Welcome back to Open Content Australia – hope you have had a nice holiday – this year I have changed a few of the headings. Instead of listing all of the articles relating to the various 3 strikes regimes under Copyright Law and ISP Liability I have created new headings of Graduated Response USA and Graduated Response Other Countries.
Ad Supported Music
Digital Music News, When Ads Are Just Too Much: MySpace Music (27 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012609myspace> at 28 January 2009
Digital Music News, SpiralFrog Entering Troubled Waters... Again (15 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011409spiralfrog> at 19 January 2009
AllofMp3
TechDirt, Jailtime Seems A Bit Harsh For Online Music Store Owners Who Didn't Get All The Right Licenses (30 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090129/2256103577.shtml> at 31 January 2009
Anti Trust Issues
TechDirt, Warner Music Continues The Trend: No Innovation Unless It Owns A Piece Of It (15 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090115/0627473422.shtml> at 19 January 2009
Artists
ZeroPaid, Groove Armada: Fighting File-Sharing is 'Utterly Futile' (22 January 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9972/Groove+Armada%3A+Fighting+File-Sharing+is+%27Utterly+Futile%27> at 24 January 2009
BitTorrent
Digital Music News, OiNK Uploaders Receiving Criminal Records, Community Service... (26 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012509oink> at 28 January 2009
TechDirt, Danish ISP Blocks The Pirate Bay; But Is It For Legal Reasons... Or Competitive? (21 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090120/1919463467.shtml> at 24 January 2009
ZeroPaid, RLSLOG taken down by WebSheriff (19 January 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9965/RLSLOG+taken+down+by+WebSheriff> at 21 January 2009
ZeroPaid, Vertor - the BitTorrent Tracker Site that 'Verifies Torrents' (15 January 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9959/Vertor+-+the+BitTorrent+Tracker+Site+that+%27Verifies+Torrents%27> at 19 January 2009
ZeroPaid, Top 35 BitTorrent Search Engines of 2009? (14 January 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9956/Top+35+BitTorrent+Search+Engines+of+2009%3F> at 19 January 2009
TechDirt, A Record Label That Embraces BitTorrent (31 December 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20081230/1856543258.shtml> at 3 January 2009
Blanket/Collective Licensing
TechDirt, An Outsider Gets A Peek Behind The Scenes Of The Music Industry's Mindset: Optimism Into Denial (20 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090119/1924063457.shtml> at 22 January 2009
ZeroPaid, Virgin Scraps Plans for Legal P2p (26 January 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9981/Virgin+Scraps+Plans+for+Legal+P2P>a t 28 January 2009
TechDirt, Record Labels Kill Off 'Legal P2P' Before It Even Gets A Chance (23 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090123/1506253510.shtml> at 28 January 2009
The Register, Virgin puts 'legal P2p' plans on ice (23 January 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/23/virgin_puts_legal_p2p_on_ice/> at 28 January 2009
Digital Music News, Not Now, At Least Not Yet: Virgin Scraps Legal P2P Plan... (26 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012509virgin> at 28 January 2009
TechDirt, More Details On Isle of Man's Music Tax Idea: One Euro Per Year (21 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090121/1218233478.shtml> at 24 January 2009
ZeroPaid, Isle of Man Proposes Unlimited P2p for 1 Euro per Month (22 January 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9973/Isle+of+Man+Proposes+Unlimited+P2P+for+1+Euro+a+Month> at 24 January 2009
The Register, Isle of Man wants legal P2P blanket (19 January 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/19/isle_of_man_music_tax/> at 21 January 2009
CD Sales
ZeroPaid, Major Record Labels Admits CD Sales is Not a Measure of Success (2 January 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9933/Major+Record+Label+Admits+CD+Sales+is+Not+a+Measure+of+Success> at 3 January 2009
TechDirt, Not A Music Industry Crisis -- It's A CD Crisis (27 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090124/0814363512.shtml> at 28 January 2009
Digital Music News, Scary Stat: Album Sales Down 54.5 Percent Since 2000... (28 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012709album> at 29 January 2009
Digital Music News, Canadian Album Sales Drop 14 Percent In 2008... (9 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010809canada> at 12 January 2009
Digital Music News, Does This Make Sense? More Conglomerated Data Emerges (7 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011608conglomerated> at 8 January 2009
TechDirt, Album Sales Fall, Of Course (5 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090102/1911093271.shtml> at 7 January 2009
Digital Music News, Soundscan: Album Sales Down 14 Percent in '08... (4 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/1231008soundscan/view> at 5 January 2009
ArsTechnica, Music sales up 10% in 2008, thanks to downloads (and vinyl) (2 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090102-music-sales-up-10-in-2008-thanks-to-downloads-and-vinyl.html> at 5 January 2009
SiliconValley/Associated Press, Album sales plunge, digital downloads up (1 January 2009) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_11351234?nclick_check=1> at 7 January 2009
