Morpheus:
p2pnet.net, Big Music wins p2p battle (30 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9979> at 3 October 2006
slyck.com, Morpheus Mulls Appeal (28 September 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1300> at 29 september 2006
Digital Music News, Streamcast Faces Quick Dismissal in Court Challenge (28 September 2006)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#092806morpheus> at 29 September 2006
p2pnet.net, StreamCast is liable: court ruling (28 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9959?PHPSESSID=a5b18240b611f596d8d1b7fe09e7ae16> at 29 September 2006
washingtonpost.com, Judge Says StreamCast Liable in Lawsuit (27 September 2006) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/27/AR2006092701605.html> 29 September 2006
eDonkey settles:
Digital Music News, eDonkey Settles Infringement Suit, $30 Million Fine (13 September 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#091306edonkey> at 15 September 2006
The Register, RIAA drops the dead eDonkey (13 September 2006)<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/13/edonkey_settles_copyright_suit/> at 15 September 2006
SiliconValley, Firm behind eDonkey to pay $30 million to avoid piracy claims (12 September 2006) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/15501678.htm> at 15 September 2006
Slyck.com, eDonkey Settles for $30 Million (12 September 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1288> at 13 September 2006
Digital Music News, eDonkey Settles Infringement Suit, $30 Million Fine (12 September 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#091306edonkey> at 13 September 2006
p2pnet.net, eDonkey goes down (12 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9839?PHPSESSID=e4097e6615da2f87963fb55d5f7727d6> at 13 September 2006
eMule updates:
Slyck.com, Development Continues with eMule 0.47b (12 September 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1287> at 13 September 2006
p2pnet.net, eMule protocol obfuscation (11 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9817?PHPSESSID=aecfcaee9bab113f10c813036a4d728a> at 12 Septmeber 2006
Limewire Counterclaims:
Digital Music News, LimeWire Issues Counterclaims Against RIAA (26 September 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#092606lime> at 28 September 2006
Slyck.com, LimeWire Counter Sues the RIAA (25 September 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1299> at 28 setepmber 2006
p2pnet.net, LimeWire versus the RIAA (26 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9945?PHPSESSID=ac5f9426f2be40155f5bee713ed75ba7> at 28 September 2006
Kazaa case still hasnt died:
The Australian, Kazaa: hope for a final ruling (19 September 2006) <http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,20435149^15319^^nbv^15306,00.html> at 20 September 2006
p2pnet.net, Kazaa: the fat lady hasn't sung yet (19 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9906?PHPSESSID=8140ea4c2110b7df24036658ed4a725f> at 20 September 2006
Kuro settles:
CNet News/Reuters, Taiwan site to stop its online music swapping (15 September 2006)<http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6116047.html> at 20 September 2006
Digital Music News, Taiwanese P2P Faces Shutdown, Settlement Fines (18 September 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#091806taiwan> at 20 September 2006
p2pnet.net, Kuro bites the dust (18 September 2006) http://p2pnet.net/story/9892> at 20 September 2006
IFPI, Taiwan's Kuro in substantial settlement with recording industry (14 September 2006) <http://www.ifpi.org/site-content/press/20060914.html> at 20 September 2006
Settlement in Napster case:
Slyck.com, Bertelsmann Settles Napster Lawsuit (6 September 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1284> at 7 September 2006
BT Traffic guestimates:
p2pnet.net, The 'Third of All Traffic' BT myth (19 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9901?PHPSESSID=8140ea4c2110b7df24036658ed4a725f> at 20 September 2006
BT users pead guilty:
TorrentFreak, BitTorrent User Pleads Guilty (12 September 2006) <http://torrentfreak.com/bittorrent-user-pleads-guilty/> at 13 September 2006
Azureus; feature content:
Torrentfreak, Azureus Adds Featured Content (19 September 2006) <http://torrentfreak.com/azureus-adds-featured-content/> at 22 Spetember 2006
uTorrent changes:
p2pnet.net, Remote controlled uTorrent (18 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9893> at 20 September 2006
Slyck.com, Azureus vs. µTorrent: The Showdown (2 September 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1282> at 3 September 2006
SnakeBite:
p2pnet.net, DIY torrent tracker (31 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9738?PHPSESSID=09d87b24eaa0046c5cd4353f60a4def9> at 3 September 2006
ShareReactor:
Slyck.com, ShareReactor Strikes Back (5 September 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1283> at 6 September 2006
Winny:
p2pnet.net, 'New' Winny p2p file sharing (31 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9733?PHPSESSID=09d87b24eaa0046c5cd4353f60a4def9> at 3 September 2006
QTrack:
