France bans p2p users; supports technological & cultural stagnation

sIndividual Lawsuits USA
ZeroPaid, Round 10: RIAA Targets Another 417 College Students (21 November 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9112/Round+10:+RIAA+Targets+Another+417+College+Students> at 29 November 2007

TechDirt, RIAA Told To Hand Over Data On Cost Per Download (27 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071127/015039.shtml> at 29 November 2007

TechDirt, FSF Sets Up Fund To Pay For Experts Who Can Show How Flimsy RIAA Evidence Is (19 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071119/175102.shtml> at 29 Nobvember 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Issues More College Letters, Futility Cloud Hangs Heavier (15 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/111507riaa> at 18 November 2007

P2p Software Lawsuits
ZeroPaid, Warner Music CEO: War Against File-Sharers Was Wrong (17 November 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9109/Warner+Music+CEO:+War+Against+File-Sharers+Was+Wrong> at 18 November 2007

P2p Statistics
ZeroPaid, Canadian Gov't Study: P2P Increases CD Sales (6 November 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9086/Canadian+Gov

The Register, Official: P2P music not harming Canada (5 November 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/05/birkbeck_canada_p2p_cd_sales/> at 18 November 2007

TechDirt, Downloading Is Correlated With CD Purchases (5 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071105/101534.shtml. at 18 November 2007

P2p Social Norms
TechDirt, The Infringement Age: How Much Do You Infringe On A Daily Basis? (20 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071119/015956.shtml> at 29 November 2007

ISP Liability
EFF Deeplinks, Oregon Fights Back Against RIAA Subpoena (7 November 2007) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2007/11/oregon-fights-back-against-riaa-subpoena> at 18 November 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Faces Resistance In Oregon, Privacy Concerns Arise (1 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/110407riaa> at 18 November 2007

TechDirt, Oregon Attorney General And University Of Oregon Tell The RIAA They're Not It's Free Investigators (1 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071102/031303.shtml> at 18 November 2007

Digital Music News, House Committee Passes University Anti-Piracy Provision (19 November 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/111807house> at 29 November 2007

TechDirt, MPAA Explains Why It's Okay To Tie Federal Funds To Blocking File Sharing (20 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071119/180406.shtml> at 29 November 2007

Digital Music News, House Committee Passes University Anti-Piracy Provision (19 November 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/111807house> at 29 November 2007

ZeroPaid, Democrats: 'Colleges Must Stop File-Sharers or Lose Federal Aid' (15 November 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9104/Democrats:+> at 18 November 2007

TechDirt, Congress Moves Forward With Required University Subsidies To Napster, Ruckus (16 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071115/173305.shtml> at 18 November 2007

BitTorrent
ZeroPaid, Demonoid Shut Down by the CRIA Again! (10 November 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9095/Demonoid+Shut+Down+by+the+CRIA+Again!> at 18 November 2007

The Register, BitTorrent site Demonoid.com downed by Canadian record industry (9 November 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/09/demonoid_cria/> at 18 November 2007

Digital Music News, Pirate Bay Makes More Waves on BitTorrent Alternative (7 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/110707pirate> at 18 November 2007

Digital Music News, Pirate Bay Feels BitTorrent Frustrations, Crafts Alternative (5 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/110407bay> at 18 November 20007

TechDirt, Will There Be A New Bittorrent? (16 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071116/092829.shtml> at 18 November 2007

TechDirt, Charges Likely To Be Filed Against The Pirate Bay (9 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071108/181637.shtml> at 18 November 2007

OiNK
ZeroPaid, Trent Reznor and Why OiNK Was 'The World's Greatest Music Store' (1 November 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9083/Trent+Reznor+and+Why+OiNK+Was+> at 18 November 2007

Digital Music News, OiNK Replacement Gains Traction, Situation Remains Fluid (1 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/110407oink> at 18 November 2007

TechDirt, Want To See How Pointless Shutting Down OiNK Was? (1 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071031/040956.shtml> at 18 November 2007

TechDirt, Trent Reznor Explains Why OiNK Was Cool (31 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071031/040022.shtml> at 18 November 2007

eMusic
Digital Music News, eMusic Boosts Subscriber Levels, Stands Tough Against (7 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/110707emusic> at 18 November 2007

iTunes
The Register, Apple hit with another class action (9 November 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/09/apple_another_class_action/> at 18 November 2007

Ad Supported Music
Digital Music News, SpiralFrog Filing Shows Continued Financial Losses (26 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/112507spiralfrog> at 29 November 2007

DRM
TechDirt, Music Retailers Beg Recording Industry To Drop DRM (20 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071120/013948.shtml> at 29 November 2007

TechDirt, 'Open DRM' Is Snake-oil (19 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071119/095849.shtml> at 29 November 2007

Digital Music News, Digital Progress Disappoints British Retailers, DRM-Free Demands Surface (21 November 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/112007uk> at 29 November 2007

The Register, Music DRM 'dead by next summer' (8 November 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/08/drm_free_music_sales_up/> at 18 November2007

Digital Music News, Universal Music Dips Deeper Into DRM-Free Waters (11 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/111107uni> at 18 November 2007

TechDirt, News Flash: Consumers Prefer DRM-Free Music (13 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071112/123347.shtml> at 18 November 2007

TechDirt, Still More Bad DRM News (9 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071109/105119.shtml> at 18 November 2007

Economics
TechDirt, Can Silicon Valley Repeal The Laws Of Economics? (21 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071121/083858.shtml> at 29 November 2007

TechDirt, Calling Competition A 'Race To The Bottom' Won't Make It Go Away (13 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071112/230337.shtml> at 18 Novmeber 2007

TechDirt, You Mean Wall Street Just Realized The Recording Industry Was In Trouble? (8 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071107/141426.shtml> at 18 November 2007

CD Sales
Digital Music News, Album Sales Story Remains Troubled In US (20 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/111907album> at 29 November 2007

TechDirt, Downloading Is Correlated With CD Purchases (5 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071105/101534.shtml. at 18 November 2007

Digital Sales
Digital Music News, Album Sales Story Remains Troubled In US (20 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/111907album> at 29 November 2007

Labels Revenue
Digital Music News, Jupiter Echoes Negative Sentiments on Recorded Music (20 November 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/111907jupiter> at 29 November 2007

Digital Music News, Album Sales Story Remains Troubled In US (20 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/111907album> at 29 November 2007

New Business Models
Digital Music News, Radiohead Questions Album Sales Report, Sets CD Release Date (8 November 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/110807radiohead> at 18 November 2007

Digital Music News, Radiohead Numbers Emerge, 62 Percent Paid Nothing (5 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/110507radiohead38> at 18 November 2007

Copyright Law USA
Digital Music News, Sample Troll Sues (And Loses) Over Sample Of A Song It Claims Sampled Its Song (27 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071125/184208.shtml> at 29 November 2007

Digital Music News, Presidential Candidates Asked If They've Stopped Beating Their Wives With Weak Copyright Laws (21 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071120/160338.shtml> at 29 November 2007

ZeroPaid, The 'Pirate Act' Resurfaces, Would Allow Govt to Sue File-Sharers for Damages (13 November 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9100/The+> at 18 November 2007

Copyright Law Other Countries
The Register, French record industry, ISPs in entente to boot off file-sharers (23 November 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/23/france_isps_record/> at 29 November 2007

ZeroPaid, France to Ban Illegal File-Sharers From the Internet? (24 November 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9114/France+to+Ban+Illegal+File-Sharers+From+the+Internet?> at 29 November 2007

TechDirt, France Wants To Cut Casual File Sharers Off The Internet (26 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071126/021329.shtml> at 29 November 2007

Digital Music News, France Implements Tough Anti-Piracy Policy, Threatens Accounts (26 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/112507france> at 29 November 2007

