This is incomplete (and it’s not in any real order) but there is a good story why...

Ad Supported Music
TechDirt, Brazilian Court Says It's Illegal To Distribute File Sharing Software If You Have Ads On Your Site (Legal Issues) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090920/2233226253.shtml> at 22 September 2009

Artists
ZeroPaid, UK Music Consultant to Artists: “Don’t Worry About Piracy” (14 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87004/uk-music-consultant-to-artists-dont-worry-about-piracy/> at 17 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Lily Allen: P2P a “Disaster” for New Artists (17 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87028/lily-allen-p2p-a-disaster-for-new-artists/> at 18 September 2009

TechDirt, Some Questions For Lily Allen (23 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090923/1138026294.shtml> at 24 September 2009

TechDirt, Lily Allen, Don't Apologize To Me, Apologize To Everyone Else (22 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090922/0310156273.shtml> at 24 September 2009

TechDirt, Elton John Flip Flops: Kicking People Off The Internet Is Good! No, Bad! No, Good! (22 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090922/1403136285.shtml> at 22 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Songwriter on P2P: “Artists Can Play Live Shows, We Can’t” (15 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87010/songwriter-on-p2p-artists-can-play-live-shows-we-cant/> at 17 September 2009

ZeroPaid, 50 Cent: “P2P is Part of Music Marketing” (23 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87051/50-cent-p2p-is-part-of-music-marketing/> at 24 September 2009

TechDirt, 50 Cent: Piracy Is A Part Of The Marketing (14 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090914/0348436181.shtml> at 18 September 2009

TechDirt, Lily Allen Distributing Tons Of Copyrighted Music; Blows Way Past Three Strikes (23 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090923/1409046297.shtml> at 24 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Band Calls P2P ‘Global Word of Mouth’ (30 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86918/band-calls-p2p-global-word-of-mouth/> at 5 September 2009

ZeroPaid, FAC Invites Artists to “Urgent” P2P Summit (23 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87055/fac-invites-artists-to-urgent-p2p-summit/> at 24 September 2009

Digital Music News, ...While Lily Allen Gets Whipped by the Backlash (24 September 2009)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/092309allen> at 24 September 2009

Telegraph.co.uk, Blur and Radiohead join forces to battle Government over proposed piracy laws (10 September 2009) <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/6165994/Blur-and-Radiohead-join-forces-to-battle-Government-over-proposed-piracy-laws.html> at 22 September 2009

The WashingtonPost, British pop divided in file sharing debate (21 September 2009) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/21/AR2009092101923.html> at 24 September 2009

Guardian.co.uk, Elton John backs crackdown on music piracy (21 September 2009) <http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/sep/21/musicindustry-internetipos> at 24 September 2009

ZeroPaid, FAC to Lily Allen: “P2P is Important Form of Promotion” (22 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87046/fac-to-lily-allen-p2p-is-important-form-of-promotion/> at 24 September 2009

TechDirt, Smashing Pumpkins Latest To Embrace Free Music... With A Reason To Buy (17 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090917/0431356225.shtml> at 18 September 2009

EFF Deeplinks, UK Musicians Oppose Draconian Disconnect Policy (4 September 2009) <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/09/uk-musicians-oppose-draconian-disconnect-policy> at 18 September 2009

TechDirt, UK Music Pretends That Musicians Aren't Against Kicking People Off The Internet (17 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090916/1829226214.shtml> at 18 September 2009

ZeroPaid, UK Music Industry Group Tries to Reunite Artists, Labels (18 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87031/uk-music-industry-group-tries-to-reunite-artists-labels/> at 22 September 2009

TechDirt, Recording Industry Insiders Complain About Musicians Who Argue Against Kicking People Off The Internet (15 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090914/1627576186.shtml> at 18 September 2009

TechDirt, If File Sharing Is Killing The UK Music Industry... Why Is The UK Music Industry Growing? (21 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090921/1200086272.shtml> at 22 September 2009

TechDirt, Lily Allen: Copying Isn't Alright... Unless It's Done By Lily Allen (21 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090921/0527456270.shtml> at 22 September 2009

