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Monday, February 01, 2010
Crunch Time: Where is this industry going?
Ad Supported Music
ZeroPaid, FreeAllMusic Looks Worth the Hype (18 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87811/freeallmusic-looks-worth-the-hype/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 27 January 2010
CNet News, EMI licenses songs to new ad-supported site (19 January 2010) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10436882-261.html> at 24 January 2010
TechDirt, MySpace Replaces All iMeem Playlists With Ads -- Doesn't Ask Permission (5 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100104/1708157604.shtml>at 16 January 2010
Digital Music News, FreeAllMusic Seals Universal Music Licenses... (12 January 2010) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011110free> at 16 January 2010
Anti Trust
ZeroPaid, RIAA Digital Music Price-Fixing Case Reinstated (15 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87781/riaa-digital-music-price-fixing-case-reinstated/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 24 January 2010
Digital Music News, Court Rules Against Majors In Digital Price-Fixing Case... (14 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011310labels> at 16 January 2010
Artists
Digital Music News, Live@Midem: Radiohead, Pharrell Not So Sour on File-Sharing... (25 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012210radiohead> at 31 January 2010
ZeroPaid, Pharrell Williams: Illegal Downloading is “Just Taste-Testing” (25 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87877/pharrell-williams-illegal-downloading-is-just-taste-testing/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 27 January 2010
ZeroPaid, Gorillaz Manager: “P2P Not Taste-Testing, it’s Giving the Whole Meal” (26 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87891/gorillaz-manager-p2p-not-taste-testing-its-giving-the-whole-meal/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 27 January 2010
TechDirt, eMusic: Prices Went Up, But Artists Aren't Seeing Any Of That Cash (7 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100104/1724447606.shtml> at 16 January 2010
ZeroPaid, UK ISP Calls Bono’s Anti-P2P Rant “Outrageous” (8 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87608/uk-isp-calls-bonos-anti-p2p-rant-outrageous/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010
ZeroPaid, Rock Label Refuses to Sign New Artists Until Govt Stops P2P (7 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87606/convicted-file-sharer-drm-free-tracks-on-kazaa-to-blame/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010
Digital Music News, Bono On ISPs: "It's Perfectly Possible to Track Content" (4 January 2010) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010310bono> at 8 January 2010
The Register, Bono accuses ISPs of 'reverse Robin Hooding' over piracy (4 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/04/bono_brings_file_sharer_wrath/> at 8 January 2010
The Register, U2 frontman bitchslapped by TalkTalk (5 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/05/bono_talktalk/> at 8 January 2010
BitTorrent
ArsTechnica, OiNK founder free after two-plus years of legal troubles (15 January 2010) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/oink-founder-free-after-two-plus-years-of-legal-troubles.ars> at 31 January 2010
ArsTechnica, BitTorrent census: about 99% of files copyright infringing (29 January 2010) <http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2010/01/bittorrent-census-about-99-of-files-copyright-infringing.ars> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, OiNK Admin: Not Guilty (15 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100115/1051307772.shtml> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, Recording Industry May Go After OiNK Admin Again (21 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100121/0943437857.shtml> at 31 January 2010
ZeroPaid, OiNK Admin Found Not Guilty! (15 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87801/oink-admin-found-not-guilty/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 24 January 2010
Billboard.biz, U.K. Court Clears P2P Site Owner Of Fraud (15 January 2010) <http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i369762d94b2490b55a7bdfeb178f0163> at 24 January 2010
TechDirt, BREIN Shut Down Hundreds Of Torrent Sites That Apparently No One Ever Used (11 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100110/1558217691.shtml> at 16 January 2010
TechDirt, BREIN Shut Down Hundreds Of Torrent Sites That Apparently No One Ever (11 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100110/1558217691.shtml> at 16 January 2010
TechDirt, Grooveshark Sued Again... Negotiating Via Lawsuit Continues (12 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100111/1230487706.shtml> at 16 January 2010
CD Sales
Slyck, IFPI Digital Report 2010 – The Sky is Falling, Again (21 January 2010) <http://www.slyck.com/story1901_IFPI_Digital_Report_2010_The_Sky_is_Falling_Again> at 2 February 2010