TechDirt, Did Canadian Politicans Give In To Hollywood's Demands On Copyright Reform? (27 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071127/221429.shtml> at 29 November 2007

ZeroPaid, RCMP: 'Piracy for Personal Use is No Longer Targeted' (14 November 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9102/RCMP:+> at 18

Copyright Law UK
ZeroPaid, Anti-Piracy Group Says UK Pirates Should be Banned From the Internet (3 November 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9085/Anti-Piracy+Group+Says+UK+Pirates+Should+be+Banned+From+the+Internet> at 18 November 2007

Copyright Term
TechDirt, Japan Is The Latest Country To Explore Copyright Term Extension (8 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071106/182419.shtml> at 18 November 2007

FairUse/FairDealing
TechDirt, Mitt Romney To Fox News: Here's A Lesson In Fair Use (5 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071105/013141.shtml> at 18 November 2007

TechDirt, Videos Demonstrate The Complexities Of Fair Use (2 November 2007) <at">http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071102/125418.shtml>at 18 November 2007

TechDirt, EFF Wants To Tack 'Fair Use Principles' Onto Studios' Content Guidelines (1 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071101/041817.shtml> at 18 November 2007

Levies
The Register/OutLaw, Blank media levy breaches should be criminal, say authors (9 November 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/09/blank_media_levy_report/> at 18 November 2007

MySpace
Digital Music News, MySpace Toes Ad-Supported Music Waters, Action Upcoming (20 November 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/111907myspace> at 29 November 2007

Qloud
Digital Music News, Heavyweight Executives, Investors Officially Launch Qloud (1 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/103107qloud> at 18 November 2007

YouTube
Digital Music News, YouTube Faces Latest Global Challenge, Indian Label Sues (8 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/110807india> at 18 November 2007

TechDirt, Latest Study Questions Whether YouTube Really Hurts Viacom (9 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071109/015002.shtml> at 18 November 2007

Traffic Shaping
Digital Music News, You Don't Promote Innovation By Holding Back Those Who Push The Boundaries (21 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071121/003128.shtml> at 29 November 2007

Digital Music News, Internet Capacity Concerns Resurface, Research Sounds Alarm (20 November 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/111907nemertes/> 29 November 2007

ZeroPaid, Canadian ISP Sympatico Admits to P2P Throttling (8 November 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9090/Canadian+ISP+Sympatico+Admits+to+P2P+Throttling> at 18 November 2007

Digital Music News, Comcast Faces Growing BitTorrent Blocking Controversy (5 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/110507comcast> at 18 November 2007

Digital Music News, Cox Latest ISP Accused of Blocking Traffic, Debate Grows (21 November 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/112007cox> at 29 November 2007

TechDirt, Cox Jamming Traffic Just Like Comcast (16 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071115/181511.shtml> at 18 November 2007

P2p Security
The Register, P2P ID thief cops a plea (6 November 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/06/p2p_id_theft_plea/> at 18 November 2007

Artists
TechDirt, Gene Simmons blames college kids for ruining music biz (16 November 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/16/gene_simmons_blames_college_kids/> at 29 November 2007

Culture/Remixing
TechDirt, Universal Music Working Hard To Alienate Its Biggest Stars (26 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071126/003120.shtml> at 29 November 2007

Digital Music News, Sample Troll Sues (And Loses) Over Sample Of A Song It Claims Sampled Its Song (27 November 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071125/184208.shtml> at 29 November 2007

Digital Music News, Universal Yanks Nine Inch Nails Remix Destination (21 November 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/112007uni> at 29 November 2007

Congressman Mike Doyle, Copyright Article for Roll Call (17 October 2007) <http://www.house.gov/doyle/newsrel/071029.htm> at 18 November 2007

Digital Music News, Reznor Offers Remix Album, Invites Fan Interpretations (31 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/103107trent> at 18 November 2007

The Shattering of Innocence

I plan to do some catching up before the end of the year as I haven’t been able to read as widely as I would have liked for the last couple of months. If in the next couple of posts you see links to old* articles don’t think I am stuck in a time warp…

* old by Internet standards = anything older than a month

Individual Lawsuits – USA
ZeroPaid, RIAA Subpoenas 19 George Washington University Students (18 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9060/RIAA+Subpoenas+19+George+Washington+University+Students> at 31 October 2007

ZeroPaid, RIAA Begins 9th Round of Campus Piracy Crackdown (20 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9064/RIAA+Begins+9th+Round+of+Campus+Piracy+Crackdown> at 31 October 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Delivers More College Letters, Approaches 4,000 (21 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/102107riaa> at 31 October 2007

TechDirt, Is $9250 Per Song Unconstitutional? (16 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071015/170440.shtml> at 29 October 2007

Digital Music News, Electronic Frontier Foundation Jumps Into RIAA Appeal (12 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/101107eff> at 15 October 2007

Digital Music News, Credibility of RIAA Defendant Erodes Further, Jurors Speak (11 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/101007riaa> at 15 October 2007

ZeroPaid, Free Jammie' - Mother Who Lost to the RIAA Seeks Help (10 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9047/'Free+Jammie'+-+Mother+Who+Lost+to+the+RIAA+Seeks+Help> at 15 October 2007

EFF DeepLinks, Capitol v. Thomas: The Key Appeal Issue (9 October 2007) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2007/10/capitol-v-thomas-key-appeal-issue> at 31 October 2007

Digital Music News, Defeated RIAA Defendant Stirs Appeal, Solicits Contributions (9 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/100807thomas> at 15 October 2007

EFF, RIAA Convinces Jury to Impose Fines for File Sharing (9 October 2007) http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005471.php> at 15 October 2007

CNet News, Minnesota woman to appeal $220,000 RIAA award (8 October 2007) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9792759-7.html> at 15 October 2007

The Register, The RIAA will come to regret its court win (8 October 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/08/0810_riaa_comment/> at 15 October 1007

ZeroPaid, Three Reasons Why the RIAA Won Yesterday's File-Sharing Case (5 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9042/Three+Reasons+Why+the+RIAA+Won+Yesterday's+File-Sharing+Case> at 7 October 2007

The Register, RIAA hits paydirt: wins first music-sharing jury trial (5 October 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/05/riaa_wins_first_music_sharing_jury_trial/> at 7 October 2007

ZeroPaid, BREAKING: RIAA Wins First Jury-Trial, File-Sharer Loses $220,000 (4 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9040/BREAKING:+RIAA+Wins+First+Jury-Trial,+File-Sharer+Loses+$220,000> at 7 October 2007.

TechDirt, RIAA Wins Case, Gloats (4 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071004/160727.shtml> at 7 October 2007

TechDirt, RIAA May Have A Pretty Strong Case (4 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071004/011113.shtml> at 7 October 2007

TechDirt, Sony-BMG Exec Tells Two Whoppers In File-Sharing Trial (2 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071002/191206.shtml> at 7 October 2007

TechDirt, Will Investors Pressure RIAA To Change Its Ways? (1 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070928/124137.shtml> at 7 October 2007

TechDirt, Report Suggests RIAA's Lawsuit-Happy Strategy Still Not Working (28 September 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070928/124523.shtml> at 7 October 2007

TechDirt, Lawsuits Don't Create New Markets (18 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071017/160105.shtml> at 29 October 2007

Individual Lawsuits – Other Countries
TheGlobeAndMail/Reuters, Italian police lay file-sharing charges (1 October 2007) <http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071001.wgtitalfs1001/BNStory/Technology/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20071001.wgtitalfs1001> at 7 October 2007

ZeroPaid, Swedish Data Inspection Board Rejects Govt Proposal to Identify File-Sharers (5 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9041/Swedish+Data+Inspection+Board+Rejects+Govt+Proposal+to+Identify+File-Sharers> at 7 October 2007

SydneyMorningHerald, Music industry has Aussie pirates in the crosshairs (8 October 2007) <http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/pirates-in-crosshairs/2007/10/08/1191695804646.html> at 15 October 2007