TimesOnline, Music industry ready for climbdown on internet piracy demands (16 September 2009) <http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6836104.ece> at 22 September 2009

BitTorrent
TechDirt, Label That Embraces BitTorrent Upset About Lawsuits Against Useful Services (4 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090903/0300316092.shtml> at 9 September 2009

The Register, P2P pushes IPv6 surge (10 September 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/10/ipv6_traffic_surge/ > at 15 September 2009

Slyck, Mininova Must Remove all Friggin Torrents (26 August 2009) <http://www.slyck.com/story1869_Mininova_Must_Remove_all_Friggin_Torrents> at 5 September 2009

CD Sales
Digital Music News, eMusic Subscribers Picking Albums Over Singles... (16 September 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091509emusic> at 18 September 2009

Digital Music News, Album Sales In August: Not a Pretty Story... (4 September 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/090309august> at 5 September 2009

Censorship
ZeroPaid, Aussie Opposition: “End Mandatory Internet Filtering Farce” (4 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86962/aussie-opposition-end-mandatory-internet-filtering-farce/> at 9 September 2009

TechDirt, Copyright Used Against Censorship? (4 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090904/0314346104.shtml> at 9 September 2009

Collective Licensing
ZeroPaid, Canadian Songwriters Propose Voluntary P2P Tax (1 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86932/canadian-songwriters-propose-voluntary-p2p-tax/> at 5 September 2009

Concerts
TechDirt, How Performing Rights Groups Funnel Money To Top Acts And Ignore Smaller Acts (10 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090909/0318406140.shtml> at 15 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Songwriter on P2P: “Artists Can Play Live Shows, We Can’t” (15 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87010/songwriter-on-p2p-artists-can-play-live-shows-we-cant/> at 17 September 2009

Constitutional Law
TechDirt, Constitutionality Of The Copyright Royalty Board To Finally Get Tested In Court (3 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090902/1853336088.shtml> at 5 september 2009

ZeroPaid, Jammie Thomas Challenges “Arbitrary” $80,000 p/song Verdict (1 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86935/jammie-thomas-challenges-arbitrary-80000-psong-verdict/> at 5 September 2009

Copyright Law Other Countries
TechDirt, Recording Industry Lobbyists Says Politicians Worried About User Rights Are 'Disgusting'? (31 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090831/0208426051.shtml> at 5 September 2009

TorrentFreak, Dozens of Copyright Groups Petition Against File-Sharing (31 August 2009) <http://torrentfreak.com/dozens-of-copyright-groups-petition-against-file-sharing-090831/> at 5 September 2009

TechDirt, Canadian Copyright Levy Group Wants New iPod Tax... But It's Not Really For The Artists (15 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090914/1830116188.shtml> at 18 September 2009

Australian IT, IIA gets behind iiNet in legal battle (8 September 2009) <http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,26043672-15317,00.html> at 10 September 2009

TechDirt, Copyright Used Against Censorship? (4 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090904/0314346104.shtml> at 9 September 2009

TechDirt, Brazilian Court Says It's Illegal To Distribute File Sharing Software If You Have Ads On Your Site (Legal Issues) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090920/2233226253.shtml> at 22 September 2009

TechDirt, Beyond Kicking People Offline, France Raises Fines For Copyright Infringement To $440,000 (23 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090923/1223376295.shtml> at 24 September 2009

The Register, Cracks show in music industry over P2P enforcement (16 September 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/16/uk_music_statement/> at 17 September 2009

The Register, EU firms wary of China over IP insecurity (10 September 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/10/eu_china/> at 15 September 2009

TechDirt, Lord Kames Explains Why Copyright Is Not Property... In 1773 (10 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090901/0318106070.shtml> at 15 September 2009

ZeroPaid, NDP Makes No Apology for Copyright Stance (30 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86920/ndp-makes-no-appology-for-copyright-stance/> at 3 September 2009

Copyright Law USA
TechDirt, IP Czar Won't Be In The Most Sensible Place Because Industry Doesn't Like It? (4 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090902/1559226084.shtml> at 9 September 2009

