On chasing (and changing) starlights...

Individual Lawsuits – USA:
Slyck, Critical Setback for RIAA in NM (20 June 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1498.html> at 1 July 2007

RecordingIndsutryvThePeople, RIAA Ex Parte Discovery Application Against University of New Mexico Denied!!! (20 June 2007) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2007/06/riaa-ex-parte-discovery-application.html> at 1 July 2007

TechDirt, Judge Tells RIAA: Irreparable Harm Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means (21 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070620/164139.shtml> at 1 July 2007

p2pnet.net, Tanya Andersen beats the RIAA (5 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12416> at 1 July 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA victim seeks attorney fees (22 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12580> at 1 July 2007

ZeroPaid, Boston University student fights back against the RIAA (15 June 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8848/Boston+University+student+fights+back+against+the+RIAA> at 16 June 2007

ZeroPaid, RIAA targets 395 more college students (12 June 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8843/RIAA+targets+395+more+college+students> at 16 June 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA charged with extortion (4 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12413> at 1 July 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA: trying to 'herd' victims (5 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12420> at 1 July 2007

TechDirt, Are The RIAA's Investigation Techniques Illegal? (26 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070626/010102.shtml> at 1 July 2007

ZeroPaid, Tips on how to not get busted for file-sharing (6 June 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8824/Tips+on+how+to+not+get+busted+for+file-sharing> at 16 June 2007

Individual Lawsuits – Other Countries:
p2pnet.net, IFPI on the rampage in Finland (6 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12433> at 1 July 2007

Digital Music News, Irish Recording Industry Forces ISP Identity Disclosures (11 June 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061107irl> at 16 June 2007

ZeroPaid, Irish High Court orders ISPs to identify P2P users (11 June 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8836/Irish+High+Court+orders+ISPs+to+identify+P2P+users> at 16 June 2007.

TechDirt, Irish High Court Orders ISPs To Turn Over Names Of File Sharing Account Holders (11 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070610/160123.shtml> at 18 June 2007

CNet News, Swedish court upholds file-sharing conviction (12 June 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6190430.html> at 16 June 2007

P2p Software Lawsuits:
p2pnet.net, France's SPPF sues p2p firms (12 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12488> at 1 July 2007

ZeroPaid, French music copyright group sues Azureus, Morpheus, and Shareaza (14 June 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8845/French+music+copyright+group+sues+Azureus,+Morpheus,+and+Shareaza> at 16 June 2007

Slyck, LeaseWeb Strikes Back Against BREIN (29 June 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1516_LeaseWeb_Strikes_Back_Against_BREIN> at 1 July 2007

p2pnet.net, BREIN behind 'close down' order (22 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12568> at 1 July 2007

ZeroPaid, BREIN trying to shut down Demonoid (28 June 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8873/BREIN+trying+to+shut+down+Demonoid> at 1 July 2007

CNet News, TorrentSpy ordered to start tracking visitors (8 June 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6189866.html> at 16 June 2007

ZeroPaid, TorrentSpy may cut off access to US visitors (11 June 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8838/TorrentSpy+may+cut+off+access+to+US+visitors> at 16 June 2007

TechDirt, Court Tells TorrentSpy It Needs To Spy On Users (11 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070610/172049.shtml> at 16 June 2007

BitTorrent:
Digital Music News, BitTorrent Prepares Artist Self-Publishing Platform (11 June 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061107bittorrent> at 16 June 2007

ISP Liability:
p2pnet.net, Answer or else, RIAA tells universities (6 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12428> at 1 July 2007

ZeroPaid, U of Washington to Help the RIAA Sue Students (27 June 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8870/U+of+Washington+to+Help+the+RIAA+Sue+Students> at 1 July 2007

ZeroPaid, Congress threatens to enact new laws, withhold funds if colleges don't stop P2P (6 June 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8829/Congress+threatens+to+enact+new+laws,+withhold+funds+if+colleges+don> at 16 June 2007

TechDirt, Congress Critters Threaten To Pass Laws Forcing Universities To Obey RIAA (7 June 2007)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070606/001544.shtml> at 16 June 2007

WashingtonPost, Copyright Silliness on Campus (6 June 2007) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/05/AR2007060501761.html> at 1 July 2007

ArsTechnia, ISP as copyright cop: Aussie ISP kills all user multimedia files nightly (27 June 2007) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070627-isp-as-copyright-cop-aussie-isp-kills-all-user-multimedia-files-nightly.html> at 1 July 2007

Slyck, RIAA Cites Campus Anti-Piracy Success (21 June 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1499.html> at 1 July 2007

p2pnet.net, Another school caves in to the RIAA (27 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12620> at 1 July 2007

p2pnet.net, Arkansas schools ban p2p filesharing (30 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12644> at 1 July 2007

ZeroPaid, U of Washington to Help the RIAA Sue Students (27 June 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8870/U+of+Washington+to+Help+the+RIAA+Sue+Students> at 1 July 2007

P2p Development:
The Register, Tribler takes P2P to the ' Web 2.0 generation' (5 June 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/05/tribler_bittorrent_client_mimics_youtube/> at 16 June 2007

P2p Statistics:
Slyck, P2P Remains Dominant Protocol (21 June 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1502.html> at 1 July 2007

TechDirt, P2P Doesn't Account For Most Net Traffic, Thanks To YouTube (19 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070619/091735.shtml> at 1 July 2007

WinMX:
Slyck, WinMX Group Goes Offline (29 June 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1517_WinMX_Group_Goes_Offline> at 1 July 2007

DRM:
EFF DeepLinks, Sony Disconnects (20 June 2007) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005328.php> at 1 July 207

TechDirt, iTunes Plus: Minus DRM, But Plus Price And Tracking Info (31 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070530/230342.shtml> at 16 June 2007

EFF Deeplinks, An Update on the Innards of iTunes Plus Files (6 June 2007) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005292.php> at 1 July2007

p2pnet.net, iTunes 'hidden data' could backfire (4 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12410> at 1 July 2007

p2pnet.net, User data in iTunes DRM-free tracks (1 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12390> at 1 July 2007

Digital Music News, Privacy Concerns Surface Following iTunes Plus Launch (30 May 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/053007info> at 16 June 2007

p2pnet.net, Privatunes: Stripping your Identity from iTunes (28 June 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1515_Privatunes_Stripping_your_Identity_from_iTunes> at 1 July 2007

BBC News, 'Personal data' in iTunes tracks (1 June 2007) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6711215.stm> at 16 June 2007

TechDirt, EMI Says Initial Sales Of DRM-Free Tracks Look Good (21 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070621/120940.shtml> at 1 July 2007

Digital Music News, Lala Preps Watermarked, Warner Music Group Files (6 June 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/060607lala> at 16 June 2007

TechDirt, LaLa Sings A New (Expensive) Song (5 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070605/004405.shtml> at 16 June 2007

TechDirt, Lala's Lack Of DRM Looking Increasingly Like DRM (6 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070606/003822.shtml> at 16 June 2006

p2pnet.net, Weedshare and DRM (12 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12482> at 1 July 2007

p2pnet.net, YouTube - With DRM ! (12 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12481> at 1 July 2007

Digital Music News, Universal Music Executives Counter DRM-Free Reports (11 June 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061107universal> at 16 June 2007

Filtering:
The Australian, Internode ponders P2P filters (5 June 2007) <http://australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,21853338-15306,00.html> at 16 June 2007

International Law Issues:
TechDirt, No International Broadcast Treaty (Yet) (22 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070622/142735.shtml> at 1 July 2007

TechDirt, More Content Industry Protectionism Masquerading As Free Trade (6 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070604/130725.shtml> at 16 June 2007

TechDirt, South Korea's 'Free Trade' Agreement Looks To Restrict All Kinds Of P2P, User-Generated Content Sites As Well (30 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070529/011909.shtml> at 31 May 2007

Copyright Law USA:
Info/Law, U.S. Copyright Office: Limit Betamax to Its Facts (21 May 2007) <http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2007/05/21/us-copyright-office-limit-betamax-to-its-facts/> at 1 July 2007

CNet News, Gonzales: It's time to punish 'attempted' piracy (28 June 2007) <http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9736941-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5> at 1 July 2007

p2pnet.net, US Top Cop on copyright 'crime' (29 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12634> at 1 July 2007

TechDirt, Alberto Gonzales Still Focused On Throwing People In Jail For Attempted Piracy (28 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070628/162955.shtml> at 1 July 2007

TechDirt, Add Madison's Fears Of Intellectual Property To Jefferson's (19 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070613/161904.shtml> at 1 July 2007

Copyright Law EU:
CNet News, EU seeks comment on loosening copyright rules (14 June 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6190917.html> at 16 June 2007

Economics:
TechDirt, The Information Economy Is Not About Selling Information (12 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070611/195949.shtml> at 18 June 2007

New Business Models:
TechDirt, Warner Music's Online Video Archive: Too Little, Too Late (31 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070531/081724.shtml> at 16 June 2007

TechDirt, Get Your DRM-Free Music From Warner While You Can, It Won't Last For Long (7 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070607/135401.shtml> at 16 June 2007

TechDirt, Bon Jovi Ties Music Sales To Concert Tickets (11 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070611/023059.shtml> at 18 June 2007

Labels Revenue:
RollingStone Magazine, The Record Industry's Decline (19 June 2007) <http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/15137581/the_record_industrys_decline/print> at 1 July 2007

ZeroPaid, Universal exec says 'music artists need us!' (12 June 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8842/Universal+exec+says+> at 16 June 2007

Blanket Licensing:
The Register, Blanket license considered harmful - societies chief (2 June 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/02/cisac_interview/> at 16 June 2007

Independents:
ZeroPaid, UK Indie Music Execs to hold File-Sharing summit (11 June 2007)<http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8837/UK+Indie+Music+Execs+to+hold+File-Sharing+summit> at 16 June 2007