Washington Post/Reuters, Global digital music sales up 25 percent (16 January 2009) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/16/AR2009011603077.html> at 22 January 2009
Concerts
TechDirt, Once Again, Concert Business Sets New Records (30 December 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20081229/0212133230.shtml> at 3 January 2009
Copyright Law Other Countries
Financial Times, Internet piracy regulations planned for UK (16 January 2009) <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/48141a1a-e35c-11dd-a5cf-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1> at 19 January 2009
The Register, UK.gov prepares for filesharing fracas (15 January 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/15/berr_p2p_consultation_responses/> at 19 January 2009
TechDirt, Jailtime Seems A Bit Harsh For Online Music Store Owners Who Didn't Get All The Right Licenses (30 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090129/2256103577.shtml> at 31 January 2009
The Local, Sweden mulls tougher file sharing measures (20 January 2009) <http://www.thelocal.se/17024/20090120/> at 24 January 2009
TechDirt, Sweden Considering Law To Allow Police To Go After File Sharers (21 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090120/1338513463.shtml> at 24 January 2009
ZeroPaid, Sweden Wants to Increase Cops Anti-File Sharing Power (22 January 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9970/Sweden+Wants+to+Increase+Cops+Anti-File-Sharing+Power> at 24 January 2009
TechDirt, Danish ISP Blocks The Pirate Bay; But Is It For Legal Reasons... Or Competitive? (21 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090120/1919463467.shtml> at 24 January 2009
JooAng Daily, Kids face summary trials for copyright violations (16 January 2009) <http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2899931> at 19 January 2009
NZ Herald, ISPs tread risky path with new rules on piracy (9 January 2009) <http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10551079> at 12 January 2009
TechDirt, Musicians In New Zealand Protesting 'Guilt Upon Accusation' Plan (6 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090105/1232323289.shtml> at 7 January 2009
ArsTechnica, Kiwis rally opposition to NZ copyright bill (6 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090106-kiwis-rally-opposition-to-nz-copyright-bill.html> at 7 January 2009
NetGuide, Petition to fight copyright law change (5 January 2009) <http://www.netguide.co.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=849&Itemid=16> at 7 January 2009
Copyright Law USA
TechDirt, Yes, Artists Build On The Works Of Others... So Why Is It Sometimes Infringement(20 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090130/0239533581.shtml> at 31 January 2009
EFF Deeplinks, MP3 Bloggers, Where Are Your Promo CDs? (28 January 2009) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/01/mp3-bloggers-where-are-your-promo-cds> at 30 January 2009
Creative Commons
Digital Music News, Whitehouse.gov: Protected by Creative Commons... (26 January 2009)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012509white> at 28 January 2009
TechDirt, ASCAP Targets "Copy Left / Free Culture" Enemy... (23 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012209ascap> at 24 January 2009
TechDirt, How One 'No Name' Musician Used Free Music To Build A Following (20 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090114/0645323402.shtml> at 22 January 2009
ArsTechnica, Free Nine Inch Nails albums top 2008 Amazon MP3 sales charts (6 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090106-free-nine-inch-nails-albums-top-2008-amazon-mp3-sales-charts.html> at 7 January 2009
Digital Sales
Digital Music News, Scary Stat: Album Sales Down 54.5 Percent Since 2000... (28 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012709album> at 29 January 2009
ZeroPaid, STUDY: 95% of Music Downloads Are Illegal (26 January 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9977/STUDY%3A+%2795%25+of+Music+Downloads+are+Illegal%27> at 28 January 2009
Washington Post/Reuters, Global digital music sales up 25 percent (16 January 2009) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/16/AR2009011603077.html> at 22 January 2009
Digital Music News, Canadian Album Sales Drop 14 Percent In 2008... (9 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010809canada> at 12 January 2009
Digital Music News, Does This Make Sense? More Conglomerated Data Emerges (7 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011608conglomerated> at 8 January 2009
Digital Music News, What Else? iTunes Store Hits 6 Billion... (7 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010609what> at 8 January 2009
TechDirt, Album Sales Fall, Of Course (5 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090102/1911093271.shtml> at 7 January 2009
Digital Music News, Numbers Game: The Math Behind One Billion... (6 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010509numbers> at 7 January 2009
SiliconValley/Associated Press, Album sales plunge, digital downloads up (1 January 2009) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_11351234?nclick_check=1> at 7 January 2009
Digital Music News, Soundscan: Album Sales Down 14 Percent in '08... (4 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/1231008soundscan/view> at 5 January 2009