TechDirt, You Don't Get To Double (Or Triple) Dip On Damages For Both Copyright And Trademark Infringement (21 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090918/0212456237.shtml> at 22 September 2009

TechDirt, Constitutionality Of The Copyright Royalty Board To Finally Get Tested In Court (3 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090902/1853336088.shtml> at 5 september 2009

Creative Commons
TechDirt, Is Creative Commons Bad For Copyright? (1 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090901/0140596065.shtml> at 5 September 2009

Damages
TechDirt, You Don't Get To Double (Or Triple) Dip On Damages For Both Copyright And Trademark Infringement (21 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090918/0212456237.shtml> at 22 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Jammie Thomas Challenges “Arbitrary” $80,000 p/song Verdict (1 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86935/jammie-thomas-challenges-arbitrary-80000-psong-verdict/> at 5 September 2009

Digital Music Stores
ZeroPaid, Music Publishers: “Apple Should Pay for iTune’s Song Samples” (22 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87045/music-publishers-apple-should-pay-for-itunes-song-samples/> at 24 September 2009

ArsTechnica, Songwriters want to get paid for 30-second song previews (17 September 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/09/songwriters-want-to-get-paid-for-30-second-song-previews.ars> at 22 September 2009

TechDirt, Court Refuses To Dismiss Allman Bros. Lawsuit Against UMG; iTunes Royalties At Stake (17 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090917/0420056224.shtml> at 18 September 2009

Digital Sales
Digital Music News, eMusic Subscribers Picking Albums Over Singles... (16 September 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091509emusic> at 18 September 2009

Digital Music News, Album Sales In August: Not a Pretty Story... (4 September 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/090309august> at 5 September 2009

DMCA
Digital Music News, DMCA Okay: Court Tosses Universal Music Case Against Veoh... (15 September 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091409umg> at 18 September 2009

DRM
ArsTechnica, Goodbye, DRM; hello "stealable" Digital Personal Property (7 September 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/goodbye-drm-hello-stealable-digital-personal-property.ars> at 22 September 2009

Education Campaigns
TechDirt, The Propaganda The Copyright Industry Teaches Our Children (14 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090913/1459096167.shtml> at 18 September2 2009

TechDirt, Wait, Was That An RIAA Education Campaign... Or Is It About Turning Schoolkids Into Unpaid Shills? (News You Could Do Without) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090917/1819256229.shtml> at 19 September 2009

TechDirt, A Look At The RIAA's Copyright Propaganda For Schools (11 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090911/0136516161.shtml> at 18 September 2009

ArsTechnica, Back to school with RIAA-funded copyright curriculum (17 September 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/back-to-school-with-riaa-funded-curriculum.ars> at 22 September 2009

Electronic Frontier Foundation, RIAA Asks Schoolkids To Assist With Propaganda (17 September 2009) <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/09/riaa-asks-schoolkids-assist-propaganda> at 22 September 2009

eMusic
Digital Music News, eMusic Subscribers Picking Albums Over Singles... (16 September 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091509emusic> at 18 September 2009

Failure to Adapt
TechDirt, Music Critic Explains Why The Music Industry Is Better Off Embracing Fans (1 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090901/0119406064.shtml> at 5 September 2009

Silicon Valley, Apple Log: Beatles on iTunes? 'We'd like to,' Paul McCartney says (9 August 2009) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_13291900?nclick_check=1> at 10 September 2009

File Sharing
TechDirt, How The UK Gov't Extrapolated 136 Self-Reported File Sharers Into 7 Million (8 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090904/1819236116.shtml> at 9 September 2009

The Register, Music industry cooks UK government's piracy stats (4 September 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/04/sabip_7m_stat_sponsored_by_bpi/> at 9 September 2009

ZeroPaid, 7 Million UK File-Sharers Myth Debunked (8 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86972/7-million-uk-file-sharers-myth-debunked/> at 9 September 2009

