act_on_Piracy> 7 May 2008
LaLa
Digital Music News, Warner's $20 Million Horse: Is It a Winner? (28 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052808warner> at 5 June 2008
Leaks
Digital Music News, The Usher Leak: Download Estimates Emerge... (26 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052608usher> at 4 June 2008
Digital Music News, ..But Upcoming Usher Album Starts Leaking (22 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052208usherleak> at 4 June 2008
Merlin
Digital Music News, The Social Networking Boom: Do Artists Deserve More? (7 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050608social> at 8 May 2008
ArsTechnica, "Fifth major" Merlin signs 12,000 indie labels, eyes MySpace (5 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080505-fifth-major-merlin-signs-12000-indie-labels-eyes-myspace.html> at 6 May 2008
MySpace
Digital Music News, Pennywise, Poundwise: MySpace Free Experiment Pays Off (15 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051808pennywise> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, MySpace's Worst-Kept Secret: Gnarls Barkley Hits Big Apple (15 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051508gnarls> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, The Social Networking Boom: Do Artists Deserve More? (7 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050608social> at 8 May 2008
Napster2
ZeroPaid, Napster Comes Full Circle, Launches DRM-Free mp3 Store (22 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9509/Napster+Comes+Full+Circle%2C+Launches+DRM-Free+MP3+Store> at 5 June 2008
Digital Music News, Napster Slims Losses; Subscribers Also Slimming (22 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052108napster> at 4 June 2008
Digital Music News, Resnikoff's Parting Shot: Putting Napster's MP3s Into Perspective (15 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052008parting> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, Napster Gets It Done: MP3s For Everyone (19 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052008napster> at 21 May 2008
New Business Models
TechDirt, How A Big Record Label Could Make Itself Useful: Act As The Filter (27 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080527/0028181222.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, No, iTunes And Amazon Downloads Are Not The Answer For The Recording Industry (21 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080519/2320201174.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Time For Warner Music To Fire The Lawyers And Promote Ethan Kaplan (21 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080521/1301391192.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, When Even Pop Boy Bands Don't Need Record Labels... (30 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080527/1729081241.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Reputation Is A Scarce Good... As Metallica Is Learning (30 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080529/1914021263.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Prince And Radiohead Fight Over YouTube Song (30 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080530/1507241271.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, 'Give It Away And Pray' Isn't A Business Model... But It Doesn't Mean That 'Free' Doesn't Work (23 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080522/1545021204.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Digital Music News, 50 Cent: The Next 360-Degree, Mega-Deal Artist? (15 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051808fitty> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, Pennywise, Poundwise: MySpace Free Experiment Pays Off (15 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051808pennywise> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, MySpace's Worst-Kept Secret: Gnarls Barkley Hits Big Apple (15 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051508gnarls> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, Resnikoff's Parting Shot: Where's My Long Tail Playbook? (12 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051308parting> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, Grateful Dead Label Demands NPR Feature Story To Blog A Grateful Dead Song (14 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080514/0252141108.shtml> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, Bands Should Give Away Their Music With Every Concert Ticket Sold (16 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080514/0306491110.shtml> at 21 May 2008
ZeroPaid, Comcast Mulls 250GB Monthly Cap, Disconnecting File-Sharers (9 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9470/Comcast+Mulls+250GB+Monthly+Cap%2C+Disconnecting+File-Sharers> at 10 May 2008
Digital Music News, Desmond Tutu Venture Emerges... Free Music For All (7 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050708tutu> at 10 May 2008
TechDirt, Up-and-Coming Label Illustrates How to Sell Infinite Goods in the Internet Age (8 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080506/0529041043.shtml> at 10 May 2008
Digital Music News, Offspring Latest to Spin Freebie Single Download (6 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050508offspring> at 7 May 2008