Add Supported P2p:
DigitalMusicNews, Ad-Supported Qtrax Secures Major Blessings, Report (25 June 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/062507qtrax> at 1 July 2007

TechDirt, Ad Supported Music Label A Step In The Right Direction (12 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070611/152417.shtml> at 18 June 2007

Piracy:
Slyck, DrinkOrDie Admin Sentenced 51 Months (24 June 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1505.html> at 1 July 2007

p2pnet.net, DrinkorDie Griffiths gets 51 months (25 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12589> at 1 July 2007

The Australian, 'DrinkOrDie' pirate jailed (25 June 2007) <http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,21962302-15306,00.html> at 1 July 2007

ABC News, Australian jailed in US for Internet piracy (23 June 2007) <http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/23/1959801.htm> at 1 July 2007

Edu(&Fudu)cation Campaigns:
ZeroPaid, IFPI releases so-called 'inconvenient truths' about file-sharing and piracy (1 June 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8818/IFPI+releases+so-called+> at 16 June 2007

Lobbying:
Slyck, MusicFIRST Coalition Launched (14 June 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1488.html> at 1 July 2007

TechDirt, MPAA, RIAA Create Yet ANOTHER Lobbying Group; Push For Stronger Laws (15 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070614/184123.shtml> at 16 June 2007

Internet Statistics:
The Australian, Census finds half online (27 June 2007) <http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,21976431-15318,00.html> at 1 July 2007

iTunes:
Digital Music News, Apple Details iTunes Installation Totals, Active User Levels (13 June 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/061307itunes> at 16 June 2007

Snocap:
Slyck, EMI Inks Deal with SNOCAP (30 June 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1518_EMI_Inks_Deal_with_SNOCAP> at 1 July 2007

p2pnet.net, EMI DRM-free tracks on Snocap (29 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12639> at 1 July 2007

Traffic Shaping:
ARNNet, Top broadband ISPs deny P2P shaping (19 June 2007) <http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php/id;1929779828> at 1 July 2007

Slyck, Westnet Prioritizes P2P Traffic (26 June 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1510.html> at 1 July 2007

Webcasting:
p2pnet.net, SoundExchange: making up numbers (28 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12623> at 1 July 2007

p2pnet.net, Billions in new fees for webcasters? (11 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12466> at 1 July 2007

ZeroPaid, Internet Radio to Hold National 'Day of Silence' Today (27 June 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8869/Internet+Radio+to+Hold+National+> at 1 July 2007

TechDirt, New Webcast Royalty Rules Will Line SoundExchange's Pockets With Billions In 'Administrative Fees' (7 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070607/092053.shtml> at 16 June 2007

YouTube:
p2pnet.net, YouTube - With DRM ! (12 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12481> at 1 July 2007

p2pnet.net, EMI, YouTube accord (1 June 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12395> at 1 July 2007

SiliconValley, Google, EMI deal gives YouTube users access to music label's videos, clips (31 May 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_6029369?nclick_check=1> at 16 May 2007

TechDirt, Australian TV Show Says Free Downloads And Fan Uploads On YouTube Increase DVD Sales (14 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070614/013018.shtml> at 16 June 2007

Other:
Slyck, File-Sharing on Windows Vista (28 June 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1514_FileSharing_on_Windows_Vista> at 1 July 2007

Zune:
The Register, No Zune in Europe until 2008 (4 June 2007) <http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/06/04/no_zune_til_bedtime/> at 16 June 2007

Artists:
TechDirt, Music Retailers Flip Out That Prince Wants To Give Away His Music (29 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070629/163147.shtml> at 1 July 2007

TechDirt, Congressman Has Lunch With Mashup Artist (19 June 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070618/183954.shtml> at 1 July 2007



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Individual Lawsuits – USA
RecordingIndsutry v ThePeopleBlog, Prof. Johan Pouwelse Agrees To Take on the RIAA's Expert (14 May 2007) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2007/05/prof-johan-pouwelse-agrees-to-take-on.html> at 29 May 2007

p2pnet.nt, Lindor vs the RIAA: round I0 (17 May 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12257> at 25 May 2007

RecordingIndsutry v The PeopleBlog, Judge Rejects RIAA Motion in Lava v. Amurao; Counterclaims for Copyright Misuse and Declaratory Judgment Stand (23 May 2007) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2007/05/judge-rejects-riaa-motion-in-lava-v.html> at 29 May 2007

EFFector, Recording Industry Target Deserves Day in Court (16 April 2007) Vol. 20, No. 15<http://www.eff.org/effector/20/15.php> at 29 May 2007

p2pnet.net, New RIAA identity blunder (3 May 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12125> at 25 May 2007

TechDirt, RIAA Drops Yet Another Case (4 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070503/194718.shtml> at 7 May 2007by Mike

EFFector, RIAA to Universities: Help Us Threaten Your Students (21 March 2007) Vol. 20, No. 12 <http://www.eff.org/effector/20/12.php> at 29 May 2007

ZeroPaid, Elite Torrents fallout continues, defendant #6 pleads guilty (3 May 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8716/Elite+Torrents+fallout+continues,+defendant+#6+pleads+guilty#6+pleads+guilty> at 10 May 2007

p2pnet.net, Aussie judge on Griffiths extradition (7 May 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12153> at 25 May 2007

TechDirt, Australia Extradites Head Of Software Copying Ring To US (7 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070506/193730.shtml> at 10 May 2007

Individual Lawsuits – Other Countries
p2pBlog, France wants to track file sharers - users fight back with civil disobedience (29 May 2007) <http://www.p2p-blog.com/item-306.html> at 31 May 2007

p2pnet.net, File sharers auto-tracked in France (30 May 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12371> at 31 May 2007

Yahoo News (UK/Ireland) Hong Kong man loses Internet piracy appeal (18 May 2007) <http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20070518/ttc-lifestyle-hongkong-internet-piracy-214f919.html> at 25 May 2007

ZeroPaid, World's first busted BitTorrent user appeals to Hong Kong's highest court (9 May 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8742/World's+first+busted+BitTorrent+user+appeals+to+Hong+Kong's+highest+court> at 10 May 2007

ZeroPaid, 3636 Italian file-sharers getting busted for $400 a song (12 May 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8752/3636+Italian+file-sharers+getting+busted+for+$400+a+song> at 16 May 2007

Limewire:
IEEE Spectrum Online, The Music Industry Wants to Kill LimeWire (May 2007) <http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/may07/5102> at 29 May 2007

BitTorrent:
p2pnet.net, German cops bust BT network (29 May 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12365> at 31 May 2007

ZeroPaid, Swedish prosecutors to extend search of Pirate Bay servers (24 May 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8801/Swedish+prosecutors+to+extend+search+of+Pirate+Bay+servers> at 25 May 2007

Digital Music News, Pirate Bay Digs Deeper, Plans Untraceable Sharing Destination (3 May 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050307pirate> at 10 May 2007

The Register, The Pirate Bay launches music sharing site (2 May 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/02/pirate_bay_into_the_groove/> at 10 May 2007

The Local, Prosecutor to press charges against Pirate Bay (4 May 2007) <http://www.thelocal.se/7205/> at 10 May 2007

TechDirt, The Growth Of The Pirate Bay As A Political Movement (30 April 2007)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070430/011612.shtml> at 7 May 2007by Mike

P2pDevelopment:
ZeroPaid, Australian ISP to speed up BitTorrent downloads? (30 May 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8805/Australian+ISP+to+speed+up+BitTorrent+downloads?> at 31 May 2007

newteevee, Ten P2P Devices You Never Saw Coming (6 May 2007) <http://newteevee.com/2007/05/06/ten-p2p-devices-you-never-saw-coming/> at 29 May 2007

AppScout, Transfer and Share: Hands-On with Pando (11 May 2007) <http://www.appscout.com/2007/05/transfer_and_share_handson_wit_1.php> at 29 May 2007

p2pnet.net, University of Washington file sharing (24 May 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12320> at 29 May 2007

ZeroPaid, eMule version 0.48a adds Vista support, spam filter (17 May 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8773/eMule+version+0.48a+adds+Vista+support,+spam+filter> at 25 May 2007

P2p Statistics:
Digital Music News, Italian Researchers Dig Deeper Into File-Sharing Effects (28 May 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052807ifpi> at 31 May 2007

File Sharing Social Norms:
Arstechnica, File-swapping: As "the Man" says no, students say yes (11 May 2007) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070511-file-swapping-as-the-man-says-no-students-say-yes.html> at 29 May 2007

ISP Liability:
EFFector, Ohio University Restricts All P2P File Sharing Software (3 May 2007) Vol. 20, No. 17<http://www.eff.org/effector/20/17.php> at 29 May 2007

ZeroPaid, Ohio University CIO: I have 'virtually stopped' P2P (17 May 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8775/Ohio+University+CIO:+I+have+'virtually+stopped'+P2P> at 25 May 2007

p2pnet.net, Congress in RIAA school attacks (3 May 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12121> at 25 May 2007

ZeroPaid, Congress wants to question college IT officers about illegal file-sharing (4 May 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8724/Congress+wants+to+question+college+IT+officers+about+illegal+file-sharing> at 10 May 2007

Variety, Congress threatens colleges (3 May 2007) <http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117964133.html?categoryid=16&cs=1> at 7 May 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA attacks more US schools (3 May 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12118> at 25 May 2007

p2pnet.net, Harvard and the RIAA (1 May 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12087> at 25 May 2007

Digial Music News, RIAA Draws Continued University Reactions, Harvard Latest (1 May 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050107university> at 10 May 2007

Digital Music News, Stanford Steps Against Piracy, Institutes Reconnection Fees (17 May 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051707stanford> at 25 May 2007