ArsTechnica, Music sales up 10% in 2008, thanks to downloads (and vinyl) (2 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090102-music-sales-up-10-in-2008-thanks-to-downloads-and-vinyl.html> at 5 January 2009
DMCA
ZeroPaid, RLSLOG taken down by WebSheriff (19 January 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9965/RLSLOG+taken+down+by+WebSheriff> at 21 January 2009
Wired, Online Video-Sharing Sites Score Copyright Victory (6 January 2009) <http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/01/online-video-sh.html> at 8 January 2009
TechDirt, Veoh Gets Another DMCA Safe Harbor Win, This Time Against Universal Music (5 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090105/1758303293.shtml> at 7 January 2009
ArsTechnica, Judge: transcoding doesn't block Veoh "safe harbor" defense (6 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090106-judge-transcoding-doesnt-block-veoh-safe-harbor-defense.html> at 7 January 2009
ZeroPaid, Veoh Scores Legal Victory for Video Sharing Sites (3 January 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9943/Veoh+Scores+Legal+Victory+for+Video+Sharing+Sites> at 7 January 2009
DRM
Wall Street Journal, Apple Changes Tune on Music Pricing (7 January 2009) <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123126062001057765.html> at 8 January 2009
Digital Music News, Finally: iTunes Store Goes DRM-Free, 99-Cents Going Variable (7 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010509apple> at 8 January 2009
ArsTechnica, iTunes Plus drops all-or-nothing upgrades, goes a la carte (29 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/01/itunes-plus-drops-all-or-nothing-upgrades-goes-a-la-carte.ars> at 30 January 2009
ArsTechnica, Apple, labels both win with DRM-free iTunes, tiered pricing (6 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2009/01/06/apple-labels-both-win-with-drm-free-itunes-tiered-pricing> at 7 January 2009
TechDirt, Lame: Apple Charging $0.30 Per Song To Ditch DRM (7 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090106/1915023301.shtml> at 12 January 2009
TechDirt, iTunes Songs Don't Have DRM, But They Contain Your Email Address (14 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090113/0707133391.shtml> at 19 January 2009
TechDirt, As Rumored, Apple Gives Record Labels Variable iTunes Pricing In Exchange For Ditching DRM (6 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090106/1039003297.shtml> at 7 January 2009
ZeroPaid, iTunes Going DRM-Free (6 January 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9945/iTunes+Going+DRM-Free> at 7 January 2009
TechDirt, Apple Still A Big Fan Of DRM Outside Of Music (9 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090108/1403283335.shtml> at 12 January 2009
ArsTechnica, Microsoft misses memo, launches DRM-laden mobile music store (23 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090123-microsoft-misses-memo-launches-drm-laden-mobile-music-store.html> at 24 January 2009
The Star, The music industry's digital reversal (12 January 2009) <http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/569203> at 15 January 2009
TechDirt, Is The FTC Interested In Protecting Consumers From Bad DRM? (7 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090106/1941213305.shtml> at 12 January 2009
Economics
TechDirt, Long Tail Not Dead Yet: eMusic Says It's Alive And Well (26 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090124/1240213516.shtml> at 28 January 2009
eMusic
TechDirt, Long Tail Not Dead Yet: eMusic Says It's Alive And Well (26 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090124/1240213516.shtml> at 28 January 2009
Facebook
TechDirt, Warner Music Continues The Trend: No Innovation Unless It Owns A Piece Of It (15 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090115/0627473422.shtml> at 19 January 2009
Digital Music News, ...But Facebook, Friendster Enlisted Into Project Playlist Ban (4 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/122908facebook/view> at 5 January 2009
Failure to Adapt
TechDirt, An Outsider Gets A Peek Behind The Scenes Of The Music Industry's Mindset: Optimism Into Denial (20 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090119/1924063457.shtml> at 22 January 2009
The New York Times, When Labels Fought the Digital, and the Digital Won (6 January 2009) <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/books/07garn.html?_r=1> at 21 January 2009
Fair Use/Fair Dealing
TechDirt, Yes, Artists Build On The Works Of Others... So Why Is It Sometimes Infringement(20 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090130/0239533581.shtml> at 31 January 2009
TechDirt, YouTube Bans Video Essayist; Apparently Commentary No Longer Considered Fair Use (15 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090114/2005593413.shtml> at 19 January 2009
Filtering
TechDirt, YouTube Bans Video Essayist; Apparently Commentary No Longer Considered Fair Use (15 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090114/2005593413.shtml> at 19 January 2009
First Sale Doctrine
TechDirt, EFF Explains Why You Should Be Allowed To Sell Promo CDs (29 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090129/0302373564.shtml> at 31 January 2009
EFF Deeplinks, MP3 Bloggers, Where Are Your Promo CDs? (28 January 2009) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/01/mp3-bloggers-where-are-your-promo-cds> at 30 January 2009