Digital Music News, This One's On the Me: Reznor Just Gives It Away (6 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050508reznor> at 7 May 2008
TechDirt, Trent Reznor Gives Away New Album As A Completely Free Download (5 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080505/0908591030.shtml> at 7 May 2008
Wired Listening Post, Qtrax Inks Deal With Universal for Legal P2P Music (6 May 2008) <http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/05/qtrax-inks-deal.html> at 7 May 2008
THR.Com, Warner music Group to try dynamic pricing (5 May 2008) <http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i33d4223fc20859064e611002f6284804> at 7 May 2008
CNet News Blog, Music blogs: The new wall of sound (5 May 2008) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9934879-7.html> at 7 May 2008
Slyck, RIAA Wants ISPs to Act on Piracy (6 May 2008) <http://www.slyck.com/story1685_RIAA_Wants_ISPs_to_Act_on_Piracy> 7 May 2008
TechDirt, Advertising Is Content; Content Is Advertising (19 March 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080318/004136567.shtml> at 7 May 2008
ArsTechnica, Report: ad-supported content will soon dominate digital media (5 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080505-report-ad-support-content-will-soon-dominate-digital-media.html> at 6 May 2008
Digital Music News, Reznor Rampage Continues; Touring Experiment Next (5 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050508nin> at 6 May 2008
Digital Music News, Coldplay Freebie Draws Healthy Crowds, Healthy Listens (30 April 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/042908coldplay> at 2 May 2008
The Register, Radiohead diss freetards (30 April 2008) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/30/radiohead_in_rainbows/> at 2 May 2008
TechDirt, Don't Read Too Much Into Radiohead's Claim That It Won't Offer Music For Free Again (30 April 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080430/172628986.shtml> at 2 May 2008
Other
Digital Music News, Project Playlist: Another Lopsided Settlement Ahead? (12 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051108playlist> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, RIAA Now Decides That Not Enough People Have Heard Of Project Playlist (29 April 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080428/194905972.shtml> at 2 May 2008
Other File Sharing Lawsuits
CNet News, Jury hands feds first guilty verdict for Web music piracy (23 May 2008) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9951371-7.html> at 4 June 2008
The Register, UK cops arrest six alleged BitTorrent music uploaders (2 June 2008) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/02/onk_further_arrests/> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, UK Authorities Charging OiNK Users With 'Conspiracy To Defraud The Music Industry' (2 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080601/1756051285.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Digital Music News, Role Reversal: RIAA Faces $107,834 Penalty... (15 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051508tanya> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, Florida Judge Won't Let The RIAA Off The Hook (7 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080507/0317481054.shtml> at 10 May 2008
RecordingIndustry v ThePeopleBlog, Counterclaims for extortion, conspiracy, trespass, consumer fraud & abuse, abuse of process upheld in Atlantic v. Boyer (6 May 2008) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2008/05/counterclaims-for-extortion-conspiracy.html> at 7 May 2008
ArsTechnica, Andersen relentless in quest to nail the RIAA (5 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080505-andersen-relentless-in-quest-to-nail-the-riaa.html> at 6 May 2008
ZeroPaid, Irish Record Industry Sues ISP for Illegal File-Sharing on Its Network (30 April 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9443/Irish+Record+Industry+Sues+ISP+for+Illegal+File-Sharing+on+its+Network> at 2 May 2008
P2p Development
ArsTechnia, Researchers use Akamai to find local BitTorrent peers (6 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080506-researchers-use-akamai-to-find-local-bittorrent-peers.html> at 7 May 2008
P2p Security
The Register, Rogue MP3 Trojan streaks across P2P networks (7 May 2008) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/07/mp3_trojan_blitz/> at 10 May 2008
CNet News Blog, Malware outbreak blamed on file-swapped MP3s, MPEGs (6 May 2008) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9937818-7.html> at 7 May 2008
P2p Statistics
ZeroPaid, The Pirate Bay Enters Top 100 Websites (24 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9510/The+Pirate+Bay+Enters+Top+100+Websites> at 5 June 2008
Digital Music News, The Usher Leak: Download Estimates Emerge... (26 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052608usher> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, No, iTunes And Amazon Downloads Are Not The Answer For The Recording Industry (21 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080519/2320201174.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Slyck, RIAA Wants ISPs to Act on Piracy (6 May 2008) <http://www.slyck.com/story1685_RIAA_Wants_ISPs_to_Act_on_Piracy> 7 May 2008