Allofmp3:
p2pnet.net, p2pnet talks to AllofMP3.com (28 May 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12348> at 29 May 2007

InfoWorld, Noose tightens around allofmp3.com (21 May 2007) <http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/05/21/noose-tightens-around-allofmp3_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/05/21/noose-tightens-around-allofmp3_1.html> at 25 May 2007

eMusic:
Digital Music News, eMusic Confronts Possible Label Defections, Pricing Debate Continues (7 May 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/060707emusic/?searchterm=eMusic%20Confronts%20Possible%20Label%20Defections,%20Pricing%20Debate%20Continues> at 11 May 2007

Digial Music News, Under Pressure, eMusic Chief Defends Pricing Structures (8 May 2007) <http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=38244717> at 11 May 2007

Digital Media Stores:
BoingBoing, World's largest MP3 store launches (29 May 2007) <http://www.boingboing.net/2007/05/29/worlds_largest_mp3_s.html> at 31 May 2007

ZeroPaid, PayPlay.FM offers 1.3 million 88-cent DRM-free music downloads (30 May 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8806/PayPlay.FM+offers+1.3+million+88-cent+DRM-free+music+downloads> at 31 May 2007

Digital Music News, Labels Mull iTunes Pricing Flexibility, DRM-Free Options (7 May 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050707jobs> at 10 May 2007

ZeroPaid, Peter Gabriel launches We7, ad-supported music download site (2 May 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8704/Peter+Gabriel+launches+We7,+ad-supported+music+download+site> at 10 May 2007

Napster2:
Digital Music News, Cash Burn Continues at Napster, Subscribers, Revenues Surge (16 May 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051607napster> at 25 May 2007

International Copyright Law:
The New Yorker, Exporting I.P. (14 May 2007) <http://www.newyorker.com/talk/financial/2007/05/14/070514ta_talk_surowiecki> at 29 May 2007

TechDirt, Free Trade Agreements That Guarantee Monopolies? (10 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070508/162743.shtml> at 16 May 2007

Attorney Generals Department, Australia to Join Internet Copyright Treaties (26 April 2007) http://www.ag.gov.au/agd/WWW/MinisterRuddockHome.nsf/AllDocs/E8AC29AB4FF5A19FCA2572C9000F9A17?OpenDocument> at 10 May 2007

Australian Copyright Council, Government announces accession to WIPO Internet treaties (8 May 2007) <http://www.copyright.org.au/news/newsbytopic/u27462> at 10 May 2007

TechDirt, US Continues To Whine About Other Nations Not Following Our Draconian Intellectual Property Regime (1 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070501/004949.shtml> at 7 May 2007

TechDirt, South Korea's 'Free Trade' Agreement Looks To Restrict All Kinds Of P2P, User-Generated Content Sites As Well (30 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070529/011909.shtml> at 31 May 2007

Copyright Law EU:
EFFector, Anti-Consumer European Directive Slips Through, Fight to Continue (3 May 2007) Vol. 20, No. 17 <http://www.eff.org/effector/20/17.php> at 29 May 2007

EFFector, Consumers, Librarians, and Innovators Tell EU 'We're Not Criminals' (24 April 2007) Vol. 20, No. 16 <http://www.eff.org/effector/20/16.php> at 29 May 2007

Copyright Law USA:
Effector, PTO File Sharing Report Falls Short on Consumer Protection (11 April 2007) Vol. 20, No. 14 <http://www.eff.org/effector/20/14.php> at 29 May 2007

Digital Music News, US seeks to criminalize 'attempted' piracy (15 May 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/15/doj_proposes_toughter_copyright_laws/> at 25 May 2007

ZeroPaid, Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2007 will crack down on file-sharing (16 May 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8770/Intellectual+Property+Protection+Act+of+2007+will+crack+down+on+file-sharing> at 25 May 2007

TechDirt, Alberto Gonzales' Biggest Priority... Is Stricter Copyright Laws? (15 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070514/171831.shtml> at 25 May 2007

broadcastingandcable.com, Gonzales Pledges To Get Tougher On Content Pirates (14 May 2007) <http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6441968.html> at 16 May 2007

Copyright Term:
p2pnet.net, 95 years for UK copyrights? (17 May 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12249> at 25 May 2007

Computer Active, Committee report at odds with Gowers' review (16 May 2007) <http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2189975/house-commons-culture-media> at 25 May 2007

TechDirt, Arguing For Infinite Copyright... Using Copied Ideas And A Near Total Misunderstanding Of Property (21 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070521/015928.shtml> at 25 May 2007

TechDirt, Gowers Admits That Evidence Suggests UK Should Shorten Copyright Length, Not Extend It (30 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070427/022155.shtml> at 7 May 2007

Fair Use/Fair Dealing:
BBC News, Google wins adult photos appeal (16 May 2007) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6663527.stm> at 25 May 2007

Technology & Marketing Law Blog, Summary of Perfect 10 Decision (16 May 2007) <http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2007/05/ninth_circuit_o_1.htm> at 25 May 2007

SiliconValley/Associated Press, Court rules Google search small images are `fair use' (17 May 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_5915967?nclick_check=1> at 25 May 2007

TechDirt, Appeals Court Overturns Perfect 10 Ruling, Says Google Showing Thumbnails Is Fair Use (16 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070516/153840.shtml> at 25 May 2007

Levies:
TechDirt, Canadians Overpay On Copying Levy -- Money 'Reimbursed' To Industry (15 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070515/111328.shtml> at 25 May 2007

DMCA:
Digital Music News, Bogus DMCA Threats As A Marketing Strategy (10 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070510/195141.shtml> at 16 May 2007

DRM:
ZeroPaid, Looks like iTunes Plus DRM-free music isn't so 'free' after all (30 May 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8814/Looks+like+iTunes+Plus+DRM-free+music+isn't+so+'free'+after+all> at 31 May 2007

Digital Music News, Apple Rolls iTunes Plus; Targets Premium Music Fans (30 May 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/053007itunes> at 31 May 2007

Digital Music News, Labels Mull iTunes Pricing Flexibility, DRM-Free Options (7 May 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050707jobs> at 10 May 2007

ZeroPaid, Apple tells content partners it can soon offer DRM-free music (2 May 2007) http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8702/Apple+tells+content+partners+it+can+soon+offer+DRM-free+music> at 10 May 2007

SiliconValley/Associated Press, Apple seeking end to music copy restrictions in iTunes talks (6 May 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_5833227?nclick_check=1> at 10 May 2007

EFFector, EMI Begins Licensing DRM-Free Music Downloads (11 April 2007) Vol. 20, No. 14<http://www.eff.org/effector/20/14.php> at 29 May 2007

Digital Music News, EMI Spreads DRM-Free Wings Into Europe, Discloses Fresh Deals (16 May 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051607emi2> at 25 May 2007

Digital Music News, DRM-Free Chatter Continues, EMI Readies iTunes Play (30 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/043007drm> at 25 May 2007

Digital Music News, Amazon downloads: DRM-free (17 May 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12247> at 25 May 2007

New York Times, Amazon to Sell Music Without Copy Protection (17 May 2007) <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/17/technology/17amazon.html?ex=1180152000&en=44065dfa800122f7&ei=5070> at 25 May 2007

TechDirt, Military Grade DRM? (21 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070521/143246.shtml> at 25 May 2007

PCWorld, Finnish Court Rejects DRM (28 May 2007) <http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,132288-c,copyright/article.html> at 31 May 2007

Filtering:
EFFector, More Ludicrous Marketing Claims About P2P Filtering (16 April 2007) Vol. 20, No. 15 <http://www.eff.org/effector/20/15.php> at 29 May 2007

Digital Music News, MySpace Delivers Copyright-Friendly Filtering Solution (13 May 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051307myspace> at 25 May 2007

SiliconValley, MySpace adds new anti-piracy feature (12 May 2007)<">http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_5880630>> at 16 May 2007

Economics:
TechDirt, A Reading List For The Economics Of Ideas (18 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070516/195222.shtml> at 25 May 2007

TechDirt, Musicians Realizing That Access Is A Key Selling Point (14 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070514/122459.shtml> at 16 May 2007

TechDirt, If Resources Aren't Scarce, Why Do You Need A Market? (11 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070508/013121.shtml> at 16 May 2007

TechDirt, The Grand Unified Theory On The Economics Of Free (3 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070503/012939.shtml> at 7 May 2007

Mergers/Consolidation/Buy-outs:
Slyck, EMI Accepts $4.7 Billion Takeover Offer (21 May 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1474.html> at 29 May 2007

p2pnet.net, EMI sold for $4.7 billion (21 May 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12285> at 25 May 2007

Digital Music News, Rumblings Quiet Following EMI Group Buyout Offer (22 May 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052307emi> at 25 May 2007

p2pnet.net, Vivendi buys BMG Music Publishing (23 May 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12309> at 29 May 2007

Digital Music News, Universal Gains EC Approval on BMG Music Publishing Acquisition (22 May 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052107eu> at 25 May 2007

Washington Post/The Associated Press, EU Clears Universal, BMG Music Deal (22 May 2007) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/22/AR2007052200460.html> at 25 May 2007

Digital Music News, Commission Examination Focuses Heavily on Digital Formats (22 May 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052107eu2> at 25 May 2007

Labels Revenue:
TechDirt, RIAA Takes Cue From The Onion: Wants Radio Stations To Pay Up For Promoting Music (22 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070521/235819.shtml> at 25 May 2007

TechDirt, OECD The Latest To Show Lobbyists Exaggerate Losses Due To Piracy/Counterfeiting (10 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070510/040317.shtml> at 16 May 2007

Digital Music News, Recording Industry Soul-Searching Continues, New Urgency Arises (1 May 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050107ponder> at 10 May 2007

TechDirt, Club Owner Has To Pay $40,000 Because A Cover Band Played 10 Songs (9 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070507/131704.shtml> at 10 May 2007