Morpheus
Digital Music News, Judge Demands Stronger Filters on Morpheus (29 October 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/102907morpheus> at 31 October 2007

LATimes, Morpheus loses, but not badly (16 October 2007) <http://opinion.latimes.com/bitplayer/2007/10/morpheus-loses-.html> at 31 October 2007

The Register, US court demands stronger copyright filters for Morpheus (18 October 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/18/morpheus_permanent_injunction/> at 29 October 2007

BitTorrent
TechDirt, International Game Of File Sharing Whack-A-Mole Continues (24 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071023/132158.shtml> at 29 October 2007

TechDirt, Who's More Ethical: TorrentSpy Or The MPAA? (23 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071022/020841.shtml> at 29 October 2007

ZeroPaid, ISOHunt: 'We Only Block US Visitors from Using OUR Trackers' (3 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9032/ISOHunt:+'We+Only+Block+US+Visitors+from+Using+OUR+Trackers'> at 7 October 2007

P2p Development
ZeroPaid, China Taking P2P to the Next Level? (17 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9057/China+Taking+P2P+to+the+Next+Level?> at 31 October 2007

ZeroPaid, US Govt Creating New P2P Network to 'Supersede the Web' (30 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9077/US+Govt+Creating+New+P2P+Network+to+'Supersede+the+Web'> at 31 October 2007

TechDirt, Remember When P2P Wasn't Just About File Sharing? (25 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071024/220221.shtml> at 29 October 2007

P2p Statistics
Digital Music News, Piper Jaffray Study Indicates Lowered Teenage Swapping (12 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/101107study> at 15 October 2007

P2p Security issues
Digital Music News, FTC Eyes Identity Theft Within P2P Networks (18 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/101807ftc> at 31 October 2007

TechDirt, Congress: P2P Promotes Identity Theft! We Need New Laws! (18 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071018/014747.shtml> at 29 October 2007

Digital Media Stores
Digital Music News, Yahoo Music Chief Rails Against Content Protection (9 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/100807yahoo> at 15 October 2007

TechDirt, Universal Music's Plan To Take On iTunes: Bring Back PressPlay And MusicNow! (12 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071012/113834.shtml> at 15 October 2007

Ad Supported Music
Digital Music News, Ad-Supported Experiments Elicit More Negativity (4 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/100307ad> at 7 October 2007

ZeroPaid, Q&A With Grooveshark, Where 'Everybody Gets Paid' For Sharing Music (4 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9035/Q&A+With+Grooveshark,+Where+'Everybody+Gets+Paid'+For+Sharing+Music> at 7 October 2007

Napster2
The Register, Napster spins music for the web (16 October 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/16/new_napster_offering/> at 29 October 2007

Subscription
ZeroPaid, Universal's 'Total Music' Plan Will Offer Free On-Demand Music (16 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9055/Universal's+'Total+Music'+Plan+Will+Offer+Free+On-Demand+Music> at 31 October 2007

Digital Music News, UMG-Led Subscription Concept Grabs More Attention (14 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/101407umg> at 31 October 2007

DRM
EFF DeepLinks, Is DRM "Enabling New Business Models"? (9 October 2007) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2007/10/drm-enabling-new-business-models> at 31 October 2007

SeattleTimes, Amazon's unlocked music still might get you sued (8 October 2007) <http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=brier08&date=20071008&query=amazon> at 15 October 2007

TechDirt, Basing Your Business Model On Copy Protection Perhaps Not Such A Good Idea (12 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071011/224011.shtml> at 15 October 2007

Filtering (see also Morpheus above)
HeiseOnline, Music score library goes off-line after cease and desist warning (22 October 2007) <http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/97728> at 31 Ocotber 2007

The Register, Big media gangs up on pirates, file sharers (18 October 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/18/media_bigwigs_copyright_effort/> at 29 October 2007

CD Sales
The Register, Record labels to ditch CD singles for USB Flash drives (19 October 2007) <http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/10/19/universal_replace_cd_music_with_usb/> at 29 October 2007

Digital Sales
SiliconValley/Associated Press, Apple lowers iTunes price of songs without copy protection (16 October 2007) <">http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_7194717>> at 31 October 2007

Economics
Digital Music News, Long Tail Author Says Music Industry Up, Shows Data (28 October 2007)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/102807anderson> at 31 October 2007

Labels Revenue
Digital Music News, Terra Firma Chief Presses Digital Agenda, Urges Progressive Steps (9 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/100807emi> at 15 October 2007

TechDirt, Piracy Is Like Terrorism? (10 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071004/102333.shtml> at 15 October 2007

TechDirt, RIAA And The Definition Of Insanity... With Just A Hint Of Sanity From EMI (10 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071009/191057.shtml> at 15 October 2007

Mergers/Consolidation
Digital Music News, European Commission Officially Approves Sony BMG Tie-Up (4 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/100307ec> at 7 October 2007

Copyright Law EU
The Register, European Commission asks for new IP protection layer (26 October 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/26/ec_ip_protection/> at 29 October 2007

Copyright Law UK
ZeroPaid, UK Govt Wants ISPs to Crack Down on Illegal File-Sharing (26 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9075/UK+Govt+Wants+ISPs+to+Crack+Down+on+Illegal+File-Sharing> at 31 October 2007

BBCNews, Anti file-sharing laws considered (24 October 2007) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7059881.stm> at 31 October 2007

The Register, Record industry pushes ISPs to cut off file sharers (25 October 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/25/triesman_isps_music/> at 29 October 2007

TechDirt, UK Considers Forcing ISPs To Block File Sharing (25 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071024/194657.shtml> at 29 October 2007

TechDirt, Linking To Unauthorized Content Is Copyright Infringement In The UK? (22 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071021/005353.shtml> at 29 October 2007

Copyright Law Other Countries
Financial Post, Copyright might follow U.S. model (20 October 2007) <http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/financialpost/printedition/story.html?id=375efc16-3e14-488d-915e-b880fae33d4a> at 31 October 2007

International Copyright Law Issues
TechDirt, US Senator In Favor Of Exporting US Copyright Law... Without Understanding Copyright Law (24 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071023/234958.shtml> at 29 October 2007

Intellectual Property General
TechDirt, Forget Intellectual Property -- Think Intellectual Privilege? (26 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071023/133936.shtml> at 29 October 2007

DMCA
TechDirt, Video Game Exec Wants DMCA Everywhere (4 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071004/101819.shtml> at 7 October 2007

Fair Use/Fair Dealing
EFF DeepLinks, YouTube's Copyright Filter: New Hurdle for Fair Use? (15 October 2007) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2007/10/youtubes-copyright-filter-new-hurdle-fair-use> at 31 October 2007

Blanket Licensing
The Register, Vinyl lives! And why the net isn't (entirely) killing music (23 October 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/23/in_the_city_2007/> at 29 October 2007

Levies
Digital Music News, Canada Imposes Music Download Tax, Retroactive Dues (21 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/102107canada> at 31 October 2007

New Business Models
FreedomToTinker, Radiohead Album Available for Free, But Fileshared Anyway (18 October 2007) <http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1215> at 31 October 2007

Digital Music News, Heavy File-Swapping Cools Radiohead Enthusiasm (18 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/101807radiohead> at 31 October 2007

Digital Music News, Radiohead Sales Estimates Surface, New Wrinkles Emerge (15 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/101407radio> at 31 October 2007

TechDirt, Radiohead's Marketing Ploy Not A Stunt; Just Good Business (23 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071022/011057.shtml> at 29 October 2007

Digital Music News, As Recording Revenues Shrink, Artists Shift Accordingly (5 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/100407artists> at 7 October 2007

Digital Music News, Radiohead Tickles Executive Fancy, Majors Lukewarm (4 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/100307radio> at 7 October 2007