Digital Music News, Qtrax Grabs Warner Music Licensing Arrangement (18 September 2006)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#091806qtrax> at 20 September 2006
Digital Music News, The Orchard Licenses Ad-Supported P2P Startup (6 September 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#090606orchard> at 7 September 2006
Soribada doing what iMesh can only dream of:
p2p-weblog, Soribada Proves Legal P2P Market (7 September 2006)<http://www.p2p-weblog.com/50226711/soribada_proves_legal_p2p_market.php> at 9 September 2006
SpiralFrog:
Silicon Valley.com, Universal licenses songs for free downloads on ad-supported site (29 August 2006) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/15391278.htm> at 3 September 2006
Australia's DAFT DRM changes:
p2pnet.net, Australia’s draft DRM changes: II (21 September 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9914?PHPSESSID=0fbf4d49bbeab9aa6241352d6ab02a08> at 22 September 2006
p2pnet.net, Australia’s draft DRM changes (6 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9789?PHPSESSID=41c0ad7834e3bc598948468f04b66189> at 7 September 2006
Having a Fair Play:
TechDirt, In A Twist, Now DVD Jon Wants To Give You More DRM (2 October 2006) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20061002/090106.shtml> at 3 October 2006
Negotiations with Apple continue:
New York Times, Europe Makes Progress in iTunes Negotiations (26 September 2006) <http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/26/technology/26cnd-apple.html?_r=1&oref=slogin> at 28 September 2006
Send Zune to the MOON:
p2pnet.net, Zune, CC and awkward questions (30 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9981> at 3 October 2006
p2pnet.net, $1 per Zune Tune (28 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9966?PHPSESSID=a5b18240b611f596d8d1b7fe09e7ae16> at 29 September 2006
p2pnet.net, Zune, DRM and 'shrill demands' (23 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9933?PHPSESSID=ac5f9426f2be40155f5bee713ed75ba7> at 28 September 2006
Zune Insider Blog, Zune and DRM (or “My Bad; I mis-Blogged”) (19 September 2006) <http://www.zuneinsider.com/2006/09/zune_and_drm_or.html> at 22 September 2006
Digital Music News, Microsoft Zune Hits Linguistic Snafu; Pricing Detail Surfaces (19 September 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#091906zune> at 20 September 2006
The Register, MS intros Zune music service, Wi-Fi song sharing (15 September 2006) <http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/09/15/ms_intros_zune/> at 20 September 2006
p2pnet.net, Zune won't play PlaysForSure (18 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9883> at 20 September 2006
Electronic Frontiers Foundation, Microsoft's Zune Won't Play Protected Windows Media (15 September 2006) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004910.php> at 20 September 2006
Slyck.com, Zune vs. Creative Commons (19 September 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1293> at 20 September 2006
Reals new DRM:
p2pnet.net, RealNetwork's new DRM (19 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9900?PHPSESSID=8140ea4c2110b7df24036658ed4a725f> at 20 September 2006
Samsung & others want to control culture too:
p2pnet.net, Samsung joins download crowd (6 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9787?PHPSESSID=41c0ad7834e3bc598948468f04b66189> at 7 September 2006
BusinessWeekOnline, Meet the iTunes Wannabes (5 September 2006) http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2006/tc20060905_083985.htm?campaign_id=rss_tech> at 6 September 2006
Interoperability - yeah right!:
Digital Music News, Resnikoff's Parting Shot: Interoperability Lost (18 September 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#091806parting> at 20 September 2006
Yahoo still want open mp3s but labels don't:
Digital Music News, Yahoo Pushes MP3 Agenda, Strikes Hollywood Records Deal (20 September 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#092006yahoo> at 20 September 2006
TechDirt, Yahoo dips another toe in DRM free waters (19 September 2006) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20060919/101920.shtml> at 20 September 2006
p2pnet.net, Yahoo Music - sans DRM (19 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9903?PHPSESSID=8140ea4c2110b7df24036658ed4a725f> at 20 September 2006
Digital Music News, Major Label Executives Express Continued MP3 Resistance (13 September 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#091306mp3> at 13 September 2006
FairUse4WM:
CNet News, Microsoft sues over source code theft (26 September 2006) <http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-6119892.html> at 28 September 2006
p2pnet.net, FairUse4WM Take Down orders (18 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9888> at 20 September 2006
mp3 extractor:
p2pnet.net, MP3 Extractor v1.0 (1 October 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9999> at 3 October 2006
Swedish courts say file sharing lawsuits require evidence!! imagine that!!:
p2pnet.net, MPAA defeat in Sweden (1 October 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9998> at 3 October 2006
Does file sharing hurt music biz? ...a dollar for each time I heard that question...