CD Sales:
Digital Music News, Anatomy of a Downfall: Analysts Delve Into CD Decline (7 May 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050707cd> at 10 May 2007

Singles v Albums:
SiliconValley/Associated Press, Revenge of the single: Digital tracks now dominating the music industry (10 May 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_5864627?nclick_check=1> at 16 May 2007

Lobbying:
TechDirt, As If Big Copyright Didn't Already Have Enough Lobbying Clout... (18 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070517/114019.shtml> at 25 May 2007

Education Campaigns:
TechDirt, Since When Does The Associated Press Simply Reprint RIAA Propaganda? (14 May 2007)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070514/022505.shtml> at 16 May 2007

Piracy:
Financial Times, Forgery trade losses ‘under $200bn’ (7 May 2007)<http://www.ft.com/cms/s/acbd064c-fcb9-11db-9971-000b5df10621.html> at 10 May 2007

Imeem:
Digital Music News, Warner Music Sues Social Networking Upstart Imeem (15 May 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/051507warner> at 25 May 2007

Reuters, Warner Music sues social network site for piracy (15 May 2007) <http://www.reuters.com/article/industryNews/idUSN1537407020070516> at 25 May 2007

MySpace:
Digital Music News, Warner Music Group Joins Snocap, MySpace Initiative (30 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/043007warner> at 25 May 2007

Webcasting:
EFFector, Music Webcasting Bill Gains Momentum (16 May 2007) Vol. 20, No. 19 <http://www.eff.org/effector/20/19.php> at 29 May 2007

EFFector, Proposed Bill Aims to Save Music Webcasters (3 May 2007) Vol. 20, No. 17 <http://www.eff.org/effector/20/17.php> at 29 May 2007

p2pnet.net, SoundExchange slams IRE Act (1 May 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12097> at 25 May 2007

p2pnet.net, SoundExchange: Show us your work (1 May 2007) at 25 May 2007

p2pnet.net, SoundExchange: Let's see the math (3 May 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/12120> at 25 May 2007

Digital Music News, SoundExchange Softens Small Webcaster Royalty Requirements (22 May 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/052207sound> at 25 May 2007

The Register, Internet radio stations rebuff pigopolists' 'compromise' (23 May 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/23/compromise_radio_internet/> at 25 May 2007

Washington Post/Reuters, Record group lets small Webcasters pay lower rates (22 May 2007) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/22/AR2007052201024.html> at 25 May 2007

TechDirt, Recording Industry Realizes People Aren't Happy About Webcasting Rates (22 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070522/181214.shtml> at 25 May 2007

Digital Music News, Webcasters Push Congressional Agenda, CRB Extension Granted (2 May 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050207radio> at 10 May 2007

Digital Music News, Pandora Excludes Non-US Listeners, Cites Nonexistent Licenses (3 May 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/050307pandora> at 10 May 2007

TechDirt, Music Industry Continues To Shoot Self In Foot; Forces Pandora To Block Non-US Listeners (3 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070502/200120.shtml> at 7 May 2007

TechDirt, Webcasting Non-RIAA Music In Protest May Only Make The RIAA Wealthier (1 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070430/013922.shtml> at 7 May 2007

YouTube:
SiliconValley/Associated Press, Moroccans cut off from YouTube fear erosion of media freedom (29 May 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_6013626?nclick_check=1> at 31 May 2007

BangkokPost, ICT Ministry to sue YouTube over clip (4 May 2007) <http://www.bangkokpost.com/040507_News/04May2007_news07.php> at 10 May 2007

TechDirt, Thailand Not Stopping With Just Blocking YouTube, Now Wants To Sue As Well (7 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070507/161402.shtml> at 10 May 2007

EFFector, Viacom Admits Error - Takes Steps to Protect Fair Use on YouTube (24 April 2007) Vol. 20, No. 16 <http://www.eff.org/effector/20/16.php> at 29 May 2007

SmartMoney.com, NBC, Viacom Support News Service's Suit Against YouTube (4 May 2007) http://www.smartmoney.com/bn/ON/index.cfm?story=ON-20070504-000969-1858> at 10 May 2007

TechDirt, Premier League, Jealous Of Viacom, Sues YouTube As Well (4 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070504/155624.shtml> at 7 May 2007

TechDirt, Google Officially Responds To Viacom; Bickering Continues (1 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070430/233907.shtml> at 7 May 2007

TechDirt, NBC Continues Love/Hate Relationship With YouTube (7 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070507/005259.shtml> at 10 May 2007

SiliconValley/Associated Press, YouTube removes video of De La Hoya-Mayweather fight after HBO complaint (8 May 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_5846933> at 10 May 2007

WashingtonPost/The Associated Press, YouTube Faces Another Legal Challenge (5 May 2007) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/04/AR2007050402622.html> at 10 May 2007

TechDirt, No, YouTube Isn't Exploiting Vloggers (9 May 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070509/091334.shtml> at 10 May 1007

And as always, lastly; Artists:
Appleinsider, Apple and music labels accused of shortchanging artists (24 May 2007) <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/05/24/apple_and_music_labels_accused_of_shortchanging_artists.html> at 29 May 2007

Oh what a tangled wwweb we weave....

Individual Lawsuits – USA
RecordingIndustryvThePeople, RIAA Goes Into Court "Ex Parte" in Denver, Colorado, Tries to Get Ruling that it Doesn't Need Court Order to Get Subscriber Info from ISP's (25 April 2007) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2007/04/riaa-goes-into-court-ex-parte-in-denver.html> at 30 April 2007

p2pnet.net, New RIAA anti-p2p bid (29 April 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12083> at 30 April 2007

p2pnet.net, Judges labels RIAA claim 'disingenuous' (24 April 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12046> at 30 April 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA suddenly drops student case (26 April 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12063> at 30 April 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Defendant Successfully Secures Legal Fees (25 April 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/042507riaa/view> at 27 April 2007

TechDirt, RIAA Seriously Smacked Down (25 April 2007 ) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070424/154747.shtml> at 27 April 2007

p2pnet.net, Santangelo vs RIAA: fight over (10 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11927> at 15 April 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Faces Further Setbacks In Santangelo Court Battle (15 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/041507santangelo/view> at 17 April 2007

ZeroPaid, NCSU Legal Services Director Helps Students Fight the RIAA (18 April 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8650/NCSU++Legal+Services+Director+Helps+Students+Fight+the+RIAA> at 23 April 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA singles out 10 Ohio students (17 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11989> at 18 April 2007

Slyck, New Round of Pre-Lawsuit Letters (11 April 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1455.html> at 15 April 2007

p2pnet.net, US students undaunted by RIAA (6 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11897> at 15 April 2007

p2pnet.net, New RIAA attack on US students (12 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11944> at 15 April 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA goes after new family (12 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11951> at 15 April 2007

TechDirt, RIAA Still Can't Understand That The Product Is More Important Than The Price (12 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070412/110406.shtml> at 15 April 2007

ArsTechnia, Digital Freedom Campaign to organize students against RIAA abuse (1 April 2007) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070401-digital-freedom-campaign-to-organize-students-against-riaa-abuse.html> at 3 April 2007

GeekMethod, RIAA Speaks at ASU Campus (30 March 2007) <http://www.geekmethod.com/2007/03/30/riaa-at-asu-campus/> at 1 April 2007

Individual Lawsuits – Britain
The Register, P2P pinball lawyers say ignorance is no defence (17 April 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/17/davenport_evidence/> at 18 April 2007

Individual Lawsuits – Other Countries
Digital Music News, Resolution Backing File-Sharing Surfaces In Norway (17 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/041707norway> at 23 April 2007

ag-IP-news, Polish Music Industry Continues Legal Actions Against Illegal File-Sharing (22 April 2007) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4310&lang=en> at 23 April 2007

Slashdot, Private File Sharing To Remain/Become legal In EU (30 March 2007)http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/03/30/1849206&from=rss> at 1 April 2007

BitTorrent
TorrentFreak, Company Cracks BitTorrent Protocol Encryption and Introduces Tracker Whitelists (27 April 2007) <http://torrentfreak.com/company-cracks-bittorrent-protocol-encryption-and-introduces-tracker-whitelists/> at 30 April 2007

ZeroPaid, Govt Announces New Guilty Plea in Elite Torrents Bust (18 April 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8651/Govt+Announces+New+Guilty+Plea+in+Elite+Torrents+Bust> at 23 April 2007

TorrentFreak, EliteTorrents Uploader Faces 5 Years in Jail (17 April 2007) <http://torrentfreak.com/elitetorrents-uploader-faces-5-years-in-jail/> at 18 April 2007

About the Scene News, BREiN takes down 10 illegal p2p-websites (25 March 2007) <http://www.aboutthescene.com/general/news/1126.html> at 2 April 2007

Napster 1
SiliconValley/Associated Press, Warner Music reaches $110 million settlement with Bertelsmann related to Napster alliance (24 April 2007) http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_5739296> at 27 April 2007

Enforcement
p2pnet.net, Exclude RIAA 'expert' evidence (27 April 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12075> at 30 April 2007

p2pnet.net, CRIA's $4M Canada 'anti-piracy' bill (29 April 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12082> at 30 April 2007

TorrentFreak, This is How We Catch You Downloading (14 April 2007) <http://torrentfreak.com/this-is-how-we-catch-you-downloading/> at 18 April 2007

ag-IP-news, Music and Film Associations Merge Anti-Piracy Enforcement Operations in Brazil (12 April 2007) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4274&lang=en> at 15 April 2007

Education Campaigns
p2pnet.net, Australia's MIPI: helping kids (26 April 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12067> at 30 April 2007

TechDirt, Some Suggestions On How To Celebrate World Intellectual Property Day (26 April 2007)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070426/102516.shtml> at 27 April 2007