TechDirt, Radiohead Tells Fans To Name Their Own Price For Latest Album Downloads; Gives Them A Reason To Pay (1 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070930/214524.shtml> at 7 October 2007

Digital Music News, Radiohead Delivers Pre-Purchased Downloads, Servers Tested Again (10 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/100907radioload> at 15 October 2007

Digital Music News, Post-Radiohead, More Direct-to-Consumer Plans Bubble (11 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/101007diy> at 15 October 2007

Digital Music News, Trent Reznor Reveals Direct-to-Consumer Plans (10 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/100907artists> at 15 October 2007

ZeroPaid, Nine Inch Nails Joins List of Artists Dumping their Record Labels (12 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9050/Nine+Inch+Nails+Joins+List+of+Artists+Dumping+their+Record+Labels> at 15 October 2007

ZeroPaid, RIAA Takes Another Hit as Madonna Prepares to Dump Record Label (13 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9054/RIAA+Takes+Another+Hit+as+Madonna+Prepares+to+Dump+Record+Label> at 15 October 2007

Digital Music News, Madonna, Live Nation Move Towards Completed Deal (11 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/101007madonna> at 15 October 2007

TechDirt, Next Up To Ditch Record Label: Madonna (11 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071011/005432.shtml> at 15 October 2007

ZeroPaid, Oasis and Jamiroquai May Also Offer New Albums for Free (11 October 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9048/Oasis+and+Jamiroquai+May+Also+Offer+New+Albums+for+Free> at 15 October 2007

TechDirt, Bands Rushing To Ditch Labels And Embrace Free; Are The Floodgates Opening? (9 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071008/154529.shtml> at 15 October 2007

TechDiry, The Internet Is Good For Classical Music (22 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071019/143716.shtml> at 29 October 2007

TechDirt, Convenience Can Be More Important Than Free (18 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071018/021540.shtml> at 29 October 2007

TechDirt, Bands Big And Small Finding New Business Models That Work (29 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071029/030341.shtml> at 31 October 2007

MichaelGeist, Music Industry Needs A Dose of Innovation, Not Intervention (15 October 2007) <http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/2293/159/> at 31 October 2007

TechDirt, How Embracing Piracy Jumpstarted Brazilian Music (22 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071021/002050.shtml> at 29 October 2007

TechDirt, A Few More Music Business Model Suggestions (8 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071005/161244.shtml> at 15 October 2007

TechDirt, Yes, Using Free In Your Business Model Works For Small And Large Bands (3 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071002/013951.shtml> at 7 October 2007

Traffic Shaping
Eff DeepLinks, Comcast is also Jamming Gnutella (and Lotus Notes?) (20 October 2007) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2007/10/comcast-also-jamming-gnutella-and-lotus-notes> at 31 October 2007

Digital Music News, Comcast Blocking Some File-Swapping Traffic, Report (21 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/122107comcast> at 31 October 2007

SiliconValley/The Associated Press, Some file-sharing being hindered by Comcast (20 October 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_7233634> at 31 October 2007

Other Litigation
Digital Music News, Legal Threats Submerge Wiki Music Score Destination (24 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/102407sheet> at 31 October 2007

HeiseOnline, Music score library goes off-line after cease and desist warning (22 October 2007) <http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/97728> at 31 Ocotber 2007

TechDirt, If You Play Your Radio Loud Enough For Your Neighbor To Hear, Is It Copyright Infringement? (5 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071005/094552.shtml> at 7 October 2007

BillBoard, Labels Sue Usenet Service (15 October 2007) http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i66abf6954df1d43fbdf1692e0860d269> at 31 October 2007

Snocap
Digital Music News, Snocap Chops Staff, Possible Sales Play Ahead (12 October 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/101107snocap> at 15 October 2007

Webcasting
WashingtonPost, Web Radio Seeks Resolution (24 October 2007) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/23/AR2007102302123.html> at 31 October 2007

YouTube
EFF DeepLinks, YouTube's Copyright Filter: New Hurdle for Fair Use? (15 October 2007) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2007/10/youtubes-copyright-filter-new-hurdle-fair-use> at 31 October 2007

Digital Music News, YouTube Unveils Filtering Concept, Invites Participation (15 October 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/101507youtube> at 31 October 2007

SiliconValley, Google releases video filtering system (15 October 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_7185168?nclick_check=1> at 31 October 2007

TechDirt, NBC's Love/Hate Affair With YouTube Firmly In The Hate Position (22 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071021/135730.shtml> at 29 October 2007

TechDirt, YouTube Announces Tool For Angry Copyright Holders (16 October 2007)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071015/155719.shtml> at 29 October 2007

Digital Devices
TechDirt, Forget Carrying Around 40,000 Songs; Think Infinite Music Storage (11 October 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20071008/162858.shtml> at 15 October 2007

Internet Statistics
The Australian, Aussie Kids are Web’s Pro Surfers (16 October 2007) <http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,22590496-16123,00.html> at 31 October 2007

Culture/Remixing
SFGate, Piracy Fuels Brazil's Tecno Scene (19 October 2007) <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/10/19/entertainment/e115616D75.DTL> at 31 October 2007


(Greensleeves may have been a prostitute!)

(ensuring the) Public (have no) Choice Theory

Individual Lawsuits USA
TechDirt, Another Day, Another Smackdown By A Judge Against The RIAA (24 September 2007)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070924/020122.shtml> at 29 September 2007

Digital Music News, Judge Issues RIAA Setback, Criticizes Boilerplate Complaint (11 September 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091107riaa> at 24 September 2007

ZeroPaid, RIAA Kicks off New School Year With 403 More College Piracy Lawsuits (23 September 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9009/RIAA+Kicks+off+New+School+Year+With+403+More+College+Piracy+Lawsuits> at 24 September 2007

TechDirt, Judge Tosses Out RIAA Suit For Being Based On Nothing More Than Speculation (10 September 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070910/015200.shtml> at 24 September 2007

Billboard.biz, RIAA Sends Another Wave of Settlement Letters (20 September 2007) <http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i39f76c017d89e0747eaafd53d458f14b> at 24 September 2007

TechDirt, RIAA Finally Pays Legal Fees On Mis-Filed Suit... But Manages To Screw That Up As Well (6 September 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070906/001549.shtml> at 10 September 2007

EFF, RIAA v. the People: Four Years Later report (August, 2007) <http://www.eff.org/IP/P2P/riaa_at_four.pdf> at 2 September 2007

EFF, Back to School for Reading, Writing, and RIAA Lawsuits? (August 2007) <http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2007_08.php#005414> at 2 September 2007

Digital Music News, Judge Rules P2P Availability Equals Infringement (27 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082707ruling> at 2 September 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Continues University-Focused Enforcement Efforts (19 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081907riaa2> at 2 September 2007

Digital Music News, Angered RIAA Defendant Launches Class Action Lawsuit (19 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081907riaa> at 2 September 2007

ZeroPaid, Back to School for Reading, Writing, and RIAA Lawsuits? (31 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8977/Back+to+School+for+Reading,+Writing,+and+RIAA+Lawsuits?> at 2 September 2007

Napster1
Digital Music News, Bertelsmann, Publishers Settle Age-Old Napster Dispute (4 September 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/090307bert> at 10 September 2007

TechDirt, Bertelsmann Agrees To Pay One More Time To Finally Settle All Of Napster's Mistargeted Lawsuits (4 September 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070904/023419.shtml> at 10 September 2007

The Hollywood Reporter, BMG Settles Naspter Infringment Case (1 September 2007) <http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3iae9b905a4fb73c7e19dde70db95c408e> at 10 September 2007

BitTorrent
Digital Music News, Pirate Bay Pursues Criminal Complaint Against Major Media Companies (26 September 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/092507pirate> at 29 September 2007

Digital Music News, IPFI, German Authorities Shutter eDonkey Servers (24 September 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/092307ifpi> at 29 September 2007