TorrentFreak, Filesharing Report Shows Explosive Growth for uTorrent (26 April 2008) <http://torrentfreak.com/p2p-statistics-080426/> at 30 April 2008
Piracy
CNet News, Jury hands feds first guilty verdict for Web music piracy (23 May 2008) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9951371-7.html> at 4 June 2008
ZeroPaid, USA - Copyright Infringer Sentenced to 30 months in prison (3 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9454/USA+-+Copyright+Infringer+Sentenced+to+30+Months+in+Prison%21> at 5 May 2008
Public Choice Theory
ZeroPaid, Obama, Hillary Favor Network Neutrality, McCain Prefers 'Market Forces' (29 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9519/Obama%2C+Hillary+Favor+Network+Neutrality%2C+McCain+Prefers+%27Market+Forces%27> at 5 June 2008
TechDirt, House Passes Pro IP Overwhelmingly (8 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080508/1854491068.shtml> at 10 May 2008
Publishing
TechDirt, Do Songwriters Deserve A Cut Of Yahoo Search Revenue? (13 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080512/0252111088.shtml> at 21 May 2008
Digital Music News, WMG Publishing Picture Flat; Mechanicals Facing Downward Pressure (7 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050708publishing> at 10 May 2008
QTrax
CNet News, Legal P2P music site Qtrax signs EMI Music (3 June 2008)<http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9958560-7.html> at 5 June 2008
Digital Music News, Qtrax Scores Another Legit License... Major Publishers Sealed (14 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051408qtrax> at 21 May 2008
guardian.co.uk, Universal to allow free music downloads (8 May 2008) <http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/may/08/digitalmedia.digitalmusic> at 10 May 2008
Digital Music News, This Time It's Real: Qtrax Inks Universal Music Deal (7 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050608umg> at 8 May 2008
Wired Listening Post, Qtrax Inks Deal With Universal for Legal P2P Music (6 May 2008) <http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/05/qtrax-inks-deal.html> at 7 May 2008
Recording Contracts
Digital Music News, 50 Cent: The Next 360-Degree, Mega-Deal Artist? (15 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051808fitty> at 21 May 2008
RIAA
Slyck, RIAA Wants ISPs to Act on Piracy (6 May 2008) <http://www.slyck.com/story1685_RIAA_Wants_ISPs_to_Act_on_Piracy> 7 May 2008
Search Engines
Digital Music News, Project Playlist: Another Lopsided Settlement Ahead? (12 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051108playlist> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, RIAA Now Decides That Not Enough People Have Heard Of Project Playlist (29 April 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080428/194905972.shtml> at 2 May 2008
Social Networking
Digital Music News, The Social Networking Boom: Do Artists Deserve More? (7 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050608social> at 8 May 2008
Streaming
PC World, Yahoo Sued by Indian Music Company for Copyright Infringement (2 June 2008) <http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146547/yahoo_sued_by_indian_music_company_for_copyright_infringment.html> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Indian Music Firm Sues Yahoo Over Music Streaming (2 June 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080602/1037331289.shtml> at 4 June 2008
Subscription
Digital Music News, Napster Slims Losses; Subscribers Also Slimming (22 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052108napster> at 4 June 2008
ArsTechnica, If music DRM is dead, the RIAA expects its resurrection (8 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080508-if-music-drm-is-dead-the-riaa-expects-its-resurrection.html> at 10 May 2008
ZeroPaid, Music Revenues Move Up at RealNetworks; Gaming Moves Out (8 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050808realnetworks> at 10 May 2008
The Register, Songwriters score victory over AOL, Yahoo! and Real Pay up (1 May 2008)<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/01/ascap_aol_real_yahoo/> at 2 May 2008
TechDirt, District Court Tells Yahoo, AOL To Pay Millions To Songwriters (1 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080501/020611996.shtml> at 2 May 2008
CNet News, Court: Online services must pay up for song use (1 May 2008) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9933398-7.html> at 2 May 2008
TorrentSpy
Digital Music News, We're Broke! Torrentspy Offers Latest Snub to MPAA... (12 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051108torrent> at 21 May 2008
ArsTechnica, Pirate Bay: MPAA's $15.4 million damage claim a fabrication (9 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080509-pirate-bay-mpaas-15-4-million-damage-claim-a-fabrication.html> at 10 May 2008
Digital Music News, TorrentSpy Faces Hefty, $110 Million Infringement Penalty (7 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050708torrentspy> at 10 May 2008
The Register, Hollywood awarded $110m against TorrentSpy (7 May 2008) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/07/mpaa_awarded_110m_from_torrentspy/> at 10 May 2008