File Sharing Social Norms
Digital Music News, The Promiscuous File-Trader: Lacks Loyalty, Seeks Multiple Partners (26 April 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/042707p2p> at 27 April 2007

P2p Development
p2pnet.net, P2p acceleration app (5 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11888> at 15 April 2007

p2pnet.net, Meet SET p2p file sharing (12 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11946> at 15 April 2007

ZeroPaid, Faster than BitTorrent? (11 April 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8620/Faster+than+BitTorrent?> at 15 April 2007

p2pnet.net, WiPeer: software-only p2p Wi-Fi (31 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11829> at 1 April 2007

P2p Promotion
ZeroPaid, Wilco drummer on P2P: 'the music's more important than making money off of every CD' (17 April 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8646/Wilco+drummer+on+P2P:+'the+music's+more+important+than+making+money+off+of+every+CD'> at 18 April 2007

Slyck, Nine Inch Nails Releases Tracks on The Pirate Bay (27 April 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1461.html> at 30 April 2007

TechDirt, More Evidence That Obscurity Is A Bigger Threat To Content Creators Than Piracy <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070416/013114.shtml> at 16 April 2007

ZeroPaid, FREE Download of the Day - music from the BitTorrent Entertainment Network (11 April 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8618/FREE+Download+of+the+Day+-+music+from+the+BitTorrent+Entertainment+Network> at 15 April 2007

P2p Statistics
p2pnet.net, p2pnet RIAA survey results (14 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11967> at 15 April 2007

p2pnet.net, P2p file sharing favourite with teens (13 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11958> at 15 April 2007

New York Times, Peer-to-Peer Downloaders Gorge on Songs (2 April 2007) <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/02/technology/02drill.html?ei=5088&en=7a002d108fac35ef&amp;ex=1333166400&adxnnl=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1175524653-Ncmm33vvCNb5aXdfd+Jr8A> at 3 April 2007

File Sharing Supporters
p2pnet.net, Norway liberals back file sharing (17 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11992> at 18 April 2007

ISP Liability
Digital Music News, Ohio University Bans P2P Use, Cites Bandwidth, Legal Concerns (26 April 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/042607ohio> at 27 April 2007

TechDirt, Ohio University Says No File Sharing Allowed (26 April 2007)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070425/180418.shtml> at 27 April 2007

p2pnet.net, Ohio University caves in to RIAA (26 April 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12066> at 30 April 2007

p2pnet.net, Give IDs to RIAA, UW-Madison told (27 April 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12076> at 30 April 2007

Wisconsin State Journal, Music industry wins UW IDs in file-sharing case (26 April 2007) <http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/index.php?ntid=131102> at 27 April 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Receives More University Pushback, NC State Latest (15 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/041507ncstate/view> at 17 April 2007

p2pnet.net, 4th school says NO! to the RIAA (16 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11974> at 17 April 2007

EFFector, Colleges Struggle to Cope With Flood of Copyright Complaints, Vol20 No9 (28 February 2007) <http://www.eff.org/effector/20/09.php> at 4 April 2007

eMusic
Digital Music News, eMusic Crosses 300,000 Subscribers, Shows Accelerated Growth (17 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/041707emusic> at 23 April 2007

Digital Music News, eMusic Connoisseur: Bigger Bundles, Deeper Discounts (1 April 2007) http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/040107emusic2> at 3 April 2007

Digital Music News, Victory Abandons eMusic, Pulls Catalog Following Price Dip (1 April 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/040107emusic1/view> at 3 April 2007

Allofmp3
Aom3, A Brief Look At AllOFMP3’s New Private Shop: MemphisMembers.com (12 April 2007) <http://www.aom3.org/blog/2007/04/12/a-brief-look-at-allofmp3’s-new-private-shop-memphismemberscom-3/> at 15 April 2007

Digital Media Stores
Digital Music News, iPod Sales Cross 100 Million, iTunes Downloads Surpass 2.5 Billion (9 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/040907ipod> at 17 April 2007

The Register, EU needles Apple, EMI (3 April 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/03/apple_emi_ec_fines/> at 4 April 2007

MySpace
Digital Music News, Industry Assesses MySpace Selling Power, Early Data Trickles In (8 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/040807myspace> at 17 April 2007

Subscription
Digital Music News, RealNetworks Hikes Monthly Pricing on Rhapsody (1 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/040107real/view> at 2 April 2007

Licensed p2p
The New York Times, New Model for Sharing: Free Music With Ads (23 April 2007) <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/23/technology/23qtrax.html?_r=1&oref=slogin> at 27 April 2007

Red Herring, Cashing in on P2P (16 April 2007) <http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=22015&hed=Cashing%26nbsp%3Bin+on+P2P> at 18 April 2007

Filtering
Klta/Associated Press, New Technology Wipes Out Illegal File Sharing (3 April 2007) <http://ktla.trb.com/news/ktla-fileshare,0,6893541.story?coll=ktla-news-2> at 5 April 2007

DRM
p2pnet.net, Anti-DRM t-shirt contest (26 April 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12060> at 30 April 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Chief Offers Pro-DRM, Pro-Litigation Message (24 April 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/042407bainwol/?searchterm=RIAA%20Chief%20Offers%20Pro-DRM,%20Pro-Litigation%20Message> at 27 April 2007

TechDirt, Repeating The Claim That DRM Enables Things Won't Make It True (26 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070425/170406.shtml> at 27 April 2007

Slyck, France's New DRM Watchdog (13 April 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1457.html> at 15 April 2007

p2pnet.net, France's new DRM watchdog (12 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11947> at 15 April 2007

CNet News, Microsoft sees DRM-free music in Zune's future (4 April 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-6173307.html> at 15 April 2007

Digital Music News, DRM-Free Spotlight Shifts Towards Microsoft, Zune (8 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/040807msft> at 17 April 2007

The Register, DRM-free music: EMI calls the tune and Apple takes the credit (9 April 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/09/apple_emi_drm-free_analysis/> at 15 April 2007
The Register, Free music has never looked so cheap (3 April 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/03/emi_apple_drm_analysis/07

FreedomToTinker, EMI To Sell DRM-Free Music (3 April 2007) <http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1141> at 4 April 2007

Digital Music News, Industry Assesses DRM-Free Move; Reactions Mixed (2 April 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/040207industry/view> at 3 April 2007

p2pnet.net, Steve Jobs' DRM master-stroke (2 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11850> at 3 April 2007

Slyck, EMI Launches DRM-Free Music (2 April 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1451.html> at 3 April 2007

The Register, EMI and Apple say DRM is so yesterday (2 April 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/02/emi_apple_drm_free/> at 3 April 2007

TechDirt, EMI To Sell DRM-Free Tracks Through iTunes Music Store (2 April 2007) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20070402/081920.shtml> at 3 April 2007

CNet News/Reuters, Sources: Apple, EMI in deal, but Beatles not included (1 April 2007) <http://news.com.com/Sources+Apple,+EMI+in+deal,+but+Beatles+not+included/2100-1027_3-6172369.html> at 2 April 2007

p2pnet.net, Apple, EMI, DRM deal (2 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11842> at 2 April 2007

Apple, Apple Unveils Higher Quality DRM-Free Music on the iTunes Store (2 April 2007) <http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/04/02itunes.html> at 2 April 2007

Digital Music News, EMI, Apple Announce DRM-Free Digital Sales Plan (1 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/040107emi/view> at 2 April 2007

Economics
TechDirt, More People Realizing That Giving Stuff Away Can Increase Revenue (17 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070416/120326.shtml> at 23 April 2007

TechDirt, CNN Not Happy About Non-Scarce Economics... But Actual Arguments Are Scarce (20 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070419/180305.shtml> at 23 April 2007

CD Sales
TechDirt, Trent Reznor: CD Outdated... But If We Have To Sell It, Why Not Make It Cool? (19 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070418/031040.shtml> at 23 April 2007

Digital Sales
CNet/Reuters, Apple holds upper hand in music negotiations (20 April 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6177967.html> at 27 April 2007

CBC News, More teenagers buying music online: study (12 April 2007) <http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/04/12/tech-teensmusicdownloads-20070412.html> at 15 April 2007

Labels Revenue
Digital Music News, EMI Anticipates 15 Percent Annual Recorded Revenue Drop (18 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/041807emi> at 23 April 2007

ZeroPaid, Why doesn't the RIAA talk about the $9 billion USD in ringtone sales? (15 April 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8635/Why+doesn't+the+RIAA+talk+about+the+$9+billion+USD+in+ringtone+sales?> at 17 April 2007

TechDirt, Downloads... Or An Inability To Adjust To Changing Times... Force Musicians To Get Second Jobs (2 April 2007) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20070329/200545.shtml> at 3 April 2007

Digital Music News, Recording Industry Sales Story Remains Depressed (19 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/041907bad> at 23 April 2007

WashingtonPost, Despite Drop in CD Sales, Music Industry Is Upbeat (18 April 2007) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/17/AR2007041701869.html> at 23 April 2007

Digital Music News, Australian Recording Industry Reports 2006 Revenue Dip (12 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/041207aus> at 17 April 2007

p2pnet.net, Australia music sales up (16 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11971> at 17 April 2007

ARIA, Australian Record Sales - 2006 Full Year Results (12 April 2007) <http://www.aria.com.au/2006AustralianWholesaleRecordSales.htm> at 15 April 2007

The Age, CD sales rise despite downloads (13 April 2007) <http://www.theage.com.au/news/digital-music/cd-sales-rise-despite-downloads/2007/04/12/1175971303268.html> at 15 April 2007

Business Models
TechDirt, Rethinking The Role Of Labels In The Music Industry (Predictions) (11 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070411/102204.shtml> at 15 April 2007

Micropayments
TechDirt, Peppercoin Sold... And Almost No One Notices (17 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070417/012124.shtml> at 23 April 2007