ZeroPaid, Pirate Bay Goes After Music and Film Industry (26 September 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9018/Pirate+Bay+Goes+After+Music+and+Film+Industry> at 29 September 2007

TechDirt, The Pirate Bay To Sue Entertainment Companies For Attacks (21 September 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070921/180540.shtml> at 24 September 2007

CNet News, Court rules against TorrentSpy in hacking case (28 August 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6204948.html> at 2 September 2007

TechDirt, Turns Out The MPAA Did Get Access To TorrentSpy Execs' Email (30 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070829/224855.shtml> at 2 September 2007

The Register, TorrentSpy shuts doors to America (28 September 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/28/torrentspy_shuts_doors_to_america/> at 2 September 2007

ZeroPaid, TorrentSpy Decides to Block US Visitors (28 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8972/TorrentSpy+Decides+to+Block+US+Visitors> at 2 September 2007

eDonkey
The Register, Music industry cripples eDonkey network (20 September 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/20/music_industry_shuts_down_edonkey/> at 24 September 2007

HeiseOnline, German music industry gets eDonkey nodes removed from the web (20 September 2007) <http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/96264> at 24 September 2007

File Sharing Social Norms
TechDirt, Comparing Unauthorized Downloads To Speed Limits (28 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070821/195432.shtml> at 2 September

P2p Statistics
TechDirt, How Big A Problem Are Unauthorized Downloads In China? (31 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070831/032444.shtml> at 2 September 2007

ISP Liability
The Local, File-sharing battle reaches internet providers (3 September 2007) <http://www.thelocal.se/8373.html> at 10 September 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Continues University-Focused Enforcement Efforts (19 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081907riaa2> at 2 September 2007

AsiaOne, PacNet need not reveal downloaders' names (24 August 2007)<http://digital.asiaone.com/Digital/News/Story/A1Story20070824-22910.html> at 2 September 2007

TechDirt, Howard Berman To Force ISPs To Do RIAA's Bidding (28 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070828/021736.shtml> at 2 September 2007

ZeroPaid, Congressman: 'I Want to Make ISPs Responsible for Piracy on their Networks' (29 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8975/Congressman:+> at 2 September 2007

Enforcement
TechDirt, Note To Gloating Copyright Holders: Taking Down A Single Source Of Content Doesn't Stop Unauthorized Sharing (18 September 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070916/211424.shtml> at 24 September 2007

AllofMP3
Digital Music News, Russian Rogue Rattles Once Again, Promises Resurrection (28 August 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082807allofmp3> at 2 September 2007

eMusic
Digital Music News, eMusic Announces Refreshed Independent Label Deals (29 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082907emusic> at 2 September 2007

Digital Media Stores
The Register, Amazon opens DRM-free music store (25 September 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/25/amazon_music_store_opens/> at 29 September 2007

WashingtonPost, New Music Model: Free Before Fee (15 September 2007) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/14/AR2007091402282.html> at 24 September 2007

Digital Music News, CD Baby Ramps Digital Download Offering, Spins MP3 Albums (28 August 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082807cdbaby> at 2 September 2007

SiliconValley.com/Associated Press, Nokia unveils music downloads, Internet services, new smart phones (29 August 2007) http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_6750814?nclick_check=1> at 2 September 2007

ZeroPaid, Middle Easterners Forced to Use P2P? (8 September 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8990/Middle+Easterners+Forced+to+Use+P2P?> at 10 September 2007

Subscription
Digital Music News, Universal Music Sketches Subscription Concept, Details Emerge (10 September 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091007total> at 24 September 2007

TechDirt, Universal charges into legal P2P. Then charges back out again (14 September 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/14/universal_blanket_license/> at 24 September 2007

TechDirt, Universal Music Thinking Subscription... But In A Way That Will Never Succeed (12 September 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070911/191953.shtml> at 24 September 2007

Napster2
Digital Music News, Napster Quietly Buries Free, Ad-Supported Initiative (10 September 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091007napster> at 24 September 2007

Add Supported Music
Digital Music News, SpiralFrog Launches Much-Anticipated, Ad-Supported Service (16 September 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091607spiral> at 24 September 2007

SiliconValley/Associated Press, Ad-supported music site SpiralFrog launches Monday, offers free music and video downloads (19 September 2007) <at">http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_6918694>at 24 September 2007

Digital Music News, SpiralFrog Announces Universal Music Publishing Deal (30 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/083007spiral> at 2 September 2007

DRM
Digital Music News, EMI Expands DRM-Free Catalog, 24-7 Latest Taker (24 September 2007)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/092307shop> at 29 September 2007

Digital Music News, Technologists Debate DRM Potency, Urge Preparedness (17 September 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091707drm2> at 24 September 2007

CNet News, Sony pleads innocent in latest rootkit fiasco (31 August 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1029_3-6205494.html> at 10 September 2007

The Australian, Experts raise alarm on Sony software (29 August 2007) <http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,22327774-5013044,00.html> at 2 September 2007

TechDirt, Sony Caught In Yet Another Rootkit Mess? (28 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070828/025314.shtml. at 2 September 2007

The Register, Sony bundles rootkit-like software on USB drive (29 August 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/29/sony_rootkit_controversy/> at 2 September 2007

Digital Music News, Wal-Mart Positions DRM-Free Downloads, Licenses EMI, UMG (21 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082107walmart> at 2 September 2007

Digital Music News, MySpace MP3 Hack Shuttered, Author Spreads Code (20 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082007mp3> at 2 September 2007

ag-IP-news, GMT International Coalition of Environmental and Social Justice Groups Condemn Microsoft Vista (30 August 2007) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4861> at 2 September 2007

Digital Music News, MySpace MP3 Hack Shuttered, Author Spreads Code (20 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082007mp3> at 2 September 2007

Copyright Law USA
TechDirt, Copyright Is About Incentives, Not Protection (24 September 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070919/033302.shtml> at 29 September 2007

Copyright Law EU
TechDirt, Germany Says Nein To Private Copying (24 September 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070921/160205.shtml> at 29 September 2007

Fair Use/Fair Dealing
TechDirt, Fair Use: Worth More To The Economy Than Copyright? (13 September 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070912/174458.shtml> at 24 September 2007

InformationWeek, Fair Use Worth More to Economy Than Copyright, CCIA Says (12 September 2007) <http://informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201805939> at 24 September 2007

DMCA
TechDirt, Even Movie Industry Execs Seem To Think The DMCA Is Unreasonable (24 September 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070924/102254.shtml> at 29 September 2007

TechDirt, Copyright Czar: DMCA Is A Good Law (18 September 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070917/165119.shtml> at 24 September 2007

TechDirt, If You Declare Your Content Is In The Public Domain, Can You Still Issue DMCA Takedown Notices? (17 September 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070916/223446.shtml> at 24 September 2007

TechDirt, Science Fiction Writers Group Latest To Abuse DMCA (4 September 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070831/121439.shtml> at 10 September 2007

Copyright Term
TechDirt, Court Agrees That Pulling Content Out Of The Public Domain May Violate The First Amendment (5 September 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070905/005806.shtml> at 10 September 2007

BNA Internet Law News, CT Gives Second Chance to Challenge Copyright Term Extension, (5 September 2007)

Labels Revenue
Digital Music News, Digital Formats Play Catch-Up, Prospects Remain Dim (20 September 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/092007popkomm> at 24 September 2007

TechDirt, 40,000 Explanations For Why The Recording Industry Is Wrong About Business Models (7 September 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070905/230107.shtml> at 10 September 2007

TechDirt, How The Record Labels Are Only Ten Years Behind In Their Thinking About Business Models (4 September 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070903/173857.shtml> at 10 September 2007

ZeroPaid, Frank Zappa Explains the Decline of the Music Biz (8 September 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8991/Frank+Zappa+Explains+the+Decline+of+the+Music+Biz> at 10 September 2007