Filtering
ZeroPaid, Aussie Opposition: “End Mandatory Internet Filtering Farce” (4 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86962/aussie-opposition-end-mandatory-internet-filtering-farce/> at 9 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Aussie Minister: “I Never Wanted to Filter P2P” (21September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87039/aussie-minister-i-never-wanted-to-filter-p2p/> at 22 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Irish ISP Begins Blocking the Pirate Bay (2 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86945/irish-isp-begins-blocking-the-pirate-bay/> at 5 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Japanese Cellphones to Block Illegal Downloads (16 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87023/japanese-cellphones-to-block-illegal-downloads/> at 17 September 2009

Graduated Response Other Countries
Digital Music News, Another Disconnect: British ISP Says Cutting the Line Is Costly... (24 September 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/092309ispdisconnect> at 24 September 2009

TechDirt, Recording Industry, Japanese Gov't Work To Break Your Mobile Phone If You Listen To Unauthorized Music (8 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090907/1236066121.shtml> at 9 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Irish ISP Begins Blocking the Pirate Bay (2 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86945/irish-isp-begins-blocking-the-pirate-bay/> at 5 September 2009

ZeroPaid, FAC Invites Artists to “Urgent” P2P Summit (23 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87055/fac-invites-artists-to-urgent-p2p-summit/> at 24 September 2009

TechDirt, If File Sharing Is Killing The UK Music Industry... Why Is The UK Music Industry Growing? (21 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090921/1200086272.shtml> at 22 September 2009

TechDirt, Lily Allen: Copying Isn't Alright... Unless It's Done By Lily Allen (21 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090921/0527456270.shtml> at 22 September 2009

TimesOnline, Music industry ready for climbdown on internet piracy demands (16 September 2009) <http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6836104.ece> at 22 September 2009

ZeroPaid, UK Music Industry Group Tries to Reunite Artists, Labels (18 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87031/uk-music-industry-group-tries-to-reunite-artists-labels/> at 22 September 2009

TechDirt, UK Music Pretends That Musicians Aren't Against Kicking People Off The Internet (17 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090916/1829226214.shtml> at 18 September 2009

EFF Deeplinks, UK Musicians Oppose Draconian Disconnect Policy (4 September 2009) <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/09/uk-musicians-oppose-draconian-disconnect-policy> at 18 September 2009

TechDirt, Having ISPs Fight Piracy Could Cost More Than Claimed 'Losses' From Piracy (23 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090922/1357376284.shtml> at 24 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Irish ISP to Launch “Innovative New Music Service” (3 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86958/irish-isp-to-launch-innovative-new-music-service/> at 5 September 2009

The Register, France OKs Three Strikes… again (23 September 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/23/senate_passes_hadopi2/> at 24 September 2009
ZeroPaid, France Passes “Three-Strikes” Law for Second Time (15 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87012/france-passes-three-strikes-law-for-second-time/> at 17 September 2009

ArsTechnica, France passes harsh anti-P2P three-strikes law (again) (15 September 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/france-passes-harsh-anti-p2p-three-strikes-law-again.ars> at 22 September 2009

The Register, France passes three-strikes bill (15 September 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/15/france_hadopi_passes_lower_house/> at 17 September 2009

BBC News, France to vote on new piracy bill (15 September 2009) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8256362.stm> at 17 September 2009

SiliconValley, French bill would cut off Internet for people who download illegally (15 September 2009) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_13340903> at 17 September 2009

PC World, French Parliament Approves 'three-strikes' Anti-piracy Law (22 September 2009) <http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/172389/french_parliament_approves_threestrikes_antipiracy_law.html> at 24 September 2009

BBC News, French 'pass' piracy legislation (15 September 2009) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8257720.stm> at 22 September 2009

ZeroPaid, FAC to Lily Allen: “P2P is Important Form of Promotion” (22 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87046/fac-to-lily-allen-p2p-is-important-form-of-promotion/> at 24 September 2009

Guardian.co.uk, Filesharing crackdown divides UK music industry (13 September 2009) <http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/sep/13/filesharing-crackdown-rift> at 15 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Lord Mandelson Defends Plan to Disconnect UK File-Sharers (31 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86927/lord-mandelson-defends-plan-to-disconnect-uk-file-sharers/> at 5 September 2009