Graduated Response Other Countries
The Register, Digital Britain: A tax, a quango and ISP Snooping (29 January 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/29/digital_britain_tax_quango_and_enforcement/> at 31 January 2009
ArsTechnica, "Digital Britain" to legislate graduated response for ISPs (29 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/01/digital-britain-will-legislate-graduated-response-for-isps.ars> at 31 January 2009
Digital Music News, The Piracy Riddle: Interim Digital Britain Report Emerges... (30 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012909digital> at 31 January 2009
TechDirt, UK Gov't Insists That File Sharers Won't Be Kicked Off The Internet (27 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090126/1848153538.shtml> at 28 January 2009
ArsTechnica, UK official: ISP disconnection not part of "3 strikes" plan (26 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/01/uk-official-isp-disconnection-not-part-of-3-strikes-plan.ars> at 28 January 2009
TechDirt, UK Government To Force ISPs To Become Copyright Cops (19 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090116/0957263441.shtml> at 21 January 2009
Digital Music News, BPI: Letter-Writing Campaign Not Getting Desired Results (20 January 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011909isps> at 21 January 2009
ZeroPaid, No -'3-Strikes' for UK File-Sharing Pirates (26 January 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9975/No+%273-Strikes%27+for+UK+File-Sharing+Pirates> at 28 January 2009
ZeroPaid, UK ISPs Oppose File-Sharing Regulations (26 January 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9978/UK+ISPs+Oppose+File-Sharing+Regulations> at 28 January 2009
Times, Music pirates will not be disconnected from the internet (26 January 2009) <http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article5586761.ece> at 28 January 2009
Digital Music News, The Disconnect on Disconnections: British Cut-Offs Appear Unlikely... (27 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012609disconnect> at 28 January 2009
Digital Music News, Big Precedent: Irish ISP Adopting Three Strikes... (30 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012909eircom> at 31 January 2009
Slyck, No Consensus Reached in UK P2P 'Problem' (15 January 2009) <http://www.slyck.com/story1821_No_Consensus_Reached_in_UK_P2P_Problem> at 21 January 2009
The Register, UK.gov 'to create anti-net piracy agency' (16 January 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/16/carter_anti_piracy_agency/> at 21 January 2009
Financial Times, Internet piracy regulations planned for UK (16 January 2009) <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/48141a1a-e35c-11dd-a5cf-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1> at 19 January 2009
The Register, UK.gov prepares for filesharing fracas (15 January 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/15/berr_p2p_consultation_responses/> at 19 January 2009
TechDirt, Irish ISP Accused Of Copyright Violations Agrees To Implement Three Strikes (29 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090128/1855013560.shtml> at 31 January 2009
ZeroPaid, Irish ISP Agrees to Three-Strikes Policy For File-Sharers (29 January 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9984/Irish+ISP+Agrees+to+Three-Strikes+Policy+for+File-Sharers> at 31 January 2009
Irish Times, Internet users face shutdown over illegal music downloads (29 January 2009) <http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2009/0129/1232923373331.html> at 30 January 2009
EFF Deeplinks, Irish ISP Agrees to Three Strikes Against Its Customers (28 January 2009) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/01/irish-isp-agrees-three-strikes-against-its-users> at 30 January 2009
ArsTechnica, Irish ISP agrees to disconnect repeat P2P users (29 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2009/01/irish-isp-agrees-to-disconnect-repeat-p2p-users.ars> at 29 January 2009
TechDirt, Recording Industry Looking At Bribing ISPs To Side With It Against File Sharing (19 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090117/1324323448.shtml> at 21 January 2009
TechDirt, Italian Politicians Look To Push Through French-Style 3 Strikes Law (21 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090121/0834043477.shtml> at 24 January 2009
TechDirt, New Zealand Gov't Refuses To Remove 'Guilt Upon Accusation' Clause In Copyright Act (30 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090129/1940383575.shtml> at 31 January 2009
ZeroPaid, FAST Supports New Zealand's Three-Strikes Plan for File-Sharers (13 January 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9954/FAST+Supports+New+Zealand%27s+Three-Strikes+Plan+for+File-Sharers> at 15 January 2009
NZ Herald, ISPs tread risky path with new rules on piracy (9 January 2009) <http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10551079> at 12 January 2009
TechDirt, Musicians In New Zealand Protesting 'Guilt Upon Accusation' Plan (6 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090105/1232323289.shtml> at 7 January 2009
ArsTechnica, Kiwis rally opposition to NZ copyright bill (6 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090106-kiwis-rally-opposition-to-nz-copyright-bill.html> at 7 January 2009
NetGuide, Petition to fight copyright law change (5 January 2009) <http://www.netguide.co.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=849&Itemid=16> at 7 January 2009