International Copyright Law Issues
MichaelGeist, U.S. Trade Policy and IP (11 April 2007) <http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/1870/125/>at 15 April 2007

Slyck, RIAA, MPAA Welcome US WTO Complaint against China (10 April 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1454.html> at 15 April 2007

FreedomtoDiffer, Australia to join internet copyright treaties (26 April 2007) <http://www.freedomtodiffer.com/freedom_to_differ/2007/04/australia_to_jo.html> at 30 April 2007

Copyright Law EU
ag-IP-news, Carte Blanche Criminal Law a Threat to Innovation (26 April 2007) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4329&lang=en> at 27 April 2007

ag-IP-news, European Parliament Criminalizes Businesses, Consumers, Innovators (26 April 2007) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4334&lang=en> at 27 April 2007

ag-IP-news, Consumers, Librarians, and Innovators Tell EU: 'We're Not Criminals' (19 April 2007) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4302&lang=en> at 23 April 2007

Digital Music News, European Parliament Considers Stepped-Up Piracy Enforcement (8 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/040807eu> at 17 April 2007

The Register, EFF takes up arms against Euro copyright move (12 April 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/12/eff_petition/> at 15 April 2007

EFFector, EU Criminal Sanctions Directive Moves Forward, Vol 20 No 13 (29 March 2007) <http://www.eff.org/effector/20/13.php> at 4 April 2007

Copyright UK
The Register, Gowers considered cutting music copyright to less than 50 years (24 April 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/26/gowers_music_copyright/> at 27 April 2007

The Independent, Indie music labels to complain to the EU over Gowers report (23 April 2007) <http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/news/article2474483.ece> at 27 April 2007

FairUse/FairDealing
TechDirt, You Might Want To Get Record Labels' Permission Before Selling 'Legal' DRM-Free Downloads Of Their Content (13 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070413/081553.shtml> at 15 April 2007

EFFector, Action Alert - Support the FAIR USE Act! Vol20 No9 (28 February 2007) <http://www.eff.org/effector/20/09.php> at 4 April 2007

Blanket Licensing
p2pnet.net, Blanket online music licensing (28 April 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12079> at 30 April 2007

EFFector, LA Times: Start Blanket Licensing, Stop Blanket Lawsuits, Vol20 No 9 (28 February 2007) <http://www.eff.org/effector/20/09.php> at 4 April 2007

Innovation Impact
The Register, Copyright protection warning for Web 2.0 start ups (19 April 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/19/eff_google_viacom/> at 23 April 2007

Lyrics
TechDirt, Yahoo Licenses Lyrics... Meaning More Pressure Coming To Unofficial Lyrics Sites (24 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070423/232717.shtml> at 27 April 2007

Artists
TechDirt, Downloads... Or An Inability To Adjust To Changing Times... Force Musicians To Get Second Jobs (2 April 2007) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20070329/200545.shtml> at 3 April 2007

p2pnet.net, Sony BMG p2p demos (31 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11831#comments> at 1 April 2007

Pre-release Leaks
The Times Onlines, Arctic Monkeys go bananas over file-sharing (31 March 2007) <http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article1594238.ece> at 3 April 2007

TechDirt, Arctic Monkeys Apparently Forget What Made The Band Successful In The First Place (4 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070402/210639.shtml#comments> at 15 April 2007

ASCAP
The Hollywood Reporter/Billboard, ASCAP blue after royalty ruling, (26 April 2007) <http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/business/news/e3i036db8c219c8d65727dba62722b35b39> at 30 April 2007

Digital Music News, Judge Rules Against Download Performance Royalty (25 April 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/042507perf/view> at 27 April 2007

The Register, Court sez music downloads aren't performances (26 April 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/26/music_downloads_not_performances/> at 27 April 2007

TechDirt, It Takes A Court To Explain That Downloads Aren't Public Performances? (26 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070425/225921.shtml> at 27 April 2007

Royalties
p2pnet.net, 'Missing musicians' owed $5.7 mil? (28 April 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12081> at 30 April 2007

Payola
p2pnet.net, First payola, now Dark Payola (18 April 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12004> at 19 April 2007

Digital Music News, FCC Issues Payola Decrees Involving Terrestrial Conglomerates (16 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/041607fcc> at 17 April 2007

Search Engines
SiliconValley/Associated Press, Chinese court rules against Yahoo in music piracy lawsuit (24 April 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_5740481?nclick_check=1> at 27 April 2007

Traffic Shaping
TorrentFreak, Company Cracks BitTorrent Protocol Encryption and Introduces Tracker Whitelists (27 April 2007) <http://torrentfreak.com/company-cracks-bittorrent-protocol-encryption-and-introduces-tracker-whitelists/> at 30 April 2007

Broadband
OECD, Broadband Statistics to December 2006 (27 April 2007) <www.oecd.org/sti/ict/broadband> at 27 April 2007

Satellite Radio
Digital Music News, XM Subscribers Surpass 8 Million, Big Losses Remain (26 April 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/042607xm> at 27 April 2007

Webcasting
Digital Music News, Congressional Bill Challenges Webcaster Royalty Ruling (26 April 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/042607legislation/view> at 27 April 2007

The Register, Congress may loosen noose on internet radio (27 April 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/27/internet_radio_equality_act_introduced/> at 27 April 2007

TechDirt, Proposed Law Would Reverse Internet Radio Royalty Rate Hike (26 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070426/161749.shtml> at 27 April 2007

Digital Music News, SoundExchange Softens Stance, Seeks Webcaster Discussions (19 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/041907sound> at 23 April 2007

ArsTechnia, Internet radio dealt severe blow as Copyright Board rejects appeal (16 April 2007) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070416-internet-radio-dealt-severe-blow-as-copyright-board-rejects-appeal.html> at 18 April 2007

p2pnet.net, Bryan Adams slams Net radio hike (17 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11987> at 18 April 2007

Digital Music News, Copyright Royalty Board Denies Webcaster Rehearing Requests (16 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/041607radio> at 18 April 2007

Digital Music News, Webcaster Opposition Strengthens Following CRB Denial (16 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/041607save/view> at 18 April 2007

TechDirt, Judge Says Too Bad To Webcasters Upset About New Webcast Rates (16 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070416/152555.shtml> at 18 April l2007

Digital Music News, Copyright Royalty Board Denies Webcaster Royalty Rehearing (16 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/041607radio> at 17 April 2007

YouTube
SiliconValley/Associated Press, Activist groups drop lawsuit against Viacom over removal of parody on YouTube (23 April 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_5733218> at 27 April 2007

TechDirt, Viacom Promises To Be More Mindful Of Fair Use On YouTube (23 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070423/114529.shtml> at 27 April 2007

TechDirt, Teen Fakes Out Google With DMCA Notices On A Show Producers Were Happy To Have On YouTube (16 April 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070416/003202.shtml> at 18 April 2007

p2pnet.net, Australian teen scams YouTube (16 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11978> at 17 April 2007

p2pnet.net, 'Unauthorized' YouTube videos (5 April 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11889> at 15 April 2007

WashingtonPost, An End Run on Copyright Law (29 March 2007) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/28/AR2007032802057.html> at 2 April 2007

STAND UP!

EMI drops DRM at a price?

It seems EMI will drop DRM for some of its catalogue starting in May selling nonDRM tracks at a higher price according to this article - only problem is the date it was published......?

Digital Music News, EMI, Apple Announce DRM-Free Digital Sales Plan (1 April 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/040107emi> at 2 April 2007

There is a slightly different version of the same announcement on the Apple website suggesting that all EMI tracks will be available without DRM at a higher price, along side the 99 cent protected versions (this one is not dated April Fools Day):

Apple, Apple Unveils Higher Quality DRM-Free Music on the iTunes Store (2 April 2007) <http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/04/02itunes.html> at 2 April 2007

If true, this is certainly a move in the right direction however at a constitutional level it brings the legal protection of DRM into disrepute (at least in the United States) given that here it is clearly being used for price discrimination and NOT the protection of intellectual property.

This also goes back on developments last month where EMI indicated it would be prepared to drop DRM in exchange for up front payments from the Digital Music Stores - when this was not forthcoming they reverted to a pro DRM position.

The term 'fools' certainly seems appropriate - I wonder whose idea it was to make the announcement on this day - like the day before or the day after wouldntve worked??

And what of artists; do they get any benefits from this? ie. more money to pay off their advances? or does the dosh just go to EMI?

...funny how no-one ever mentions them...

Carnival of Jeopardy? ...Safe harbours not so safe..