TechDirt, More UK Artists Speak Out About File Sharing, Pro & Con (18 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090918/0949206239.shtml> at 19 September 2009

CNet News, Opposition mounts against P2P disconnection plan (5 September 2009) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10345899-93.html> at 9 September 2009

Digital Music News, Rinse, Repeat: France Advances Another Disconnection Bill.... (16 September 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091509france> at 18 September 2009

TechDirt, UK IP Minister Defends Kicking People Off The Internet, As Rockstars Come Out Against It (4 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090904/0253006102.shtml> at 9 September 2009

ZeroPaid, UK ISPs Blast New “Three-Strikes” Proposal (7 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86969/uk-isps-blast-new-three-strikes-proposal/> at 9 September 2009

ZeroPaid, UK Musicians Denounce “Three-Strikes” Proposal (9 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86986/uk-musicians-denounce-three-strikes-proposal/> at 9 September 2009

ZeroPaid, UK Official on “Three-Strikes”: Digital Piracy the Same as Physical (7 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86967/uk-official-on-three-strikes-digital-piracy-the-same-as-physical/> at 9 September 2009

Digital Music News, ...While Lily Allen Gets Whipped by the Backlash (24 September 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/092309allen> at 24 September 2009

Telegraph.co.uk, Blur and Radiohead join forces to battle Government over proposed piracy laws (10 September 2009) <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/6165994/Blur-and-Radiohead-join-forces-to-battle-Government-over-proposed-piracy-laws.html> at 22 September 2009

The WashingtonPost, British pop divided in file sharing debate (21 September 2009) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/21/AR2009092101923.html> at 24 September 2009

Guardian.co.uk, Elton John backs crackdown on music piracy (21 September 2009) <http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/sep/21/musicindustry-internetipos> at 24 September 2009

Graduated Response USA
ZeroPaid, Software Anti-P2P Group Backs “Three-Strikes,” Content Filtering (7 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86965/software-anti-p2p-group-backs-three-strikes-content-filtering/> at 9 September 2009

TechDirt, Recording Industry Insiders Complain About Musicians Who Argue Against Kicking People Off The Internet (15 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090914/1627576186.shtml> at 18 September 2009

iiNet
Australian IT, IIA gets behind iiNet in legal battle (8 September 2009) <http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,26043672-15317,00.html> at 10 September 2009

Individual Lawsuits Other Countries
TechDirt, Consumer Advocates In Germany Helping Those Accused Of File Sharing (4 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090902/0315516078.shtml> at 9 September 2009

Individual Lawsuits USA
TechDirt, Lori Drew Case Officially Dropped (31 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090831/0359146055.shtml> at 5 September 2009

ArsTechnica, RIAA continues to squeeze Tenenbaum, wants injunction (2 September 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/riaa-continues-to-squeeze-tenenbaum-wants-injunction.ars> at 2 September 2009

ZeroPaid, RIAA Member Lawyer Blames Joel for ThePirateBay Mixtape (2 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86949/riaa-member-lawyer-blames-joel-for-thepiratebay-mixtape/> at 5 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Jammie Thomas Challenges “Arbitrary” $80,000 p/song Verdict (1 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86935/jammie-thomas-challenges-arbitrary-80000-psong-verdict/> at 5 September 2009

TechDirt, Digiprotect Admits It Shares Files Just To Find People To Demand Settlement Money From (31 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090831/0250256053.shtml> at 5 September 2009

Innovation Impact
TechDirt, Label That Embraces BitTorrent Upset About Lawsuits Against Useful Services (4 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090903/0300316092.shtml> at 9 September 2009

iTunes
Silicon Valley, Apple Log: Beatles on iTunes? 'We'd like to,' Paul McCartney says (9 August 2009) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_13291900?nclick_check=1> at 10 September 2009

TechDirt, Court Refuses To Dismiss Allman Bros. Lawsuit Against UMG; iTunes Royalties At Stake (17 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090917/0420056224.shtml> at 18 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Music Publishers: “Apple Should Pay for iTune’s Song Samples” (22 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87045/music-publishers-apple-should-pay-for-itunes-song-samples/> at 24 September 2009