Yahoo UK Ireland, TorrentSpy to appeal 110-mln-dollar ruling in film piracy suit (8 May 2008) <http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080508/ttc-us-it-internet-copyright-film-trial-e0bba4a.html> at 10 May 2008
TechDirt, Court Orders TorrentSpy To Pay $110 Million To MPAA (7 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080507/1657261059.shtml> at 10 May 2008
TechDirt, TorrentSpy, Though Out Of Business, To Appeal Massive Fine (8 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080508/1046351063.shtml> at 10 May 2008
ArsTechnica, TorrentSpy ordered to pay $110 million in damages to MPAA (7 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080507-torrentspy-ordered-to-pay-110-million-in-damages-to-mpaa.html> at 8 May 2008
TorrentSpy/Network Neutrality
ZeroPaid, Obama, Hillary Favor Network Neutrality, McCain Prefers 'Market Forces' (29 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9519/Obama%2C+Hillary+Favor+Network+Neutrality%2C+McCain+Prefers+%27Market+Forces%27> at 5 June 2008
SiliconValley/Associated Press, Comcast to test new way to manage Internet jams (3 June 2008) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_9467453?nclick_check=1> at 5 June 2008
TechDirt, Canadian Regulators Won't Stop Bell Canada's Traffic Shaping (14 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080514/1748391117.shtml> at 21 May 2008
ArsTechnica, New bill ties net neutrality to antitrust law (8 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080508-new-bill-ties-net-neutrality-to-antitrust-law.html> at 10 May 2008
CNet News, Democrats revive another Net neutrality proposal (8 May 2008) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9939443-7.html> at 10 May 2008
ArsTechnica, Senator to ISPs: "Think twice" about 'Net neutrality... or else (6 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080506-senator-to-isps-think-twice-about-net-neutrality-or-else.html> at 7 May 2008
Future of Music Coallition, The RIAA and Net Neutrality (6 May 2008) <http://futureofmusiccoalition.blogspot.com/> at 8 May 2008
TechDirt, Didn't Take Long: Comcast Ditches P2P Bill Of Rights Idea (6 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080506/1208131046.shtml> at 8 May 2008
CNet News Blog, RIAA: Don't let Net neutrality hurt piracy fight (6 May 2008) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9937153-7.html?tag=blog.promos> at 7 May 2008
ArsTechnia, Researchers use Akamai to find local BitTorrent peers (6 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080506-researchers-use-akamai-to-find-local-bittorrent-peers.html> at 7 May 2008
ArsTechnica, RIAA: Piracy fight more important than net neutrality bill (6 May 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080506-riaa-piracy-fight-more-important-than-net-neutrality-bill.html> at 7 May 2008
ArsTechnica, P2P throttling leading to net neutrality showdown in Canada (24 April 2008) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080424-p2p-throttling-leading-to-net-neutrality-showdown-in-canada.html> at 2 May 2008
Viral Marketing
Digital Music News, Pew: Internet Playing Minor Role in Music Buying Decisions (22 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052208pew> at 4 June 2008
Watermarks
Digital Music News, Right idea, wrong time: Snocap's corpse washes up at Imeem (7 April 2008) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/07/imeem_acquires_snocap/> at 8 April 2008
Webcasting
Digital Music News, SoundExchange, Large Broadcasters Still at Loggerheads (14 May 2008)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051508loggerheads> at 21 May 2008
Weblogs
TechDirt, Grateful Dead Label Demands NPR Feature Story To Blog A Grateful Dead Song (14 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080514/0252141108.shtml> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, Up-and-Coming Label Illustrates How to Sell Infinite Goods in the Internet Age (8 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080506/0529041043.shtml> at 10 May 2008
Digital Music News, Guilty By Association: Is UMG Suddenly In the Blog Biz? (7 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050608blogs> at 8 May 2008
Digital Music News, Universal/Buzznet Acquisition Machine Continues... (6 May 2008) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050508punk> at 7 May 2008
CNet News Blog, Music blogs: The new wall of sound (5 May 2008) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9934879-7.html> at 7 May 2008
YouTube
ZeroPaid, Prince Removes Radiohead 'Creep' Cover From YouTube (31 May 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9524/Prince+Removes+Radiohead+%27Creep%27+Cover+from+YouTube> at 5 June 2008
TechDirt, Prince And Radiohead Fight Over YouTube Song (30 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080530/1507241271.shtml> at 4 June 2008
TechDirt, Musicians Whining About Fans With Mobile Phones (13 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080512/0056591086.shtml> at 21 May 2008
TechDirt, Is Watching An Infringing YouTube Video Copyright Infringement? (16 May 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080514/1736121116.shtml> at 21 May 208
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