ArsTechnia, Does file-sharing hurt the music biz? (26 September 2006) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060926-7832.html> at 28 September 2006
p2pnet.net, Is the RIAA right about p2p? (27 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9951?PHPSESSID=ac5f9426f2be40155f5bee713ed75ba7> at 28 September 2006
Pirate Party to take on Europe after a little success in Sweden:
p2pnet.net, Pan-Europe Pirate attack (30 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9975> at 3 October 2006
p2pnet.net, Swedish Pirates: 33,000 votes (19 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9907?PHPSESSID=8140ea4c2110b7df24036658ed4a725f> at 20 September 2006
p2pnet.net, Germany's Pirate Party (12 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9837?PHPSESSID=e4097e6615da2f87963fb55d5f7727d6> at 13 September 2006
Digital Music News, Swedish Pirate Party Makes Dash Ahead of Elections (31 August 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#083106party> at 3 September 2006
UK artists to officially get nothing:
p2pnet.net, Big Music UK royalties deal (30 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9986> at 3 October 2006
British Council endorses CC but others cant seem to grasp the concept of a collective license:
The Register, Creatives slam British Council copyright report ( 28 September 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/28/british_council_copyright/> at 3 October 2006
USA report on IP enforcement:
AGIPNews, Bush Administration Releases Report on IP Enforcement and Protection (1 October 2006) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=3610&lang=en> at 3 October 2006
Unclaimed royalties in the USA:
p2pnet.net, Unpaid Artists: unbelievable list (22 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9924?PHPSESSID=ac5f9426f2be40155f5bee713ed75ba7> at 28 September 2006
p2pnet.net, Unpaid Artists: Part II (26 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9946?PHPSESSID=ac5f9426f2be40155f5bee713ed75ba7> at 28 September 2006
SIRA legislation going slow:
Digital Music News, Copyright Modernization Act Tabled In Congress (2 October 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#100206copy> at 3 October 2006
Broadcast Treaty:
Slyck.com, Battle Lines Drawn Over Broadcast Treaty (20 September 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1295> at 28 September 2006
p2pnet.net, Dangerous WIPO broadcast treaty (11 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9827?PHPSESSID=aecfcaee9bab113f10c813036a4d728a> at 12 September 2006
CIPPIC challenges SonyRootkit settlement terms:
Slyck.com, Canadian Court Agrees With CIPPIC Demands (21 September 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1298> at 28 September 2006
p2pnet.net, Sony spyware in Canada (18 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9891> at 20 September 2006
p2pnet.net, CIPPIC objects to Sony Settlement (19 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9902?PHPSESSID=8140ea4c2110b7df24036658ed4a725f> at 20 September 2006
Still rooting things up:
SiliconValley, Sony's ill-fated CD copy protection still causing problems (13 September 2006) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/15511449.htm> at 15 September 2006
Canada to exapnd private copying levy?