Labels Revenue
Digital Music News, Album Sales In August: Not a Pretty Story... (4 September 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/090309august> at 5 September 2009

Leaks
Digital Music News, The Timbaleak: Why Big Producers Often Mean Big Leaks... (4 September 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/090309timbaleak> at 5 September 2009

TechDirt, The Trouble The Recording Industry Goes Through To Stop Leaks... And It Doesn't Work (2 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090901/0339536072.shtml> at 5 September 2009

ArsTechnica, Pre-release music pirates face 4 years in prison, $250k fine (10 September 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/prerelease-music-pirates-face-4-years-in-prison-250k-fine.ars> at 22 September 2009

Digital Music News, A Tale of Two Leaks: Mariah Carey, Paramore... (23 September 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/092209leaks> at 24 September 2009

Digital Music News, Another Big Leak: Upcoming Muse Starts Slipping... (15 September 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/090809leaks> at 15 September 2009

Digital Music News, Jay-Z Moves Release Date... Album Dropping Today (8 September 2009),http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/090509jayz> at 9 September 2009

Digital Music News, Jay-Z's Blueprint 3, In Its Entirety, Starts Leaking... (1 September 2009)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/083109jay-z> at 5 September 2009

Digital Music News, The Beatles Remastered Set: Now Leaking Everywhere... (8 September 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/090609beatles> at 9 September 2009

Digital Music News, The Latest Leaks: Flaming Lips, Raveonettes, Kiss, More... (18 September 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091709leaks> at 19 September 2009

Levies
TechDirt, Canadian Copyright Levy Group Wants New iPod Tax... But It's Not Really For The Artists (15 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090914/1830116188.shtml> at 18 September 2009

Musicians Politics
The Age, Spirit of Protest is Alive, Just Different (15 August 2009) <http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/spirit-of-protest-is-alive-just-different-20090814-el5e.html> 2 September 2009

New Business Models
TechDirt, Label That Embraces BitTorrent Upset About Lawsuits Against Useful Services (4 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090903/0300316092.shtml> at 9 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Band Calls P2P ‘Global Word of Mouth’ (30 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86918/band-calls-p2p-global-word-of-mouth/> at 5 September 2009

TechDirt, Music Critic Explains Why The Music Industry Is Better Off Embracing Fans (1 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090901/0119406064.shtml> at 5 September 2009

TechDirt, Smashing Pumpkins Latest To Embrace Free Music... With A Reason To Buy (17 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090917/0431356225.shtml> at 18 September 2009

TechDirt, Best Practices In Online Promotion Of New Music Offerings (15 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090910/0207016147.shtml> at 18 September 2009

TechDirt, If You're A Musician Wondering Why No One's Giving You Money, Start Here... (4 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090904/0425206108.shtml> at 9 September 2009

TechDirt, Music And Marketing -- You Need Them Both (10 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090904/0330526105.shtml> at 15 September 2009

Other
ArsTechnica, 5 ways to listen to music on the iPhone without using iTunes (31 August 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/apple/guides/2009/08/5-ways-to-listen-to-music-on-the-iphone-without-using-itunes.ars> at 5 September 2009

P2p Development
The Register, P2P pushes IPv6 surge (10 September 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/10/ipv6_traffic_surge/ > at 15 September 2009

P2p Statistics
BBC News, Downloading is not enough (13 August 2009) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8197574.stm> at 22 September 2009

ZeroPaid, STUDY: P2P Traffic Down to 15-20% in North America (14 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87006/study-p2p-traffic-down-to-15-20-in-north-america/> at 17 September 2009

Phones Music
TechDirt, Recording Industry, Japanese Gov't Work To Break Your Mobile Phone If You Listen To Unauthorized Music (8 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090907/1236066121.shtml> at 9 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Japanese Cellphones to Block Illegal Downloads (16 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87023/japanese-cellphones-to-block-illegal-downloads/> at 17 September 2009

The Register, Apple welcomes music streaming to US App Store (10 September 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/10/rhapsody_for_iphone/> at 15 September 2009