CD Sales
Digital Music News, Australia Experiences Sizable First-Half CD Sales Drop (10 September 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091107aria> at 24 September 2007

ZeroPaid, Canadian Music Retailer Slashes CD Prices to Make Music 'Accessible' and 'Affordable' (5 September 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8984/Canadian+Music+Retailer+Slashes+CD+Prices+to+Make+Music+> at 10 September 2007

MobilePhoneMusic
CNet News/Reuters, Vodafone to launch unlimited music service in U.K. (11 September 2007) <http://www.news.com/2100-1039_3-6207247.html> at 24 September 2007

RingTones
TechDirt, The 'Ringle,' Or What Passes For Innovation In The Recording Industry (10 September 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070910/150456.shtml> at 24 September 2007

Mergers/Consolidation
Digital Music News, Terra Firma Holding EMI Music, Recovery Plan Ahead (11 September 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091607emi> at 24 September 2007

Digital Music News, European Re-Approval Expected On Sony BMG Merger (10 September 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091007bmg> at 24 September 2007

Lobbying
TechDirt, Copyright Alliance Pretending That Gov't Backed Monopolies Are The Free Market Again (12 September 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070911/021531.shtml> at 24 September 2007

ag-IP-news, GMT International Coalition of Environmental and Social Justice Groups Condemn Microsoft Vista (30 August 2007) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4861> at 2 September 2007

Levies
TechDirt, Canadian Recording Industry Suddenly Against Private Copying Levy It Fought So Hard For (17 September 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070916/213136.shtml> at 24 September 2007

ArsTechnia, CRIA about-face on iPod levies tied to concerns over legitimizing downloads (17 September 2007) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070917-cria-about-face-on-ipod-levies-tied-to-concerns-over-legitimizing-downloads.html> at 24 September 2007

New Business Models
TechDirt, Universal Music Execs Finally Recognizing That It Needs To Make Its Money On Complementary Goods (25 September 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070925/015211.shtml> at 29 September 2007

TechDirt, Canadians Figure Out How To Properly Release A CD (29 August 2007)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070828/032109.shtml> at 2 September 2007

Performance
Digital Music News, BMI Posts Record Revenue Totals, Artist Payouts (5 September 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/090407bmi> at 10 September 2007

Royalties
Digital Music News, BMI Posts Record Revenue Totals, Artist Payouts (5 September 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/090407bmi> at 10 September 207

Financial Times, YouTube seals UK music royalty deal (29 August 2007) <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f66322c-5656-11dc-ab9c-0000779fd2ac.html> at 2 September 2007

The Register, 'Screw the Long Tail'? Not us! (30 August 2007)<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/30/youtube_mcpsprs_deal/> at 2 Septmeber 2007

Variable Pricing
WashingtonPost, New Music Model: Free Before Fee (15 September 2007) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/14/AR2007091402282.html> at 24 September 2007

Piracy
Digital Music News, Universal Music Group Mints Legal DJ Mixtape Series (21 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082107unimix> at 2 September 2007

Veoh
Digital Music News, Universal Music Group Sues Eisner-Backed Veoh (7 September 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/090607veoh> at 10 September 2007

TechDirt, Universal Music Too Impatient To Wait For Earlier Lawsuit Results; Sues Veoh (6 September 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070905/223321.shtml> at 10 September 2007

Forbes.com, UMG Carries Out Threat To Sue Veoh For Copyright Violations (5 September 2007) <http://www.forbes.com/technology/2007/09/05/umg-veoh-copyright-tech-cx_pco_0905paidcontent.html> at 10 September 2007

YouTube
TechDirt, Prince Misses The Point: Sues YouTube, eBay, Pirate Bay For Copyright Infringement (13 September 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070913/162815.shtml> at 24 September 2007

CNet News, Prince lashes out at YouTube, eBay and The Pirate Bay (13 September 2007) <http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9778087-7.html> at 24 September 2007

Digital Music News, YouTube Advertising Overlays Draw Mixed Reactions (23 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082307youtube> at 2 September 2007

Digital Music News, YouTube Unveils Overlay Video Advertising Strategy (22 August 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082207youtube> at 2 September 2007

Financial Times, YouTube seals UK music royalty deal (29 August 2007) <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f66322c-5656-11dc-ab9c-0000779fd2ac.html> at 2 September 2007

TechDirt, YouTube Says It's Sorry, Promises Thailand It Won't Do It Again, Gets Unblocked (31 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070831/082011.shtml> at 2 September 2007

The Register, 'Screw the Long Tail'? Not us! (30 August 2007)<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/30/youtube_mcpsprs_deal/> at 2 September 2007

Webcasting
Digital Music News, Smaller Broadcasters Blast SoundExchange Proposals (19 September 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091907small> at 24 September 2007

Culture/Remixing
ZeroPaid, 'Limitless Potential'- Official Nine Inch Nails Fan Remixes Now on BitTorrent (6 September 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8988/> at 10 September 2007

MusicQuality
TechDirt, Blaming MP3s And iPods For Ruining Music (12 September 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070911/200843.shtml> at 24 September 2007

Artists
ZeroPaid, Trent Reznor Tells Australian Crowd to 'Steal My Music' (28 September 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9020/Trent+Reznor+Tells+Australian+Crowd+to+> at 29 September 2007

Environmental Limitations: More than the BushFire Season.

Sorry - time and technical difficulties have limited the post for this month.


Individual Lawsuits – USA
EFF, RIAA v. the People: Four Years Later report (August, 2007) <http://www.eff.org/IP/P2P/riaa_at_four.pdf> at 2 September 2007

EFF, Back to School for Reading, Writing, and RIAA Lawsuits? (August 2007) <http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2007_08.php#005414> at 2 September 2007

ZeroPaid, Back to School for Reading, Writing, and RIAA Lawsuits? (31 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8977/Back+to+School+for+Reading%2C+Writing%2C+and+RIAA+Lawsuits%3F> at 2 September 2007

Digital Music News, Judge Rules P2P Availability Equals Infringement (27 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082707ruling> at 2 September 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Continues University-Focused Enforcement Efforts (19 August 2007)
<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081907riaa2> at 2 September 2007

ZeroPaid, RIAA Begins Round 7 of its Fight Against Campus Piracy (21 August 20070 <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8965/RIAA+Begins+Round+7+of+its+Fight+Against+Campus+Piracy> at 26 August 2007

ag-IP-news, Music Theft at 58 Campuses Targeted in Latest Wave of Deterrence Program - RIAA (19 August 2007) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4811&lang=en. at 23 August 2007

ZeroPaid, U of Kansas Won't Give up File-Sharing Students to the RIAA (30 July 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8934/U+of+Kansas+Won%27t+GIve+up+File-Sharing+Students+to+the+RIAA> at 6 August 2007

The Register, RIAA: Pay as we say, not as we do (15 August 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/15/riaa_doesnt_pay_legal_fees/> at 19 August 2007

TechDirt, RIAA Ignores Court Ruling Over Bogus File Sharing Suit; Doesn't Pay Up Legal Fees (15 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070815/020326.shtml> at 19 August 2007

Digital Music News, Angered RIAA Defendant Launches Class Action Lawsuit (19 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081907riaa> at 2 September 2007

The Register, RIAA gets some class ...action lawsuit (17 August 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/17/riaa_anderson_class_action_lawsuit/> at 23 August 2007

TechDirt, Tonya Andersen Trying To Turn Her Lawsuit Against The RIAA Into A Class Action (17 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070817/012924.shtml> at 19 August 2007

ZeroPaid, Judge Lets RIAA Subpoena a Defendant's Former Employer (8 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8953/Judge+Lets+RIAA+Subpoena+a+Defendant%27s+Former+Employer> at 12 August 2007