p2pnet.net, The CRIA fluffs it. Again. (21 September 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9911?PHPSESSID=0fbf4d49bbeab9aa6241352d6ab02a08> at 22 September 2006
p2pnet.net, Private Copying and p2p (21 September 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9915?PHPSESSID=0fbf4d49bbeab9aa6241352d6ab02a08> at 22 September 2006
TechDirt, Canadians Say Please Tax Our Blank CDs Even More (1 September 2006) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20060831/190723.shtml. at 3 September 2006
Lindor case continues:
p2pnet.net, The RIAA, Marie Lindor saga (26 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9944?PHPSESSID=ac5f9426f2be40155f5bee713ed75ba7> at 28 September 2006
Beckerman on individual lawsuits:
p2pnet.net, Beckerman's Slashdot Q&A (18 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9886> at 20 September 2006
p2pnet.net, The RIAA in Action (7 September 2006) http://p2pnet.net/story/9801?PHPSESSID=bc030ac6e94b5517c437c72ba4c910fc> at (9 September 2006)
RIAA v Wilke:
p2pnet.net, RIAA vs Paul Wilke (11 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9825?PHPSESSID=aecfcaee9bab113f10c813036a4d728a> at 12 September 2006
RIAA v Stubbs:
p2pnet.net, RIAA loses another p2p case (4 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9771?PHPSESSID=6468425e6abff9831b3c0f2a07c25361> at 6 September 2006
RIAA wants your harddrive:
TechDirt, RIAA Still Feels Entitled To Scour Everyone's Hard Drives (1 September 2006) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20060901/165920.shtml> at 3 September 2006
p2pnet.net, RIAA goes a-pillaging (2 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9762?PHPSESSID=09d87b24eaa0046c5cd4353f60a4def9> at 3 Septmeber 2006
ISPs forced to retain logs:
AccessNorthGa.com, Gonzales Wants ISPs to Save User Data (20 September 2006) <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/INTERNET_RECORDS_GONZALES?SITE=WDUN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-09-19-13-25-40> at 22 September 2006
RIAA ask uni's to monitor LANs
The Ithacan Online, RIAA requests help from colleges to end network piracy (21 September 2006) <http://www.ithaca.edu/ithacan/articles/0609/21/news/3riaa_requ.htm> at 22 September 2006
Copyright's social costs:
The British Academy News, Copyright hindering scholarship in the humanities and social sciences (18 September 2006) <http://www.britac.ac.uk/news/release.asp?Newsid=219> at 22 September 2006
eMusic iTunes killer:
Financial Times, eMusic to challenge iTunes with Europe service (12 September 2006)<http://www.ft.com/cms/s/b6e27c7e-41b6-11db-b4ab-0000779e2340.html> at 13 September 2006
AUS sales up but very little whole digital CDs:
p2pnet.net, Australia music sales up (12 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9836?PHPSESSID=e4097e6615da2f87963fb55d5f7727d6> at 13 September 2006
Digital Music News, Australian Recorded Music Sales Rise During First Half (11 September 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#091106aus> at 12 September 2006
RFIDs, may they rest in peace:
p2pnet.net, Ritek fish-and-chips spyware (18 September 2006) http://p2pnet.net/story/9890> at 20 September 2006
Mash ups not art - theft !
TechDirt, EMI Demands IP Addresses From Everyone Who Downloaded Beatles/Beach Boys Mashup (8 September 2006) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20060908/180942.shtml> at 12 September 2006
p2pnet.net, EMI goes after The Beachles (11 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9828?PHPSESSID=aecfcaee9bab113f10c813036a4d728a> at 12 September 2006
Labels use file sharing networks:
TechDirt, Record Labels Don't Want To Answer Questions About Their Own Use Of File Sharing (11 September 2006) http://techdirt.com/articles/20060911/001520.shtml> at 12 September 2006
iTunes Insurance:
TechDirt, How Good Is Your Insurance Policy On iTunes Downloads? (11 September 2006) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20060911/093934.shtml> at 12 September 2006
Mytunes iTunes DRM stripper:
Engadget, myTunes: the simplified iTunes DRM stripper for Windows (1 September 2006) <http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/01/mytunes-the-simplified-itunes-drm-stripper-for-windows/> at 7 September 2006
Defective By Design:
Dig, DRM Roll, (6 September 2006) <http://weeklydig.com/news_opinions/articles/drm_roll/> at 9 September 2006
Hackers winning DRM fight:
EETimes, Hackers winning DRM 'arms race' (7 September 2006) <http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=192600593> at 9 September 2006
CNet News, Hackers crack Apple, Microsoft music codes (1 September 2006) <http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6111530.html> at 6 September 2006
NZ DRM Strategy:
BoingBoing, New Zealand redefines open source as "code you can't modify" (7 September 2006) <http://www.boingboing.net/2006/09/07/new_zealand_redefine.html> at 9 September 2006
p2pnet.net, Don't trust 'trusted computing' (6 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9781?PHPSESSID=41c0ad7834e3bc598948468f04b66189> at 7 September 2006