SiliconValley, Rhapsody streaming app approved for iPhones (10 September 2009) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_13306902?nclick_check=1> at 15 September 2009

Piracy
ZeroPaid, Sony BMG Accused of Music Piracy – Assets Seized (8 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86975/sony-bmg-accused-of-music-piracy-assets-seized/> 9 September 2009

ArsTechnica, Pre-release music pirates face 4 years in prison, $250k fine (10 September 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/prerelease-music-pirates-face-4-years-in-prison-250k-fine.ars> at 22 September 2009

The Register, Feds bust world's most prolific music piracy ring (10 September 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/10/rabid_neurosis_busted/> at 22 September 2009

Plagiarism
TechDirt, Satriani And Coldplay Settle Lawsuit Over Melody... Which Is Really Too Bad (14 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090914/0258286177.shtml> at 18 September 2009

Politics
ZeroPaid, German Pirate Party to Win Several Seats in Germany! (31 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86928/german-pirate-party-to-win-several-seats-in-germany/> at 5 September 2009

ZeroPaid, ZeroPaid Interviews the Pirate Party of Canada (10 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87003/zeropaid-interviews-the-pirate-party-of-canada/> at 15 September 2009

TorrentFreak, Dozens of Copyright Groups Petition Against File-Sharing (31 August 2009) <http://torrentfreak.com/dozens-of-copyright-groups-petition-against-file-sharing-090831/> at 5 September 2009

TechDirt, Could The Pirate Party Become A Legitimate Political Force? (1 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090831/1941206062.shtml> at 5 September 2009

ZeroPaid, French Pirate Party Has a Shot At Winning a Government Seat (2 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86956/french-pirate-party-has-a-shot-at-winning-a-government-seat/> at 5 September 2009

Publishing
ZeroPaid, Songwriter on P2P: “Artists Can Play Live Shows, We Can’t” (15 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87010/songwriter-on-p2p-artists-can-play-live-shows-we-cant/> at 17 September 2009

ArsTechnica, Songwriters want to get paid for 30-second song previews (17 September 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/09/songwriters-want-to-get-paid-for-30-second-song-previews.ars> at 22 September 2009

TechDirt, ASCAP, BMI Demanding Payment For 30 Second Previews At Web Stores (17 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090917/0505016226.shtml> at 18 September 2009

TechDirt, How Performing Rights Groups Funnel Money To Top Acts And Ignore Smaller Acts (10 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090909/0318406140.shtml> at 15 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Music Publishers: “Apple Should Pay for iTune’s Song Samples” (22 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87045/music-publishers-apple-should-pay-for-itunes-song-samples/> at 24 September 2009

Digital Music News, Unassigned Publishing Amounts Now Estimated at $400 Million... (18 September 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091709tranche> at 18 September 2009

RIAA
TechDirt, Recording Industry Insiders Complain About Musicians Who Argue Against Kicking People Off The Internet (15 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090914/1627576186.shtml> at 18 September 2009

Royalties
Digital Music News, Unassigned Publishing Amounts Now Estimated at $400 Million... (18 September 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091709tranche> at 18 September 2009

TechDirt, Court Refuses To Dismiss Allman Bros. Lawsuit Against UMG; iTunes Royalties At Stake (17 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090917/0420056224.shtml> at 18 September 2009

TechDirt, Music Comes Back To Life On YouTube In The UK (3 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090903/0108596089.shtml> at 5 September 2009

guardian.co.uk, YouTube and PRS make peace as musicians protest about plans to punish file sharers (3 September 2009) <http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/sep/03/youtube-prs-deal-file-sharing> at 5 September 2009

Billboard.biz, YouTube, PRS Agree Licensing Deal (2 September 2009) <http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i82908c6716f89cd126fb26e42dc438ad> at 5 September 2009

ArsTechnica, Songwriters want to get paid for 30-second song previews (17 September 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/09/songwriters-want-to-get-paid-for-30-second-song-previews.ars> at 22 September 2009