ArsTechnica, Music biz: piracy our "climate change," governments must act! (21 January 2010) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/music-biz-piracy-our-climate-change-governments-must-act.ars> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, Econ 101: Study Shows That If Record Labels Lowered Prices On Music, They Would Sell A Lot More (29 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100129/1221507975.shtml> at 31 January 2010
Digital Music News, Rough Decade: US-Based Albums Tanked 60 Percent In the 2000s... (8 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010710decade> at 16 January 2010
Digital Music News, Same Old Story, But Less Scary: UK Sales Drops Less Severe... (12 January 2010) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011110uk> at 16 January 2010
Constitutional Law
TechDirt, Jammie Thomas Rejects Offer From RIAA To Settle For $25k Plus Request For Judge To Vacate Last Week's Decision (27 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/1255197943.shtml> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, Court Reduces Award In Jammie Thomas-Rasset Case From $80,000 Per Song To $2,250 (22 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100122/1010047873.shtml> at 31 January 2010
ZeroPaid, RIAA Rejects Reduced File-Sharing Judgment (28 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87913/riaa-rejects-reduced-file-sharing-judgment/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, Court Reduces Award In Jammie Thomas-Rasset Case From $80,000 Per Song To $2,250 (22 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100122/1010047873.shtml> at 31 January 2010
CNet, Jammie Thomas rejects RIAA's $25,000 settlement offer (27 January 2010) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10442482-261.html> at 31 January 2010
SiliconValley/Associated Press, Judge cuts $2 million penalty in online song-sharing case (22 January 2010) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_14248428?nclick_check=1> at 27 January 2010
ZeroPaid, Judge: Deterrence Cannot Justify $2 million P2P Verdict (22 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87860/judge-deterrence-cannot-justify-2-million-p2p-verdict/> at 27 January 2010
ZeroPaid, Convicted File-Sharer: DRM-Free Tracks on KaZaA to Blame (7 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87606/convicted-file-sharer-drm-free-tracks-on-kazaa-to-blame/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010
SiliconValley, Music downloader takes issue with $675,000 penalty (4 January 2010) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_14120631> at 8 January 2009
The Register, Record-fine Napsterer wants retrial with RIAA (5 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/05/tenenbaum_files_for_retrial/> at 8 January 2010
Copyright Law Other Countries
ArsTechnica, EU has doubts as ISP rolls out DPI for copyright enforcement (26 January 2010) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/eu-has-doubts-as-isp-rolls-out-dpi-for-copyright-enforcement.ars> at 31 January 2010
Digital Music News, Jammie Thomas Rebuffs $25,000 Settlement Offer... (28 January 2010) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012710riaa> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, Lord Lucas Keeps Wanting To Chip Away At Digital Economy Bill: Exempt Search Engines (28 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/1315407945.shtml> at 31 January 2010
ZeroPaid, Spain Approves Anti-P2P Law (18 January 2010) at 27 January 2010 <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87808/spain-approves-anti-p2p-law/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 27 January 2010
Cnet News, France could tax Google to subsidize music (7 January 2010) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10428434-261.html> at 16 January 2010
The Register, Record labels seek DMCA-style UK takedowns (12 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/12/bpi_uk_takedowns/> at 14 January 2010
The Register, Spain seeks fast track for pirate site shutdowns (9 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/09/spain_proposes_website_shut_down_law_jan_010/> at 14 January 2010
Copyright Law USA
The Register, Spain seeks fast track for pirate site shutdowns (9 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/09/spain_proposes_website_shut_down_law_jan_010/> at 14 January 2010
Digital Music News, But Wait. Is the Jammie Thomas Case Really Over? (26 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012510jammie> at 31 January 2010
Digital Music News, Jammie Thomas Penalty Drastically Reduced... (25 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012210thomas> at 31 December 2009