ZeroPaid, Computer Security Expert Testifies that the RIAA Can't Identify Users by IP Address (9 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8955/Computer+Security+Expert+Testifies+that+the+RIAA+Can%27t+Identify+Users+by+IP+Address> at 12 August 2007

TechDirt, RIAA: 'Lawsuits Can't be the Only Solution to Piracy' (30 July 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8940/RIAA%3A+%27Lawsuits+Can%27t+be+the+Only+Solution+to+Piracy%27> at 6 August 2007

Individual Lawsuits – Other Countries
ArsTechnia, File-sharing is a "petty offense," say German prosecutors (2 August 2007) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070802-file-sharing-is-a-petty-offense-say-german-prosecutors.html> at 12 August 2007

Digital Music News, German Court Denies Label-Driven, ISP Subpoenas (5 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080507germany> at 12 August 2007

The Register/Out Law, Music industry rebuffed across Europe on file-sharing identifications (3 August 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/03/europe_music-downloads_identification/> at 12 August 2007

TechDirt, German Prosecutors Tell Entertainment Industry They Won't Help Going After P2P Users (3 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070803/005602.shtml> at 6 August 2007

AsiaOne, PacNet need not reveal downloaders' names (24 August 2007)<http://digital.asiaone.com/Digital/News/Story/A1Story20070824-22910.html> at 2 September 2007

BitTorrent
TechDirt, Turns Out The MPAA Did Get Access To TorrentSpy Execs' Email (30 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070829/224855.shtml> at 2 September 2007

CNet News, Court rules against TorrentSpy in hacking case (28 August 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6204948.html> at 2 September 2007

The Register, TorrentSpy shuts doors to America (28 September 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/28/torrentspy_shuts_doors_to_america/> at 2 September 2007

ZeroPaid, TorrentSpy Decides to Block US Visitors (28 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8972/TorrentSpy+Decides+to+Block+US+Visitors> at 2 September 2007

ZeroPaid, BitLet Lets You Download Torrents Without a Client (1 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8943/BitLet+Lets+You+Download+Torrents+Without+a+Client> at 6 August 2007

ISP Liability
TechDirt, Howard Berman To Force ISPs To Do RIAA's Bidding (28 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070828/021736.shtml> at 2 September 2007

ZeroPaid, Congressman: 'I Want to Make ISPs Responsible for Piracy on their Networks' (29 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8975/Congressman%3A+%27I+Want+to+Make+ISPs+Responsible+for+Piracy+on+their+Networks%27> at 2 Spetember 2007

ag-IP-news, Music Theft at 58 Campuses Targeted in Latest Wave of Deterrence Program - RIAA (19 August 2007) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4811&lang=en. at 23 August 2007

EFF Deep Links, Dangerous College P2P Legislation Withdrawn (24 July 2007) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005377.php> at 12 August 2007

Digital Music News, University of Kansas Offers Complex RIAA Response (30 July 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/073007riaa> at 12 August 2007

AllofMP3
Digital Music News, Russian Rogue Rattles Once Again, Promises Resurrection (28 August 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082807allofmp3> at 2 September 2007

CNet News/Reuters, Russian music download site to reopen (28 August 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6204898.html> at 2 September 2007

TechDirt, US Says WTO Won't Let In Russia If Allofmp3 Comes Back To Life (29 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070829/180423.shtml> at 2 September 2007

Digital Music News, Russian Judge Dismisses AllofMP3 Infringement Suit (15 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081507all/view> at 19 August 2007

The Register, iTuneski boss escapes the gulag (16 August 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/16/allofmp3_innocent/> at 19 August 2007

TechDirt, Once Again, Russian Court Finds Allofmp3 To Be Legal (15 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070815/192718.shtml> at 19 August 2007

Add Supported Models
Digital Music News, SpiralFrog Announces Universal Music Publishing Deal (30 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/083007spiral> at 2 September 2007

Digital Music News, SpiralFrog Resurfaces Once Again, Prince Charming Remains Elusive (8 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080807spiralfrog> at 12 August 2007

CNet News, Ad-supported SpiralFrog finally launches music site (7 August 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-6201315.html> at 12 August 2007

eMusic
Digital Music News, eMusic Announces Refreshed Independent Label Deals (29 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082907emusic> at 2 September 2007

Digital Music News, eMusic Surpasses 150 Million Download Milestone (16 August 2007)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081607emusic/view> at 19 August 2007

Digital Media Stores
Digital Music News, CD Baby Ramps Digital Download Offering, Spins MP3 Albums (28 August 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082807cdbaby> at 2 September 2007

SiliconValley.com/Associated Press, Nokia unveils music downloads, Internet services, new smart phones (29 August 2007) http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_6750814?nclick_check=1> at 2 September 2007

ZeroPaid, Wal-Mart Now Offers DRM-Free MP3s (22 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8968/Wal-Mart+Now+Offers+DRM-Free+MP3s> at 26 August 2007

TechDirt, MTV Still Learning That Things Don't Come So Easy On The Internet (21 August 2007)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070821/002215.shtml> at 23 August 2007

Digital Music News, Limewire Readies Paid Download Store; Initial Outline Sketched (14 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081407lime/view> at 19 August 2007

ZeroPaid, LimeWire to Open DRM-FREE Music Store (15 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8960/LimeWire+to+Open+DRM-FREE+Music+Store> at 19 August 2007

SiliconValley/Associated Press, Startup hopes to challenge iTunes through Google ads (10 August 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_6594013?nclick_check=1> at 19 August 2007

DRM
Digital Music News, Wal-Mart Positions DRM-Free Downloads, Licenses EMI, UMG (21 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082107walmart> at 2 September 2007

TechDirt, Piecemeal DRM-Free Efforts Aren't Going To Unseat Apple's Online Music Dominance (22 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070821/175447.shtml> at 26 August 2007

Digital Music News, Universal Layering Watermarks Into DRM-Free Downloads (13 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081307uni> at 19 August 2007

Digital Music News, More Details Surface On Universal Music, DRM-Free Move (12 August 2007) http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081007drm> at 19 August 2007

ZeroPaid, Universal to Offer DRM-Free Music (14 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8958/Universal+to+Offer+DRM-Free+Music> at 19 August 2007

The Register, Universal tests DRM-free future (10 August 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/10/universal_drm_free_trial_period/> at 19 August 2007

Digital Music News, More Details Surface On Universal Music, DRM-Free Move (10 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081007drm> at 12 August 2007

The New York Times, Universal Music Will Sell Songs Without Copy Protection (10 August 2007) <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/business/10music.html?_r=1&oref=slogin> at 12 August 2007

TechDirt, Universal Music To Test DRM-Free Sales, But Perhaps For The Wrong Reasons (10 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070810/093136.shtml> at 12 August 2007

Digital Music News, MySpace MP3 Hack Shuttered, Author Spreads Code (20 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082007mp3> at 2 September 2007

Digital Music News, MySpace Workaround Enables Full MP3 Downloads (16 August 2007)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081607myspace/view> at 19 August 2007

ag-IP-news, GMT International Coalition of Environmental and Social Justice Groups Condemn Microsoft Vista (30 August 2007) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4861> at 2 September 2007

The Australian, Experts raise alarm on Sony software (29 August 2007) <http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,22327774-5013044,00.html> at 2 September 2007

TechDirt, Sony Caught In Yet Another Rootkit Mess? (28 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070828/025314.shtml. at 2 September 2007

The Register, Sony bundles rootkit-like software on USB drive (29 August 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/29/sony_rootkit_controversy/> at 2 September 2007

Filtering
ZeroPaid, Senator Drops Campus P2P Filter Mandate (30 July 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8939/Senator+Drops+Campus+P2P+Filter+Mandate> at 6 August 2007

Digital Sales
Digital Music News, eMusic Surpasses 150 Million Download Milestone (16 August 2007)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081607emusic/view> at 19 August 2007