TechDirt, ASCAP, BMI Demanding Payment For 30 Second Previews At Web Stores (17 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090917/0505016226.shtml> at 18 September 2009

TechDirt, How Performing Rights Groups Funnel Money To Top Acts And Ignore Smaller Acts (10 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090909/0318406140.shtml> at 15 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Music Publishers: “Apple Should Pay for iTune’s Song Samples” (22 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87045/music-publishers-apple-should-pay-for-itunes-song-samples/> at 24 September 2009

Streaming
ArsTechnica, Songwriters want to get paid for 30-second song previews (17 September 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/09/songwriters-want-to-get-paid-for-30-second-song-previews.ars> at 22 September 2009

SiliconValley, Rhapsody streaming app approved for iPhones (10 September 2009) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_13306902?nclick_check=1> at 15 September 2009

The Register, Apple welcomes music streaming to US App Store (10 September 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/10/rhapsody_for_iphone/> at 15 September 2009

The Pirate Bay
ZeroPaid, Swedish ISP Appeals Order to Block The Pirate Bay (17 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87026/swedish-isp-appeals-order-to-block-the-pirate-bay/> at 18 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Irish ISP Begins Blocking the Pirate Bay (2 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86945/irish-isp-begins-blocking-the-pirate-bay/> at 5 September 2009

Slyck, BREIN Not Impressed with The Pirate Bay's Torrent Removal Plan (20 August 2009)
<http://www.slyck.com/story1868_BREIN_Not_Impressed_with_The_Pirate_Bays_Torrent_Removal_Plan> at 5 September 2009

ZeroPaid, GGF CEO’s Assets Seized to Pay Back Taxes (31 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86923/ggf-ceos-assets-seized-to-pay-back-taxes/> at 5 September 2009

ZeroPaid, GGF Stock Delisted from Swedish Stock Exchange (9 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86992/ggf-stck-delisted-from-swedish-stock-exchange/> at 15 September 2009

ZeroPaid, GGF’s Stock Gets Relisted (19 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87033/ggfs-stock-gets-relisted/> at 22 September 2009

TechDirt, Pirate Bay Appeal To Be Heard By Judge Tied To Copyright Group As Well (4 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090904/0230086100.shtml> at 9 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Pirate Bay Buyer Faces Court Over Debt (19 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87036/pirate-bay-buyer-faces-court-over-debt/> at 22 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Pirate Bay, Record Companies Agree Appeals Court Judge Biased (23 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87054/pirate-bay-record-companies-agree-appeals-court-judge-biased/> at 24 September 2009

Digital Music News, So Long, Swedish Stock Exchange: Global Gaming Delisted... (10 September 2009)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/090909global> at 15 September 2009

ZeroPaid, RIAA Member Lawyer Blames Joel for ThePirateBay Mixtape (2 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86949/riaa-member-lawyer-blames-joel-for-thepiratebay-mixtape/> at 5 September 2009

The Register, Pirate Bay suitor shoved off Swedish stock exchange (10 September 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/10/pirate_bay_ggf_excluded_swedish_stock_exchange/> at 15 September 2009

Veoh
Digital Music News, DMCA Okay: Court Tosses Universal Music Case Against Veoh... (15 September 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091409umg> at 18 September 2009

YouTube
guardian.co.uk, YouTube and PRS make peace as musicians protest about plans to punish file sharers (3 September 2009) <http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/sep/03/youtube-prs-deal-file-sharing> at 5 September 2009

Billboard.biz, YouTube, PRS Agree Licensing Deal (2 September 2009) <http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i82908c6716f89cd126fb26e42dc438ad> at 5 September 2009

TechDirt, Music Comes Back To Life On YouTube In The UK (3 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090903/0108596089.shtml> at 5 September 2009

Traffic Shaping
ArsTechnica, FCC Chairman wants network neutrality, wired and wireless (21 September 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/fcc-chairman-wants-network-neutrality-wired-and-wireless.ars> at 22 September 2009

ZeroPaid, FCC Outlines Plan for “Net Neutrality” (21 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87041/fcc-outlines-plan-for-net-neutrality/> at 22 September 2009