TechDirt, Jammie Thomas Rejects Offer From RIAA To Settle For $25k Plus Request For Judge To Vacate Last Week's Decision (27 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/1255197943.shtml> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, Verizon -- Who Promised Not To Do This -- Says It's Kicking Accused File Sharers Off The Internet [Update: Or... Maybe Not] (20 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100120/1225577837.shtml> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, Court Reduces Award In Jammie Thomas-Rasset Case From $80,000 Per Song To $2,250 (22 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100122/1010047873.shtml> at 31 January 2010
ZeroPaid, RIAA Rejects Reduced File-Sharing Judgment (28 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87913/riaa-rejects-reduced-file-sharing-judgment/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, Asking Citizens What They Want Out Of Copyright Law Is Really Just A 'Tactic To Confuse'? (18 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100118/1051487802.shtml> at 31 January 2010
Damages
Slyck, Switzerland vs. USA - Who's Paying More for Infringement? (20 January 2010) <http://www.slyck.com/story1900_Switzerland_vs_USA_Whos_Paying_More_for_Infringement> at 2 February 2010
Slyck, Jammie Rassert-Thomas Penalty Reduced to $54,000 (22 January 2010) <http://www.slyck.com/story1902_Jammie_RassertThomas_Penalty_Reduced_to_54000 > at 2 February 2010
ArsTechnica, Judge slashes "monstrous" P2P award by 97% to $54,000 (22 January 2010) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/judge-slashes-monstrous-jammie-thomas-p2p-award-by-35x.ars> at 31 January 2010
ArsTechncia, RIAA offers to settle Thomas-Rasset case for $25,000 (27 January 2010) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/riaa-needs-more-time-to-ponder-bad-choices.ars> at 31 January 2010
Digital Music News, Jammie Thomas Rebuffs $25,000 Settlement Offer... (28 January 2010) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012710riaa> at 31 January 2010
Digital Music News, But Wait. Is the Jammie Thomas Case Really Over? (26 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012510jammie> at 31 January 2010
Digital Music News, Jammie Thomas Penalty Drastically Reduced... (25 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012210thomas> at 31 December 2009
TechDirt, Jammie Thomas Rejects Offer From RIAA To Settle For $25k Plus Request For Judge To Vacate Last Week's Decision (27 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/1255197943.shtml> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, Court Reduces Award In Jammie Thomas-Rasset Case From $80,000 Per Song To $2,250 (22 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100122/1010047873.shtml> at 31 January 2010
ZeroPaid, RIAA Rejects Reduced File-Sharing Judgment (28 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87913/riaa-rejects-reduced-file-sharing-judgment/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, Court Reduces Award In Jammie Thomas-Rasset Case From $80,000 Per Song To $2,250 (22 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100122/1010047873.shtml> at 31 January 2010
CNet, Jammie Thomas rejects RIAA's $25,000 settlement offer (27 January 2010) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10442482-261.html> at 31 January 2010
SiliconValley/Associated Press, Judge cuts $2 million penalty in online song-sharing case (22 January 2010) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_14248428?nclick_check=1> at 27 January 2010
ZeroPaid, Judge: Deterrence Cannot Justify $2 million P2P Verdict (22 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87860/judge-deterrence-cannot-justify-2-million-p2p-verdict/> at 27 January 2010
ZeroPaid, Convicted File-Sharer: DRM-Free Tracks on KaZaA to Blame (7 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87606/convicted-file-sharer-drm-free-tracks-on-kazaa-to-blame/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010
SiliconValley, Music downloader takes issue with $675,000 penalty (4 January 2010) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_14120631> at 8 January 2009
The Register, Record-fine Napsterer wants retrial with RIAA (5 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/05/tenenbaum_files_for_retrial/> at 8 January 2010
Digital Sales
Slyck, IFPI Digital Report 2010 – The Sky is Falling, Again (21 January 2010) <http://www.slyck.com/story1901_IFPI_Digital_Report_2010_The_Sky_is_Falling_Again> at 2 February 2010
ArsTechnica, Music biz: piracy our "climate change," governments must act! (21 January 2010) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/music-biz-piracy-our-climate-change-governments-must-act.ars> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, Econ 101: Study Shows That If Record Labels Lowered Prices On Music, They Would Sell A Lot More (29 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100129/1221507975.shtml> at 31 January 2010
ZeroPaid, RIAA Digital Music Price-Fixing Case Reinstated (15 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87781/riaa-digital-music-price-fixing-case-reinstated/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 24 January 2010
TechDirt, Growth Of Music Digital Sales Is Slowing Down (12 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100108/0331327672.shtml> at 16 January 2010