Individual Lawsuits – United States (& this month ISP liability)
GeekMethod, RIAA Speaks at ASU Campus (30 March 207) <http://www.geekmethod.com/2007/03/30/riaa-at-asu-campus/> at 1 April 2007

Zero Paid, 'Carnival of Jeopardy?' - RIAA to lecture students at ASU (28 March 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8561/> at 30 March 2007

p2pnet.net, Vanderbilt enters RIAA fray (30 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11824> at 31 March 2007

TechDirt, University Of Maine To RIAA: We're Not Here To Serve Your Legal Complaints (28 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070328/150737.shtml> at 31 March 2007

p2pnet.net, Third school says No! to the RIAA (29 March 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11811> at 30 March 2007

Digital Music News, University of Maine Joins Early RIAA Resistance (27 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/032707maine/view> at 28 March 2007

p2pnet.net, No! 2nd school tells the RIAA (28 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11788> at 28 March 2007

The Inquirer, Three quarters of students ignore RIAA threats Still the body claims success (26 March 2007) <http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38479> at 27 March 2007

p2pnet.net, Take a hike, students tell RIAA (26 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11769> at 27 March 2007

Silicon Valley, Recording industry group says piracy students are settling (23 March 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/16963056.htm> at 27 March 2007

Slyck, RIAA College Steamroller Continues (21 March 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1446.html> at 24 March 2007

p2pnet.net, 405 more RIAA blackmail letters (21 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11726> at 24 March 2007

Digital Music News, University of Wisconsin Pushes Back on RIAA Demands (20 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/032007wisconsin> at 21 March 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA student attack foiled (20 March 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11712> at 21 March 2007

p2pnet.net, University ignores RIAA blackmail (20 March 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11707> at 21 March 2007

Slyck, Catch em' if you Can (20 March 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1445.html> at 21 March 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA tries to excuse school attacks (19 March 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11699> at 21 March 2007

p2pnet.net, Students 'worst customers': RIAA (23 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11749> at 24 March 2007

Digital Music News, Dollar Figures Emerge on RIAA University Enforcement Strategy (11 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/031107riaa> at 13 March 2007

TechDirt, RIAA Gets Legislators To Threaten To Drop 'The Hammer' On Colleges and Universities (9 March 2007) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20070309/081726.shtml> at 13 March 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA college settlement plan (28 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11479> at 8 March 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Pushes Pre-Lawsuit Settlement Plan Further (1 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/030107riaa> at 4 March 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Formally Unveils University Enforcement Campaign (28 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022807riaa/view> at 1 March 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA 'incriminate yourself' site (28 February 2007) http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11482> at 1 March 2007

Slyck, RIAA Announces New Campus Lawsuit Strategy (28 February 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1422.html> at 1 March 2007

ArsTechnia, Why the RIAA doesn't want defendants exonerated (29 March 2007) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070329-why-the-riaa-doesnt-want-defendants-exonerated.html> at 30 March 2007

TechDirt, RIAA Promises Not To Incorrectly Sue Woman A Second Time If It Doesn't Have To Pay Her Legal Fees (29 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070328/150008.shtml> at 31 March 2007

p2pnet.net, Dear RIAA: better think again (27 March 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11785> at 28 March 2007

p2pnet.net, New RIAA defeat (27 March 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11786> at 28 March 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA loses in Kylee case (27 March 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11787> at 28 March 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA spins another spin in Foster (23 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11752> at 24 March 2007

TechDirt, RIAA Can't Wiggle Its Way Out Of Paying Victim's Legal Fees (22 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070322/083921.shtml> at 24 March 2007

p2pnet.net, Debbie beats the RIAA. Again. (16 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11672> at 18 March 2007

RecordingIndustryvThePeople, RIAA Sues Stroke Victim in Michigan (13 March 2007) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2007/03/riaa-sues-stroke-victim-in-michigan.html> at 15 March 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA times out in p2p case (27 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11460> at 1 March 2007

p2pnet.net, Making Available and infringement (28 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11475> at 1 March 2007

RecordingIndustryvThePeople, RIAA Moves to Dismiss Counterclaims in Lava v. Amurao (7 March 2007) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2007/03/riaa-moves-to-dismiss-counterclaims-in.html> at 9 March 2007

TechDirt, 200 Million Americans Can't Be Felons: Why The Law Will Change Before People Stop Sharing Content (16 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070316/151033.shtml> at 18 March 2007

Individual Lawsuits – Other Countries
Slashdot, Private File Sharing To Remain/Become legal In EU (30 March 2007)<http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/03/30/1849206&from=rss> at 1 April 2007

Slyck, France Recommends P2P Moderation (7 March 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1438.html> at 8 March 2007

Grokster
IBLS, INTERNET LAW - The impact of the Grokster decision on file sharing (28 March 2007) <http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=latestnews&id=1715> at 31 March 2007

Morpheus/StreamCast
TechDirt, Streamcast Heading Back To Write The Latest Chapter In The Grokster Supreme Court Ruling (13 March 2007 )<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070313/010506.shtml> at 15 March 2007

Limewire
TorrentFreak, LimeWire Most Installed P2P Application, BitTorrent Clients Runner up (28 March 2007) <http://torrentfreak.com/limewire-most-installed-p2p-application-bittorrent-clients-runner-up/> at 30 March 2007

p2pnet.net, LimeWire doing well (26 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11764> at 27 March 2007

Digital Music News, Limewire Legal Battle Could Get Ugly, Sources (22 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/032207limewire/view> at 24 March 2007

Digital Music News, Limewire Remains Dominant, Installation Levels Grow (7 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/030807limewire> at 9 March 2007

Slyck, LimeWire Breaks Vow of Silence (28 February 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1423.html> at 1 March 2007

p2pnet.net, Of LimeWire and Frostwire (28 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11480> at 1 March 2007

Napster 1
Digital Music News, EMI, Bertelsmann Settle Age-Old Napster Spat (26 March 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/032607emi> at 27 March 2007

P2p Statistics
TorrentFreak, LimeWire Most Installed P2P Application, BitTorrent Clients Runner up (28 March 2007) <http://torrentfreak.com/limewire-most-installed-p2p-application-bittorrent-clients-runner-up/> at 30 March 2007

p2pnet.net, Download and p2p evolutions (16 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11677> at 18 March 2007

IDC, The Expanding Digital Universe (March 2007) <http://www.emc.com/about/destination/digital_universe/pdf/Expanding_Digital_Universe_IDC_WhitePaper_022507.pdf> at (9 March 2007)

p2pnet.net, 1 billion songs a DAY shared online (8 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11575> at 9 March 2007

P2p Development
p2pnet.net, WiPeer: software-only p2p Wi-Fi (31 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11829> at 1 April 2007

RedHerring, Izimi Advances File Sharing (5 March 2007) <http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=21518&hed=Izimi+Advances+File+Sharing§or=Industries&subsector=InternetAndServices> at 6 March 2007

P2p Promotion
AmericasNetwork, Advertising to the file-sharing crowd (5 March 2007) <http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=408804> at 6 March 2007

BitTorrent
Zero Paid, Bulgarian ISP speaks out on BitTorrent crackdown (29 March 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8572/Bulgarian+ISP+speaks+out+on+BitTorrent+crackdown> at 30 March 2007

p2pnet.net, BREIN closes Dutch p2p site (23 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11728> at 24 March 2007

ag-IP-news, Dutch Anti-Piracy Group Takes Down Illegal P2P Site (22 March 2007) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4177&lang=en> at 24 March 2007

DirectConnect
ag-IP-news, Italian Direct Connect P2P Network Shut Down after Police Raids (28 March 2007) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4196&lang=en> at 28 March 2007

TorrentFreak, Italian P2P Crackdown Looming (25 March 2007) <http://torrentfreak.com/italian-p2p-crackdown-looming/> at 27 Matrch 2007

All Peers
Peer Pressure, AllPeers Goes Open Source (7 March 2007) <http://www.allpeers.com/blog/2007/03/07/allpeers-goes-open-source/> at 8 March 2007

Tribler
p2pnet.net, Tribler 3.6.0: 4th gen file sharing (23 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11746> at 27 March 2007

DRM
p2pnet.net, Dump Apple DRM (30 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11823> at 31 March 2007

CNet News/Reuters, EU official downplays iPod competition worries (27 March 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-6170976.html> at 28 March 2007

Slyck, French Movement Seeks Annulment on Anti-DRM Fines (27 March 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1449.html> at 28 March 2007

Michael Gesit, DMCA Architect Acknowledges Need For A New Approach (23 March 2007) <http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/1826/125/> at 27 March 2007

CNet News, Federal agencies ban Windows Vista (13 March 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1002_3-6166868.html> at 24 March 2007

TechDirt, German Music Site Explains The High Cost Of DRM (20 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070320/113713.shtml> at 24 March 2007

p2pnet.net, Germany's Musicload dumps DRM (19 March 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11698> at 21 March 2007

ArsTechnia, Musicload: 75% of customer service problems caused by DRM (18 March 2007) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070318-75-percent-customer-problems-caused-by-drm.html> at 21 March 2007

Information Week, Windows DRM Not Up To Snuff, Claims BitTorrent Founder (19 March 2007) <http://www.informationweek.com/windows/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=198100107> at 12 March 2007

p2pnet.net, DRM could be a worry: new report (14 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11646. at 15 March 2007

Digital Music News, EU Consumer Commissioner Berates iTunes Incompatibility (11 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/031107germany> at 13 March 2007

p2pnet.net, EU commissioner attacks iTunes (12 March 2007) http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11609> at 13 March 2007

Bilboard, Universal France Tests DRM-Free Music (7 March 2007) <http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i18187b4de93e9e9df48518f9fcd12fa6> at 9 March 2007

Slyck, BitTorrent DRM Troubles (8 March 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1439.html> at 9 March 2007

P2pBlog, Bittorrent.com download store in major DRM trouble (7 March 2007) http://www.p2p-blog.com/item-258.html> at 8 March 2007

Free Software Foundation, The road to hardware free from restrictions: How hardware vendors can help the free software community (February 2007) <https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/how_hardware_vendors_can_help.html> at 4 March 2007

TechDirt, Watermark Technology For Copyright Monitoring Now Patented (27 February 2007) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20070226/150943.shtml> at 1 March 2007

Digital Media Stores
Digital Music News, MySpace Music Climbs Awareness Survey, Napster Slides (15 March 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/031507ipsos> at 18 March 2007

Digital Music News, iTunes Enjoys Broad Global Distribution, Report (6 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/030607app> at 9 March 2007

Digital Music News, Online Music Stores Protest Additional Download Royalties (28 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022807dima> at 4 March 2007

Digital Sales
Digital Music News, Germany Leads European Paid Download Sector, Report (26 Febraury 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022607bitcom> at 1 March 2008

Economics
p2pnet.net, Sony BMG p2p demos (31 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11831#comments> at 1 April 2007

TechDirt, Scarcity Isn't As Scarce As You Might Think (22 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070322/024237.shtml> at 24 March 2007