ArsTechnica, 37% of P2P users say they'll ignore disconnection threats (18 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090118-37-of-p2p-users-say-theyll-ignore-disconnection-threats.html> at 21 January 2009
Graduated Response USA
TechDirt, Comcast Screws Up And Targets Innocent Customer In P2P Dragnet (30 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090130/0328003585.shtml> at 31 January 2009
TechDirt, AT&T And Comcast Willing To Cut Off File Sharers (28 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090128/1543013559.shtml> at 30 January 2009
Digital Music News, RIAA Negotiations Continue... Disconnections Still Improbable (29 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012809riaa> at 30 January 2009
CNet News, RIAA drops lawsuits; ISPs to battle file sharing (19 December 2008) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10126914-93.html> at 29 January 2009
TechDirt, Recording Industry Looking At Bribing ISPs To Side With It Against File Sharing (19 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090117/1324323448.shtml> at 21 January 2009
Digital Music News, The RIAA Story: Yet Another Hole Appears... (13 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011208riaa> at 15 January 2009
TechDirt, No One Can Find ISPs Who Have Agreed To RIAA's 3 Strikes Plan (6 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090105/1639523290.shtml> at 7 January 2009
Digital Music News, Any There There? RIAA Agreements Remain Flimsy, Unconfirmed... (4 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/122208riaa/view> at 5 January 2009
ZeroPaid, Major ISPs Deny Plans to Help RIAA (6 January 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9944/Major+ISPs+Deny+Plans+to+Help+RIAA+Disconnect+File-Sharers> at 7 January 2009
The Star, The music industry's digital reversal (12 January 2009) <http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/569203> at 15 January 2009
CNet News, RIAA loses mistrial appeal (29 December 2008) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10129640-93.html> at 7 January 2009
ZeroPaid, ISP Says RIAA Must Pay for Piracy Protection (29 December 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9925/ISP+Says+RIAA+Must+Pay+for+Piracy+Protection> at 3 January 2009
TechDirt, MPAA Also Likes The Idea Of ISP Enforcers For File Sharing (29 December 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20081229/0248393232.shtml> at 3 January 2009
ArsTechnica, 37% of P2P users say they'll ignore disconnection threats (18 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090118-37-of-p2p-users-say-theyll-ignore-disconnection-threats.html> at 21 January 2009
Wall Street Journal, Changing Tack, RIAA Ditches MediaSentry (5 January 2009) <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123109364085551895.html> at 7 January 2009
ZDNet, RIAA’s move to DtecNet may mean litigation strategy still alive (6 January 2009) <http://government.zdnet.com/?p=4257> at 7 January 2009
TechDirt, RIAA Dumps MediaSentry, But Hires DtecNet Instead (5 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090104/2314563282.shtml> at 7 January 2009
Hulu
TechDirt, Music Licensing Rights Hindering Hulu As Well (28 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090123/0653453498.shtml> at 30 January 2009
Independents
Digital Music News, Indies Come Out to Play: Andrew Bird, Animal Collective Topping iTunes... (27 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022709itunes> at 28 January 2009
Digital Music News, Less Drama: MySpace Music Licenses Big Independents (16 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011509myspace> at 19 January 2009
Individual Lawsuits Other Countries
ZeroPaid, South Korean Police Help Young File-Sharers (22 January 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9971/South+Korean+Police+Help+Young+File-Sharers> at 24 January 2009
Individual Lawsuits USA
TechDirt, RIAA Found To Have Sued Yet Another Woman Without A Computer (27 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090127/0108303542.shtml> at 28 January 2009
RecordingIndsutryvThePeople Blog, RIAA's "download equals lost sale" theory rejected by federal court in Virginia; restitution motion denied in USA v. Dove (16 January 2009) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.html#305009459765726677> at 21 January 2009
ArsTechnica, RIAA drops Atlantic v. Brennan; defendant never showed up (9 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090109-riaa-drops-atlantic-v-brennan-defendant-never-showed-up.html> at 12 January 2009
CNet News, RIAA loses mistrial appeal (29 December 2008) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10129640-93.html> at 7 January 2009
The Register, Recording Industry refused Jammie Thomas appeal (30 December 2008) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/30/riaa_appeal_refused/> at 3 January 2009
ZeroPaid, RIAA Loses Ability to Appeal in Jamie Thomas Case (29 December 2008) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9921/RIAA+Loses+Ability+to+Appeal+in+Jammie+Thomas+Case> at 3 January 2009
ZeroPaid, RIAA Still Suing File-Sharers? (13 January 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9953/RIAA+Still+Suing+File-Sharers%3F> at 15 January 2009
TechDirt, RIAA Just Can't Seem To Stop The Momentum On Filing Those Lawsuits (12 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090109/1912223355.shtml> at 15 January 2009