Digital Music News, Rough Decade: US-Based Albums Tanked 60 Percent In the 2000s... (8 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010710decade> at 16 January 2010
Digital Music News, The Recording Industry In 2009: Albums Down 12.7 Percent, Digital Still Gaining... (8 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010710albu m> at 16 January 2010
Digital Music News, Court Rules Against Majors In Digital Price-Fixing Case... (14 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011310labels> at 16 January 2010
Digital Music News, Same Old Story, But Less Scary: UK Sales Drops Less Severe... (12 January 2010) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011110uk> at 16 January 2010
DMCA
TechDirt, Should Copyright Holders Pay For Bogus DMCA Takedowns? (27 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/0535127927.shtml> at 31 January 2010
ZeroPaid, Verizon Denies Disconnecting File-Sharers (26 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87895/verizon-denies-disconnecting-file-sharers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 27 January 2010
DPI
ArsTechnica, EU has doubts as ISP rolls out DPI for copyright enforcement (26 January 2010) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/eu-has-doubts-as-isp-rolls-out-dpi-for-copyright-enforcement.ars> at 31 January 2010
eMusic
TechDirt, eMusic: Prices Went Up, But Artists Aren't Seeing Any Of That Cash (7 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100104/1724447606.shtml> at 16 January 2010
Digital Music News, Define 'Catalog': Warner Music Picking the Songs for eMusic... (14 January 2010) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011310emusic> at 16 January 2010
Digital Music News, eMusic Licenses Warner Music Group Content... (13 January 2010) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011210emusic> at 16 January 2010
The Register, Indie download site eMusic 'up for sale' (4 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/04/emusic/> at 8 January 2010
Failure to Adapt
The Register, Indie download site eMusic 'up for sale' (4 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/04/emusic/> at 8 January 2010
ZeroPaid, Rock Label Refuses to Sign New Artists Until Govt Stops P2P (7 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87606/convicted-file-sharer-drm-free-tracks-on-kazaa-to-blame/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010
Fair Use/Fair Dealing
TechDirt, Can You Fairly Distinguish Commercial vs. Non-Commercial Use In Copyright? (29 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/0658337941.shtml> at 31 January 2010
Filtering
ZeroPaid, RIAA to FCC: ISPs Need to Filter Content (20 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87829/riaa-to-fcc-isps-need-to-filter-content/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 27 January 2010
Graduated Response Other Countries
Digital Music News, The Battle Over ISPs: RIAA, BPI Working Both Sides of the Atlantic... (19 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011510isps> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, Yes, Three Strikes Laws Have Unintended Consequences That Even Music Industry Execs Hate (27 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100125/1533037892.shtml> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, Insult To Injury: Mandelson Wants Those Wrongly Kicked Off The Internet To Pay To Appeal (28 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/0527467922.shtml> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, IFPI Claims That Three Strikes Can Surgically Remove One Family Member From The Internet, But Not The Rest (28 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/1306367944.shtml> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, Dear Recording Industry: Three Strikes Won't Save Your Business (28 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/0622237940.shtml> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, BPI Insists UK ISPs Overstating The Cost Of Three Strikes; So Will BPI Pay The Difference If Wrong? (21 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100120/1937547848.shtml> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, Yes, Three Strikes Laws Have Unintended Consequences That Even Music Industry Execs Hate (27 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100125/1533037892.shtml> at 51 January 2010
TechDirt, Verizon -- Who Promised Not To Do This -- Says It's Kicking Accused File Sharers Off The Internet [Update: Or... Maybe Not] (20 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100120/1225577837.shtml> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, Insult To Injury: Mandelson Wants Those Wrongly Kicked Off The Internet To Pay To Appeal (28 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/0527467922.shtml> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, IFPI Claims That Three Strikes Can Surgically Remove One Family Member From The Internet, But Not The Rest (28 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/1306367944.shtml> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, Dear Recording Industry: Three Strikes Won't Save Your Business (28 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/0622237940.shtml> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, BPI Insists UK ISPs Overstating The Cost Of Three Strikes; So Will BPI Pay The Difference If Wrong? (21 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100120/1937547848.shtml> at 31 January 2010