TechDirt, Recognizing That Just About Any Product Is A Bundle Of Scarce And Non-Scarce Goods (15 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070315/013313.shtml> at 18 March 2007

TechDirt, An Economic Explanation For Why DRM Cannot Open Up New Business Model Opportunities (1 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070301/005837.shtml> at 4 March 2007

Labels – Reputation
BoingBoing, Warner Music, Universal Music, EMI & Sony-BMG voted worst companies in the world (28 March 2007) <http://www.boingboing.net/2007/03/28/warner_music_univers.html> 31 March 2007

Labels – Revenue
Sidelines Onlines, RIAA, not downloads, spoils music (26 March 2007) <http://media.www.mtsusidelines.com/media/storage/paper202/news/2007/03/26/Opinions/Riaa-Not.Downloads.Spoils.Music-2790485.shtml> at 28 March 2007

Digital Music News, Universal Music Group Reports Annual Earnings Bump (6 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/030707universal> at 8 March 2007

Digital Music News, Nettwerk, PassAlong, Digonex Test Variable Pricing (28 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022807price> at 4 March 2007

Singles v Albums
TechDirt, The Death Of The CD Is Greatly Exaggerated (28 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070327/193438.shtml> at 31 March 2007

SiliconValley/Associated Press, Apple rolls out iTunes feature to buy full albums at discount (29 March 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_5548942?nclick_check=1> at 31 March 2007

Digital Music News, iTunes Store Offers Album Buying Incentives (29 March 2007) http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/032907apple/view> at 30 March 2007

TechDirt, If Albums Are Dead, Why Not Offer Playlists? (26 March 2007) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20070326/005758.shtml> at 28 March 2007

p2pnet.net, 'Straining to shore up the album' (26 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11766> at 27 March 2007

Mergers/Consolidation
The Australian, EU changes its tune on Sony BMG link (26 March 2007) <http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21444937-7582,00.html> at 27 March 2007

The Register, EC to re-examine Sony-BMG merger (5 March 2007) http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/05/sony_bmg_merger/> at 6 March 2007

Digital Music News, European Commission Broadens Sony BMG Merger Review (1 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/030107eu> at 4 March 2007

The Register, Indies at war over music mega merger (26 February 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/26/indies_back_warner_merger/> at 1 March 2007

Digital Music News, Warner Readies Refreshed Bid on EMI, Report (12 March 2007) http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/031207wmg/view> at 13 March 2007

The Register, EMI rejects Warner bid (2 March 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/02/emi_warner_music_no/> at 6 March 2007

p2pnet.net, EMI says No! to Warner offer (3 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11519> at 4 March 2007

Digital Music News, Private Equity Interest Heightens Around EMI (26 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022607emi> at 1 March 2007

Independents
Digital Music News, Artist Download Sales Applications Proliferate, Terrain Gets Crowded (19 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/031807music> at 21 March 2007

ISP Liability – (see links in Individual Lawsuits – USA)
internetnews, Bill Would Hand Colleges Cash For Anti-Piracy (28 March 2007) <http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3668501> at 31 March 2007

Education Campaigns (educating users about the record labels this month)
BoingBoing, P2Pextortion.com sends up p2plawsuits.com (6 March 2007) <http://www.boingboing.net/2007/03/06/p2pextortioncom_send.html> at 8 March 2007

p2pnet.net, March: Boycott the RIAA month (23 February 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11427> at 26 February 207

Enforcement/Investigation
ArsTechnia, A war of attrition (18 March 2007) <http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/mediadefender.ars> at 21 March 2007

p2pBlog, Hunting down P2P users with German Gruendlichkeit (16 March 2007) <http://www.p2p-blog.com/item-261.html> at 18 March 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA expert's 'junk science' (1 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11497> at 4 March 2007

ASCAP
Digital Music News, ASCAP Reports Record 2006 Revenues, Royalties (6 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/030607ascap> at 7 March 2007

Blanket Licensing
p2pnet.net, Monetize the music ! (28 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11465> at 1 March 2007

TechDirt, The Shift From CDs To Downloads Is So Much More Than A Format Change (21 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070321/072153.shtml> at 24 March 2007

Levies
ChannelRegister, Dutch reject USB flash drive tax (13 March 2007) <http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2007/03/13/dutch_reject_levy_on_usb_keys/> at 24 March 2007

Copyright/Constitutional Law
TechDirt, Does The US Government Pay Royalties When It Blasts Music As A Weapon? (22 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070321/191342.shtml> at 24 March 2007

New York Times, Make Way for Copyright Chaos (18 March 2007) <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/opinion/18lessig.html?ex=1331870400&amp;en=a376e7886d4bcf62&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss> at 21 March 2007

p2pnet.net, 'Ridiculous' US copyright claims (20 March 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11706> at 21 March 2007

p2pnet.net, P2p apps 'induce others to share' (8 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11581> at 9 March 2007

Fair Use/Fair Dealing
p2pnet.net, 'A private copy is a private copy' (17 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11679> at 18 March 2007

p2pnet.net, Congress' coolest moment (12 March 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11618> at 13 March 2007

Slyck, RIAA Says No Way to Fair Use Reform (1 March 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1426.html> at 4 March 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA says Fair Use Act isn't fair (1 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11484> at 4 March 2007

Copyright Law EU
ag-IP-news, IPRs: Criminal Sanctions to Fight Piracy and Counterfeiting (21 March 2007) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4173&lang=en> at 24 March 2007

TechDirt, Proposed EU Copyright Changes Piss Off Just About Everyone (21 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070321/013303.shtml> at 24 March 2007

Royalties
News1130, Copyright board rules on royalities for online music downloads (16 March 2007) <http://www.news1130.com/news/entertainment/article.jsp?content=e031645A> at 24 March 2007

Payola
p2pnet.net, Free air time for indies (7 March 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11560> at 8 March 2007

Digital Music News, Major Radio Conglomerates, FCC Forge Payola Agreement (5 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/030507payola> at 7 March 2007

Publishing
Digital Music News, Canadian Copyright Board Issues Digital Royalty Ruling (19 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/031907canada> at 21 March 2007

Digital Music News, Online Music Stores Protest Additional Download Royalties (28 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022807dima> at 4 March 2007

Free Culture
p2pnet.net, Jamendo hits the million mark (27 Mrach 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11781> at 28 March 2007

IT General
Wired News, Downloading Is a Packrat's Dream (7 March 2007) <http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,72737-0.html> at 9 March 2007

.mp3
CNet News, Perspective: Two cheers for intellectual-property law (8 March 2007) http://news.com.com/Two+cheers+for+intellectual-property+law/2010-1014_3-6165353.html> at (9 March 2007)

TechDirt, Just How Many MP3 Patents Are There? (5 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070305/002419.shtml> at 7 March 2007by Mike

Digital Music News, Executives Weigh Microsoft Decision, Next Steps Uncertain (26 February 2007) http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022607msft> at 1 March 2007

iLike – Social Networking
Digital Music News, Music Social Networking Service iLike Surpasses 500,000 (28 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022807ilike> at 4 March 2007

MySpace
Digital Music News, MySpace May Block Snocap Competitors, Sources (15 March 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/031507myspace> at 18 March 2007

Digital Music News, MySpace Celebrity Tila Tequila Releases iTunes Single (26 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022507tila> at 1 March 2008

Snocap
Digital Music News, Artist Download Sales Applications Proliferate, Terrain Gets Crowded (19 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/031807music> at 21 March 2007

Digital Music News, MySpace May Block Snocap Competitors, Sources (15 March 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/031507myspace> at 18 March 2007

YouTube
TechDirt, Michael Eisner May No Longer Run Disney, But His Views On Intellectual Property Haven't Changed (30 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070329/201826.shtml> at 30 March 2007

TechDirt, Google: If Viacom Can't Figure Out Which Videos Are Infringing, How Can They Expect Us To Do So For Them? (30 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070329/210234.shtml> at 31 March 2007

New York Times, WhoseTube? Viacom Sues Google Over Video Clips (14 March 2007) <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/14/technology/14viacom.html?ex=1174881600&en=9972da33cb2968e8&ei=5070> at 24 March 2007

CNet News, Viacom lawyer: YouTube knows it violates copyrights (16 March 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6168058.html> at 24 March 2007

New York Times, Make Way for Copyright Chaos (18 March 2007) <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/opinion/18lessig.html?ex=1331870400&amp;amp;en=a376e7886d4bcf62&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss> at 21 March 2007

TechDirt, Collateral Damage Takedown Victims Start Suing Viacom (15 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070315/012513.shtml> at 18 March 2007

FreedomToTinker, Viacom, YouTube, and Privacy (14 March 2007) <http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1136> at 15 March 2007

p2pnet.net, Viacom nails Google for $1 billion (13 March 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11631> at 15 March 2007

Digital Music News, Viacom Files $1 Billion Lawsuit Against YouTube, Google (13 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/031307viacom> at 15 March 2007

Digital Music News, Reactions Spill Following Viacom Lawsuit Against YouTube (14 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/031407viacom> at 15 March 2007

Webcasting
Digital Music News, Internet Radio Broadcasters Battle Back Against Rate Hike (7 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/030707streaming> at 9 March 2007

Digital Music News, US Copyright Royalty Board Announces Higher Internet Radio Rates (4 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/030507us> at 7 March 2007

TechDirt, RIAA Pushes Through Internet Radio Royalty Rates Designed To Kill Webcasts (5 March 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070304/223155.shtml> at 7 March 2007

Satellite Radio
Digital Music News, Satellite Merger Boxing Match Continues In Congress (7 March 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/030707hearing> at 9 March 2007

Digital Music News, XM Executives Offer Assurances Ahead of Merger (26 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022607xm2>at 1 March 2007

Digital Music News, XM Satellite Reveals Fourth Quarter, Annual Financial Scorecard (26 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022607xm> at 1 March 2007