BoingBoing, New Zealand wants a Ministry of DRM (5 September 2006) <http://www.boingboing.net/2006/09/05/new_zealand_wants_a_.html> at 6 September 2006
Universal/BMG Publishing merger:
Digital Music News, Independents Rally Against BMG Music Publishing Acquisition (8 Septemeber 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#090806impala> at 9 September 2006
Digital Music News, Vivendi Grabs BMG Music Publishing, Settles Napster Suit (6 September 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#090606vivendi> at 7 September 2006
p2pnet.net, Vivendi to buy BMG (6 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9790?PHPSESSID=41c0ad7834e3bc598948468f04b66189> at 7 September 2006
Napster sucks Brits in:
Digital Music News, Napster Offers Free MP3 Players to British Subscribers (11 September 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#091106napster> at 12 September 2006
Napster ads:
Digital Music News, Napster Beefs Advertising Sales Team, Pushes Model (5 September 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#090506napster> at 6 September 2006
Napster to sell?
Digital Music News, Potential Napster Acquisition Hovers, Banker on Board (19 September 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#091906napster> at 20 September 2006
TechDirt, Napster, Still Struggling, Puts Itself Up For Sale (19 September 2006) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20060919/082816.shtml> at 20 September 2006
RIAA Fuducation:
CNet News, RIAA copyright education contradictory, critics say (30 August 2006) <http://news.com.com/RIAA+copyright+education+contradictory%2C+critics+say/2100-1027_3-6111118.html?tag=nefd.top> at 7 September 2006
Digital Music News, RIAA Catches Criticism Over Piracy Education Campaign (1 September 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#090106riaa> at 3 September 2006
p2pnet.net, Groups attack RIAA video (31 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9739?PHPSESSID=09d87b24eaa0046c5cd4353f60a4def9> at 3 September 2006
BREIN still have no BRAIN:
p2pnet.net, BREIN jumps p2p hobbyists (30 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9988> at 3 October 2006
More on Dutch ISPdata release - not a precedent for all file sharing:
Yahoo News/Associated Press, ISP releases name in file-sharing case (31 Augsut 2006) <http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060831/ap_on_hi_te/netherlands_file_sharing_2> at 7 September 2006
p2pnet.net, Brain scores Dutch user name (1 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9749?PHPSESSID=09d87b24eaa0046c5cd4353f60a4def9> at 3 September 2006
Russia copyright law changes:
Arstechnia, New Russian law targets AllofMP3.com (6 September 2006) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060906-7676.html> at 7 September 2006
The Australian, Russian pirates face the brig (5 September 2006) <http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,20351926^15319^^nbv^15306,00.html> at 6 September 2006
p2pnet.net, Jail for Russian p2p 'pirates' (5 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9776?PHPSESSID=6468425e6abff9831b3c0f2a07c25361> at 6 September 2006
p2p Blog, Allofmp3 vows to continue despite tougher copyright laws (1 September 2006) <http://www.p2p-blog.com/item-142.html> at 3 September 2006
p2pnet.net, New Russian anti-p2p laws (1 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9752?PHPSESSID=09d87b24eaa0046c5cd4353f60a4def9> at 3 Septmeber 2006
MySpace/Snocap DRM free music:
vnunet.com, MySpace music downloads 'doomed' without DRM (6 September 2006) <http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2163659/myspace-music-downloads-doomed> at 7 September 2006
p2pnet.net, MySpace gets ink ----- (6 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9788#comments> at 7 September 2006
Digital Music News, MySpace, SnoCap Strike Music Sales Partnership (5 September 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#090506snocap> at 6 September 2006
Wired/Associated Press, MySpace to Let Members Sell Music (2 September 2006) <http://www.wired.com/news/wireservice/0,71713-0.html> at 6 September 2006
Beatles royalties fight:
Digital Music News, EMI Battles Back Against Beatles Royalty Dispute (1 September 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#090106beatles> at 3 September 2006
Digital Music News, Beatles Receive Court Go-Ahead In Royalty Lawsuit (31 August 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#083106beatles> at 3 September 2006
Finnish Filesharers not finished:
p2pnet.net, Finland p2p file sharers (1 September 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9755?PHPSESSID=09d87b24eaa0046c5cd4353f60a4def9> at 3 Septmeber 2006
Helsingin Sanomat, New copyright law has done little to stop illegal downloading of music (31 August 2006) <http://www.hs.fi/english/article/New+copyright+law+has+done+little+to+stop+illegal+downloading+of+music/1135221327546> at 3 September 2006
Monday, October 02, 2006
Monday, August 28, 2006
Next:.................... Limewire ........