Digital Music News, The RIAA Story: Yet Another Hole Appears... (13 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011208riaa> at 15 January 2009
CNet News, RIAA drops lawsuits; ISPs to battle file sharing (19 December 2008) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10126914-93.html> at 29 January 2009
The Star, The music industry's digital reversal (12 January 2009) <http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/569203> at 15 January 2009
ZDNet, RIAA’s move to DtecNet may mean litigation strategy still alive (6 January 2009) <http://government.zdnet.com/?p=4257> at 7 January 2009
TechDirt, RIAA Dumps MediaSentry, But Hires DtecNet Instead (5 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090104/2314563282.shtml> at 7 January 2009
Digital Music News, Strategy Shift Continues: RIAA, MediaSentry Call It Off (6 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010509riaa> at 7 January 2009
ArsTechnica, MediaSentry may be gone, but RIAA tactics will live on (6 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090106-mediasentry-may-be-gone-but-riaa-tactics-will-live-on.html> at 7 January 2009
ZeroPaid, RIAA Fires MediaSentry (4 January 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9939/RIAA+Fires+MediaSentry> at 7 January 2009
Wall Street Journal, Changing Tack, RIAA Ditches MediaSentry (5 January 2009) <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123109364085551895.html> at 7 January 2009
Intellectual Property
New Statesman, Facing the music (11 December 2008) <http://www.newstatesman.com/music/2008/12/public-century-composers> at 15 January 2009
TechDirt, A Historical Look At Copyright And Music (13 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090104/1736073278.shtml> at 15 January 2009
International Copyright Issues
TechDirt, US Using Bogus Excuses For Denying Access To ACTA Documents (30 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090129/1955073576.shtml> at 31 January 2009
TechDirt, Does ACTA Secrecy Violate European Law? (19 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090114/1056313412.shtml> at 21 January 2009
Internet Statistics
CNet News, Internet users worldwide surpass 1 billion (23 January 2009) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10149534-93.html> at 29 January 2009
iTunes
Digital Music News, What Else? iTunes Store Hits 6 Billion... (7 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010609what> at 8 January 2009
ArsTechnica, iTunes Plus drops all-or-nothing upgrades, goes a la carte (29 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/01/itunes-plus-drops-all-or-nothing-upgrades-goes-a-la-carte.ars> at 30 January 2009
TechDirt, iTunes Songs Don't Have DRM, But They Contain Your Email Address (14 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090113/0707133391.shtml> at 19 January 2009
TechDirt, Lame: Apple Charging $0.30 Per Song To Ditch DRM (7 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090106/1915023301.shtml> at 12 January 2009
Wall Street Journal, Apple Changes Tune on Music Pricing (7 January 2009) <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123126062001057765.html> at 8 January 2009
Digital Music News, Finally: iTunes Store Goes DRM-Free, 99-Cents Going Variable (7 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010509apple> at 8 January 2009
ArsTechnica, Apple, labels both win with DRM-free iTunes, tiered pricing (6 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2009/01/06/apple-labels-both-win-with-drm-free-itunes-tiered-pricing> at 7 January 2009
ZeroPaid, iTunes Going DRM-Free (6 January 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9945/iTunes+Going+DRM-Free> at 7 January 2009
Labels Revenue
Washington Post/Reuters, Global digital music sales up 25 percent (16 January 2009) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/16/AR2009011603077.html> at 22 January 2009
Leaks
Digital Music News, Unfinished Dr. Dre Track Starts Leaking... (9 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010809dre> at 12 January 2009
Limewire
CNet News, LimeWire mixing social networking, P2P (8 January 2009) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10137030-52.html> at 12 January 2009
Mergers/Consolidation
Digital Music News, What's In a Name? Sony BMG Officially Put to Bed... (9 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010809sony> at 12 January 2009
Music History
New Statesman, Facing the music (11 December 2008) <http://www.newstatesman.com/music/2008/12/public-century-composers> at 15 January 2009
Muxtape
CNet News, Muxtape returns from RIAA-induced hiatus (27 January 2009) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10151266-2.html> at 29 January 2009
ArsTechnica, Muxtape rises from ashes as a MySpace-like site for bands (27 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2009/01/muxtape-rises-from-ashes-as-a-myspace-like-site-for-bands.ars> at 29 January 2009
MySpace
Digital Music News, When Ads Are Just Too Much: MySpace Music (27 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012609myspace> at 28 January 2009
Digital Music News, Less Drama: MySpace Music Licenses Big Independents (16 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011509myspace> at 19 January 2009
Network Neutrality