ZeroPaid, Consumer Group Publishes Guide on How to Fight False P2P Claims (19 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87825/consumer-group-publishes-guide-on-how-to-fight-false-p2p-claims/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 27 January 2010
Digital Music News, Three-Strikes Snagged Again In France... (6 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010510france> at 16 January 2010
ZeroPaid, UK ISP Calls Bono’s Anti-P2P Rant “Outrageous” (8 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87608/uk-isp-calls-bonos-anti-p2p-rant-outrageous/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010
ZeroPaid, French “Three-Strikes” Delayed Until April? (4 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87542/french-three-strikes-delayed-until-april/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010
The Register, Record labels seek DMCA-style UK takedowns (12 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/12/bpi_uk_takedowns/> at 14 January 2010
The Register, Spain seeks fast track for pirate site shutdowns (9 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/09/spain_proposes_website_shut_down_law_jan_010/> at 14 January 2010
ArsTechnica, France three strikes law delayed by govt's own data watchdog (5 January 2010) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/france-three-strikes-law-delayed-by-govts-own-data-watchdog.ars> at 8 January 2010
Graduated Response USA
ArsTechnica, Verizon: we're not cutting off users over copyright claims (21 January 2010) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/verizon-uh-we-arent-cutting-off-users-over-copyright-claims.ars> at 31 January 2010
Digital Music News, The Battle Over ISPs: RIAA, BPI Working Both Sides of the Atlantic... (19 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011510isps> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, Yes, Three Strikes Laws Have Unintended Consequences That Even Music Industry Execs Hate (27 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100125/1533037892.shtml> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, IFPI Claims That Three Strikes Can Surgically Remove One Family Member From The Internet, But Not The Rest (28 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/1306367944.shtml> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, Dear Recording Industry: Three Strikes Won't Save Your Business (28 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/0622237940.shtml> at 31 January 2010
ZeroPaid, Verizon Denies Disconnecting File-Sharers (26 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87895/verizon-denies-disconnecting-file-sharers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 27 January 2010
Imeem
Digital Music News, At Last: MySpace Music Migrates Imeem Playlists... (19 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011510imeem> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, MySpace Replaces All iMeem Playlists With Ads -- Doesn't Ask Permission (5 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100104/1708157604.shtml>at 16 January 2010
Independents
ZeroPaid, Rock Label Refuses to Sign New Artists Until Govt Stops P2P (7 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87606/convicted-file-sharer-drm-free-tracks-on-kazaa-to-blame/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010
Individual Lawsuits Other Countries
ArsTechnica, EU has doubts as ISP rolls out DPI for copyright enforcement (26 January 2010) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/eu-has-doubts-as-isp-rolls-out-dpi-for-copyright-enforcement.ars> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, Swedish ISP Refuses To Give Up Info; Says IPRED Violates EU Privacy Rules (18 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100118/0212467788.shtml> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, German Court Finds Mother Liable For Kid's File Sharing, Despite Her Ban On The Practice (22 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100120/1622417838.shtml> at 31 January 2010
ZeroPaid, Consumer Group Publishes Guide on How to Fight False P2P Claims (19 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87825/consumer-group-publishes-guide-on-how-to-fight-false-p2p-claims/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 27 January 2010
Individual Lawsuits USA
ZeroPaid, Consumer Group Publishes Guide on How to Fight False P2P Claims (19 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87825/consumer-group-publishes-guide-on-how-to-fight-false-p2p-claims/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 27 January 2010