ZeroPaid, EMI CD Sales Decline by Almost 20% in Last 4 Months (8 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8952/EMI+CD+Sales+Decline+by+Almost+20%25+in+Last+4+Months> at 12 August 2007

SiliconValley/Associated Press, Apple: iTunes hits milestone, selling more than 3 billion songs (31 July 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_6508211?nclick_check=1> at 6 August 2007

CD Sales
ZeroPaid, EMI CD Sales Decline by Almost 20% in Last 4 Months (8 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8952/EMI+CD+Sales+Decline+by+Almost+20%25+in+Last+4+Months> at 12 August 2007

Labels - Revenue
Digital Music News, Universal Music Challenges EFF Claims In Promo CD Case (8 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080807unipromo> at 12 August 2007

Economics
TechDirt, Edgar Bronfman Got The Wrong Message About Scarcity (9 August 2007)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070808/200105.shtml> at 12 August 2007

Digital Music News, Bronfman Ponders Digital Scarcity, Retreads Strategy (8 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080807warner> at 12 August 2007

Mergers/Consolidation
The Register, Terra Firma bags EMI (1 August 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/01/terra_firma_emi_bid_yes/> at 12 August 2007

New Business Models
TechDirt, Canadians Figure Out How To Properly Release A CD (29 August 2007)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070828/032109.shtml> at 2 September 2007

ZeroPaid, Grooveshark Offers Local Music Artists a Global Audience (17 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8962/Grooveshark+Offers+Local+Music+Artists+a+Global+Audience> at 19 August 2007

TechDirt, Hip Hop Stars Understand The Real Business Models For The Music Industry (17 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070817/024502.shtml> at 19 August 2007

CNet News/Reuters, Music companies seek new money in old partners (8 August 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6201499.html> at 12 August 2007

Release Dates
TechDirt, Psst, Universal Music, The World Is Global Now (13 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070810/190148.shtml> at 19 August 2007

International Copyright Issues
TechDirt, Antigua Seriously Pushing For WTO Approval To Distribute Free Music And Movies (23 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070823/194516.shtml> at 26 August 2007

Copyright Law – EU
The Local, EU court 'could scupper Swedish piracy law' (22 August 2007) <http://www.thelocal.se/8263/20070822/> at 26 August 2007

Copyright Law – USA
EFF DeepLinks, Copycrime Bill Raises its Ugly Head, Again (26 July 2007) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005381.php> at 12 August 2007

DMCA
The Register, Techies blast big media over copyright warnings (2 August 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/02/techies_file_complaint_over_warnings/> at 12 August 2007

TechDirt, FTC Asked To Stop Bogus Copyright Warnings In Sports Broadcasts (1 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070801/011957.shtml> at 6 August 2007

Levies
Michael Geist, Ipod Levy May Yet Face The Music (6 August 2007) <http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/2157/159/> at 12 August 2007

Education
Zeropaid, UC Berkeley Starts 'Learn Before You Burn' Campaign to Fight Campus Piracy (17 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8961/UC+Berkeley+Starts+%27Learn+Before+You+Burn%27+Campaign+to+Fight+Campus+Piracy> at 19 August 2007

File sharing social norms
TechDirt, Comparing Unauthorized Downloads To Speed Limits (28 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070821/195432.shtml> at 2 September

ZeroPaid, European Youth on Illegal File-Sharing: 'Music Artists Don't Need My Money!' (14 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8959/European+Youth+on+Illegal+File-Sharing%3A+%27Music+Artists+Don%27t+Need+My+Money%21%27> at 19 August 2007

Lobbying
The Register, Pirate Party invades Utah (10 August 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/10/pirate_party_invades_utah/> at 19 August 2007

ZeroPaid, Pirate Party Officially Begins Forming in Utah (9 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8957/Pirate+Party+Officially+Begins+Forming+in+Utah> at 12 August 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Lobbying Expenses Cross $650,000 During First Half (7 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080707riaa> at 12 August 2007

TechDirt, SoundExchange Caught Lobbying, Despite Strict Rules Against Using Its Money For Lobbying (6 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070806/013113.shtml> at 12 August 2007

ZeroPaid, Elton John: 'Close Down the Internet!' (2 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8947/Elton+John%3A+%27Close+Down+the+Internet%21%27> at 6 August 2007

TechDirt, Elton John Wants The Internet Shut Down For Five Years... For The Sake Of The Music (2 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070802/011353.shtml> at 6 August 2007

P2p Statistics
TechDirt, How Big A Problem Are Unauthorized Downloads In China? (31 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070831/032444.shtml> at 2 September 2007

ZeroPaid, New Study: 'Illegal File-Sharing Costs the US $8.7 Billion Annually' (24 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8970/New+Study%3A+%27Illegal+File-Sharing+Costs+the+US+%248.7+Billion+Annually%27> at 26 August 2007

TechDirt, Latest Bogus Stats On Music Piracy Losses (24 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070823/210721.shtml> at 26 August 2007

Guardian Unlimtied, Survey finds pirate downloads at all-time high and set to rise (30 July 2007) <http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2137465,00.html> at 6 August 2007

Other Music Statistics
ZeroPaid, UK Music Piracy at an All-Time High (7 August 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8949/UK+Music+Piracy+at+an+All-Time+High> at 12 August 2007

“Piracy”
Digital Music News, Universal Music Group Mints Legal DJ Mixtape Series (21 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082107unimix> at 2 September 2007

TechDirt, After Putting Mixtape Creators In Jail, Universal Realizes It Needs Mixtapes (20 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070820/012717.shtml> at 23 August 2007

ag-IP-news, Defendants in Largest Ever US Disc Piracy Case Sentenced (12 August 2007) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=4772&lang=en> at 19 August 2007

Guardian Unlimtied, Survey finds pirate downloads at all-time high and set to rise (30 July 2007) <http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2137465,00.html> at 6 August 2007

Security
EFF Deep Links, Stopping Inadvertent P2P Sharing, and Another Knock on Filtering (25 July 2007) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005378.php> at 12 August 2007

Webcasting
SiliconValley/Associated Press, Some Net radio stations cool to latest royalty proposal (22 August 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_6689109?nclick_check=1> at 26 August 2007

ZeroPaid, RIAA War With Webcasters Really a War on Indie Artists and Labels? (30 July 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8937/RIAA+War+With+Webcasters+Really+a+War+on+Indie+Artists+and+Labels%3F>at 6 August 2007

TechDirt, Why Does The RIAA Hate Webcasters? Webcasters Don't Play Very Much RIAA Music (30 July 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070726/181155.shtml> at 6 August 2007

YouTube
Digital Music News, YouTube Advertising Overlays Draw Mixed Reactions (23 August 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082307youtube> at 2 September 2007

Digital Music News, YouTube Unveils Overlay Video Advertising Strategy (22 August 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082207youtube> at 2 September 2007

Financial Times, YouTube seals UK music royalty deal (29 August 2007) <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f66322c-5656-11dc-ab9c-0000779fd2ac.html> at 2 September 2007

TechDirt, YouTube Says It's Sorry, Promises Thailand It Won't Do It Again, Gets Unblocked (31 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070831/082011.shtml> at 2 September 2007

The Register, 'Screw the Long Tail'? Not us! (30 August 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/30/youtube_mcpsprs_deal/> at 2 September 2007

washingtonpost.com, More parties join Google copyright lawsuit (6 August 2007) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/06/AR2007080600788.html> at 12 August 2007

TechDirt, Japanese Entertainment Industry Still Very Confused, Very Wrong About YouTube (2 August 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070802/153708.shtml> at 6 Auust 2007

Lyrics
CNet News, Lyrics sites out of tune with copyrights (17 August 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6203085.html> at 23 August 2007

Artists
CNet News, Hey Eminem, blame the system, not Apple (17 August 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6203210.html> at 23 August 2007