ArsTechnica, Comcast starts new year with new network management system (6 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090106-comcast-starts-new-year-with-new-network-management-system.html> at 7 January 2009
New Business Models
TechDirt, Unsigned Band Thrilled It's One Of The 'Most Pirated' (27 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090126/0035193535.shtml> at 28 January 2009
TechDirt, Another Band With Another Unique Business Model (21 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090112/1501193383.shtml> at 24 January 2009
TechDirt, From A Weekend Musician, To Making $4.2 Million... By Giving Music Away (22 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090120/1942463468.shtml> at 24 January 2009
ZeroPaid, Groove Armada: Fighting File-Sharing is 'Utterly Futile' (22 January 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9972/Groove+Armada%3A+Fighting+File-Sharing+is+%27Utterly+Futile%27> at 24 January 2009
TechDirt, An Outsider Gets A Peek Behind The Scenes Of The Music Industry's Mindset: Optimism Into Denial (20 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090119/1924063457.shtml> at 22 January 2009
TechDirt, How One 'No Name' Musician Used Free Music To Build A Following (20 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090114/0645323402.shtml> at 22 January 2009
TechDirt, Recording Industry Looking At Bribing ISPs To Side With It Against File Sharing (19 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090117/1324323448.shtml> at 21 January 2009
ArsTechnica, Free Nine Inch Nails albums top 2008 Amazon MP3 sales charts (6 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090106-free-nine-inch-nails-albums-top-2008-amazon-mp3-sales-charts.html> at 7 January 2009
TechDirt, A Record Label That Embraces BitTorrent (31 December 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20081230/1856543258.shtml> at 3 January 2009
Other
ArsTechnica, Dutch government study: net effect of P2P use is positive (20 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090120-dutch-government-study-net-effect-of-p2p-use-is-positive.html> at 24 January 2009
Digital Music News, The Question: Is P2P Good for Society? (22 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012109p2p> at 24 January 2009
TechDirt, The Wonder Years Unavailable On DVD Due To Music Licensing Rights (21 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090117/0537253446.shtml> at 24 January 2009
Other File Sharing Lawsuits
TechDirt, Danish ISP Blocks The Pirate Bay; But Is It For Legal Reasons... Or Competitive? (21 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090120/1919463467.shtml> at 24 January 2009
P2p Statistics
Digital Music News, IFPI: 95 Percent of Music Downloads Are Pirated... (16 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011509ifpi> at 19 January 2009
ZeroPaid, STUDY: 95% of Music Downloads Are Illegal (26 January 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9977/STUDY%3A+%2795%25+of+Music+Downloads+are+Illegal%27> at 28 January 2009
TechDirt, IFPI Says 95% of Music Downloads Are Illegal (19 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090116/0955383440.shtml> at 21 January 2009
BBC, Legal downloads swamped by piracy (16 January 2009) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7832396.stm> at 21 January 2009
ArsTechnica, IFPI: Music piracy at 95%! (or is it 18%?) (18 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090118-ifpi-music-piracy-at-95-or-is-it-18.html> at 21 January 2009
ArsTechnica, 37% of P2P users say they'll ignore disconnection threats (18 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090118-37-of-p2p-users-say-theyll-ignore-disconnection-threats.html> at 21 January 2009
ArsTechnica, Dutch government study: net effect of P2P use is positive (20 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090120-dutch-government-study-net-effect-of-p2p-use-is-positive.html> at 24 January 2009
Digital Music News, The Question: Is P2P Good for Society? (22 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012109p2p> at 24 January 2009
CNet News, LimeWire mixing social networking, P2P (8 January 2009) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10137030-52.html> at 12 January 2009
Phones/Music
ArsTechnica, Microsoft misses memo, launches DRM-laden mobile music store (23 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090123-microsoft-misses-memo-launches-drm-laden-mobile-music-store.html> at 24 January 2009
Plagiarism
TechDirt, There's Only So Many Ways To Combine Chords... (23 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090118/1543483450.shtml> at 28 January 2009
Politics
P2p Blog, German mayor joins Pirate Party (23 January 2009) <http://www.p2p-blog.com/item-957.html> at 28 January 2009
Privacy
The Register, Dutch search engine ignores IP addresses (29 January 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/29/ixquick_ignores_ips/> at 31 January 2009
TechDirt, Search Engine Ditches All Log Files (29 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090129/0314043566.shtml> at 31 January 2009
Project Playlist
Digital Music News, ...Yet Sony Music Brokers Project Playlist Accord (5 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/122308playlist> at 7 January 2009
Digital Music News, ...But Facebook, Friendster Enlisted Into Project Playlist Ban (4 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/122908facebook/view> at 5 January 2009