Slyck, Jammie Rassert-Thomas Penalty Reduced to $54,000 (22 January 2010) <http://www.slyck.com/story1902_Jammie_RassertThomas_Penalty_Reduced_to_54000
ArsTechnica, Judge slashes "monstrous" P2P award by 97% to $54,000 (22 January 2010) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/judge-slashes-monstrous-jammie-thomas-p2p-award-by-35x.ars> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, Jammie Thomas Rejects Offer From RIAA To Settle For $25k Plus Request For Judge To Vacate Last Week's Decision (27 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/1255197943.shtml> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, Court Reduces Award In Jammie Thomas-Rasset Case From $80,000 Per Song To $2,250 (22 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100122/1010047873.shtml> at 31 January 2010
CNet, Jammie Thomas rejects RIAA's $25,000 settlement offer (27 January 2010) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10442482-261.html> at 31 January 2010
SiliconValley/Associated Press, Judge cuts $2 million penalty in online song-sharing case (22 January 2010) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_14248428?nclick_check=1> at 27 January 2010
ZeroPaid, Judge: Deterrence Cannot Justify $2 million P2P Verdict (22 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87860/judge-deterrence-cannot-justify-2-million-p2p-verdict/> at 27 January 2010
ZeroPaid, Convicted File-Sharer: DRM-Free Tracks on KaZaA to Blame (7 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87606/convicted-file-sharer-drm-free-tracks-on-kazaa-to-blame/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010
SiliconValley, Music downloader takes issue with $675,000 penalty (4 January 2010) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_14120631> at 8 January 2009
The Register, Record-fine Napsterer wants retrial with RIAA (5 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/05/tenenbaum_files_for_retrial/> at 8 January 2010
International Copyright Law Issues
Slyck, Switzerland vs. USA - Who's Paying More for Infringement? (20 January 2010) <http://www.slyck.com/story1900_Switzerland_vs_USA_Whos_Paying_More_for_Infringement> at 2 February 2010
TechDirt, ACTA One Step Closer To Being Done; Concerns About Transparency Ignored (29 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100129/0505077972.shtml> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, UK Gov't Tells MPs They Can't See ACTA Details (21 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100121/0946567860.shtml> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, UK Agrees That ACTA Secrecy Is Not In The Public Interest (5 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100104/1800557607.shtml> at 16 January 2010
TechDirt, Explaining The Copyright Bubble... And Why Big Corporations Want To Keep ACTA Secret (11 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100110/2302157699.shtml> at 16 January 2010
Wired, Senator Demands IP Treaty Details (7 January 2010) <http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/01/senator-demands-details/> at 16 January 2010
ISP Liability
ZeroPaid, UK ISP Calls Bono’s Anti-P2P Rant “Outrageous” (8 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87608/uk-isp-calls-bonos-anti-p2p-rant-outrageous/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010
Digital Music News, Bono On ISPs: "It's Perfectly Possible to Track Content" (4 January 2010) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010310bono> at 8 January 2010
The Register, Bono accuses ISPs of 'reverse Robin Hooding' over piracy (4 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/04/bono_brings_file_sharer_wrath/> at 8 January 2010
The Register, U2 frontman bitchslapped by TalkTalk (5 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/05/bono_talktalk/> at 8 January 2010
Jamendo
Digital Music News, Please, Buy Me (Continued): Jamendo Latest to Eye the Exit Door... (8 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010708please> at 16 January 2010
Labels Revenue
TechDirt, Time To Recognize That The Recording Industry Is Not The Music Industry (20 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100119/0354137811.shtml> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, As Warner Music Collapses, Its Two Top Execs Got Paid $14 Million (12 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100112/0610087715.shtml> at 16 January 2010
Digital Music News, Rough Decade: US-Based Albums Tanked 60 Percent In the 2000s... (8 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010710decade> at 16 January 2010
Digital Music News, The Recording Industry In 2009: Albums Down 12.7 Percent, Digital Still Gaining... (8 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010710albu m> at 16 January 2010
Digital Music News, Same Old Story, But Less Scary: UK Sales Drops Less Severe... (12 January 2010) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011110uk> at 16 January 2010
ZeroPaid, Rock Label Refuses to Sign New Artists Until Govt Stops P2P (7 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87606/convicted-file-sharer-drm-free-tracks-on-kazaa-to-blame/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010
Leaks
Digital Music News, The Leaks That Sting: An Emotional Timbaland Opens Up... (12 January 2010) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011010timbaland> at 15 January 2010-02-02
Levies
Cnet News, France could tax Google to subsidize music (7 January 2010) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10428434-261.html> at 16 January 2010
ZeroPaid, French Pres Considers “Google Tax” to Help Artists (8 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87612/french-pres-considers-google-tax-to-help-artists/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010
MySpace
ZeroPaid, French Pres Considers “Google Tax” to Help Artists (8 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87612/french-pres-considers-google-tax-to-help-artists/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010
Digital Music News, At Last: MySpace Music Migrates Imeem Playlists... (19 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011510imeem> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, MySpace Replaces All iMeem Playlists With Ads -- Doesn't Ask Permission (5 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100104/1708157604.shtml>at 16 January 2010
Other File Sharing Lawsuits
Billboard.biz, U.K. Court Clears P2P Site Owner Of Fraud (15 January 2010) <http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i369762d94b2490b55a7bdfeb178f0163> at 23 January 2010
ZeroPaid, UK Law Firm Drops “Non-Viable, Non-Beneficial” P2P Cases (30 December 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87476/uk-law-firm-drops-non-viable-non-beneficial-p2p-cases/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 14 January 2010
P2p Statistics
ZeroPaid, UK Law Firm Drops “Non-Viable, Non-Beneficial” P2P Cases (30 December 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87476/uk-law-firm-drops-non-viable-non-beneficial-p2p-cases/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 14 January 2010
TechDirt, What The IFPI Report Left Out: Its Own Study Showed That File Sharers Do Buy (22 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100122/0921257872.shtml> at 31 January 2010
TechDirt, IFPI: Piracy Bad!!! Government Must Fix Because We Don't Want To Adapt! (21 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100121/0825147855.shtml> at 31 January 2010
ZeroPaid, Study: Illegal Downloads at Work Up 55% (19 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87822/study-illegal-downloads-at-work-up-55/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 27 January 2010
ZeroPaid, BitTorrent Use Rising, uTorrent Userbase Tops 52 Million p/mo (31 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87479/bittorrent-use-rising-utorrent-userbase-tops-52-million-pmo/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010
Plagiarism
Digital Music News, Coldplay Weathers Another Copyright Lawsuit... (19 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011710coldplay> at 31 January 2010
Privacy
TechDirt, Swedish ISP Refuses To Give Up Info; Says IPRED Violates EU Privacy Rules (18 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100118/0212467788.shtml> at 31 January 2010
RIAA
ZeroPaid, RIAA to FCC: ISPs Need to Filter Content (20 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87829/riaa-to-fcc-isps-need-to-filter-content/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 27 January 2010
Search Engine
ZeroPaid, RIAA to FCC: ISPs Need to Filter Content (20 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87829/riaa-to-fcc-isps-need-to-filter-content/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 27 January 2010
Digital Music News, Baidu Beats the Copyright Case, Again... (27 January 2010) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012610baidu> at 31 January 2010
The Pirate Bay
TechDirt, Record Labels Demanding Cash From Pirate Bay Founders (12 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100112/0451127713.shtml>at 16 January 2010
Digital Music News, The Pirate Bay Is Still Ticking, And Labels Are Ticked Off... (14 January 2010) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011210pirate> at 16 January 2010
ZeroPaid, Italian Appeals Court Explains Decision to Block the Pirate Bay (7 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87604/italian-appeals-court-explains-decision-to-block-the-pirate-bay/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010
ZeroPaid, Record Labels Demand $143,000 from Pirate Bay Founders (13 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87684/record-labels-demand-143000-from-pirate-bay-founders/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010
Traffic Shaping/Network Neutrality
ArsTechnica, Could P2P blocking be legalized by new net neutrality rules? (28 January 2010) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/eff-bittorrent-blocking-legalized-by-net-neutrality-rules.ars> at 31 January 2010