Publishing
TechDirt, ASCAP Targets "Copy Left / Free Culture" Enemy... (23 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012209ascap> at 24 January 2009
Digital Music News, Labels, Public Radio Forge Streaming Royalty Agreement... (16 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011509npr> at 19 January 2009
TechDirt, How ASCAP And BMI Are Harming Up-And-Coming Singers (12 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090109/1823043352.shtml> at 15 January 2009
Recording Contracts
TechDirt, Deal Evolution: Why 360 Degrees Doesn't Cover It All... (23 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012209deal> at 24 January 2009
Royalties
Digital Music News, Labels, Public Radio Forge Streaming Royalty Agreement... (16 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011509npr> at 19 January 2009
TechDirt, How ASCAP And BMI Are Harming Up-And-Coming Singers (12 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090109/1823043352.shtml> at 15 January 2009
YahooTech, Web Radio Royalty Battle Takes New Turn (PC Magazine) (31 December 2009) <http://tech.yahoo.com/news/zd/20081231/tc_zd/235495> at 7 January 2009
TechDirt, Copyright Royalty Board Continues To Make Life Difficult For Webcasting (5 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090102/1917483272.shtml> at 7 January 2009
Satellite
YahooTech, Web Radio Royalty Battle Takes New Turn (PC Magazine) (31 December 2009) <http://tech.yahoo.com/news/zd/20081231/tc_zd/235495> at 7 January 2009
Traffic Shaping
The Register, UK gov backs ISPs on charging content providers, throttling P2p (29 January 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/29/carter_net_neut/> at 31 January 2009
TechDirt, Cox Gets Aggressive With Traffic Shaping (28 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090128/0123343551.shtml> at 30 January 2009
ZeroPaid, Cox Begin Throttling FTP, P2p, and Usenet Next Month (28 January 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9983/Cox+to+Begin+Throttling+FTP%2C+P2P%2C+and+Usenet+Next+Month> at 30 January 2009
The Register, US cable giant to throttle P2p (28 January 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/28/cox_traffic_delay/> at 29 January 2009
Slyck, Cox Communications Managment Might 'Delay' the Newsgroups (28 January 2009) <http://www.slyck.com/story1826_Cox_Communications_Managment_Might_Delay_the_Newsgroups> at 29 January 2009
ArsTechnica, Cox ready to throttle P2P, non "time sensitive" traffic (28 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/01/cox-opens-up-throttle-for-p2p-non-time-sensitive-traffic.ars> at 29 January 2009
TechDirt, FCC Again Wants Details From Comcast On Its Traffic-Shaping Efforts (20 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090120/0722353459.shtml> at 22 January 2009
TechDirt, Pretty Much All Canadian ISPs Are Slowing Down P2P (20 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090120/2052593472.shtml> at 22 January 2009
Veoh
Wired, Online Video-Sharing Sites Score Copyright Victory (6 January 2009) <http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/01/online-video-sh.html> at 8 January 2009
TechDirt, Veoh Gets Another DMCA Safe Harbor Win, This Time Against Universal Music (5 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090105/1758303293.shtml> at 7 January 2009
ArsTechnica, Judge: transcoding doesn't block Veoh "safe harbor" defense (6 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090106-judge-transcoding-doesnt-block-veoh-safe-harbor-defense.html> at 7 January 2009
ZeroPaid, Veoh Scores Legal Victory for Video Sharing Sites (3 January 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9943/Veoh+Scores+Legal+Victory+for+Video+Sharing+Sites> at 7 January 2009
Webcasting
Digital Music News, Labels, Public Radio Forge Streaming Royalty Agreement... (16 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011509npr> at 19 January 2009
YahooTech, Web Radio Royalty Battle Takes New Turn (PC Magazine) (31 December 2009) <http://tech.yahoo.com/news/zd/20081231/tc_zd/235495> at 7 January 2009
TechDirt, Copyright Royalty Board Continues To Make Life Difficult For Webcasting (5 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090102/1917483272.shtml> at 7 January 2009
YouTube
ArsTechnica, Death Cab videos disappear from band's site, thanks to label (26 January 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/01/warner-music-sends-takedown-over-bands-own-video.ars> at 28 January 2009
TechDirt, More Bands Suffering From Warner Music's YouTube Demands (26 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090125/2328523534.shtml> at 28 January 2009
Digital Music News, In Other YouTube News: Song Purchasing Links Upgraded (26 January 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012509youtube> at 28 January 2009
TechDirt, YouTube Removing Sound From Music Videos Rather Than Takedowns? (14 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090114/0551073400.shtml> at 19 January 2009
TechDirt, YouTube Bans Video Essayist; Apparently Commentary No Longer Considered Fair Use (15 January 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090114/2005593413.shtml> at 19 January 2009
TechDirt, Warner Music Musicians Pissed Off About YouTube Dispute (29 December 2008) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20081226/1719353221.shtml> at 3 January 2009
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