Nikki Hemming on not holding grudges (except against p2pnet.net):
p2pnet.net, Nikki Hemming Q&A (28 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9698> at 29 August 2006
Altnet on The Solution/Michael Speck/Kazaa Settlement:
Slyck, Altnet's Anti-Piracy Tool (2 August 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1255> at 3 August 2006
ZDNet Australia, Former Kazaa investigator joins old enemy ( 2 August 2006) <http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Former_Kazaa_investigator_joins_old_enemy/0,2000061733,39265271,00.htm> at 3 August 2006
The Hollywood Reporter Esq, Kazaa Creator to Pay $115 Million in Copyright Settlement (28 July 2006) <http://www.hollywoodreporteresq.com/thresq/ip/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002913808> at 2 August 2006
Limewire briefs the big guns:
Digital Music News, LimeWire Selects Legal Counsel for RIAA Defense (15 August 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#081606limewire> at 16 August 2006
Ditigal Music News, Resnikoff's Parting Shot: Life After LimeWire (10 August 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#080906limewire> at 10 August 2006
The Register, RIAA puts developers in the dock (7 August 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/07/riaa_limewire/> at 9 August 2006
Copy of complaint in Arista v Limewire: http://www.ilrweb.com/viewILRPDF.asp?filename=arista_limewire_complaint
CNet News, Music industry sues P2P firm LimeWire (4 August 2006) <http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-6102509.html?part=rss&tag=6102509&subj=news> at 6 August 2006
p2pnet.net, LimeWire sued by the RIAA ( 5 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9512> at 6 August 2006
Bilboard, Major Labels Sue LimeWire (4 August 2006) <http://www.billboard.biz/bb/biz/newsroom/legal_management/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002950680> at 6 August 2006
Slyck, LimeWire Sued by the RIAA (4 August 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1258> at 6 August 2006
Music as medicine:
Wired, Music Makes Your Brain Happy (23 August 2006) <http://www.wired.com/news/technology/medtech/0,71631-0.html?tw=wn_index_24> at 29 August 2006
It's not piracy - it's market research:
The Guardian, What does online piracy really tell us? (24 August 2006)<http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1856406,00.html> at 26 August 2006
Movie download conviction in Sweden:
All Headline News, Sweden Sees First File-Sharing Conviction (16 August 2006) <http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7004559683> at 29 August 2006
Finalnd case goes ahead:
p2pnet.net, Finland 'Finreactor ' p2p cases (12 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9563> at 15 August 2006
Dutch cable firm lose case on identity disclosure of file sharer - may not be much of a precedent though:
Reuters, Cable firm loses court case over file swapping (24 August 2006) <http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=13285795&src=rss/technologyNews> at 26 August 2006
TechDirt, Dutch Court Says ISP Needs To Hand Over Names, Despite Privacy Laws (24 August 2006) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20060824/131740.shtml> at 26 August 2006
Digital Music News, Dutch Anti-Piracy Group Wins ISP Identity Battle (25 August 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#082506dutch? at 26 August 2006
Local lawsuits in the USA:
KGET.com, MPAA files lawsuits against local women for Internet piracy Video (23 August 2006) <http://www.kget.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=5A613AEA-21BA-4435-9E76-0539833088CD> at 26 August 2006
AlligaotorOnline/The Associated Press, Two plead guilty for violating copyright (25 August 2006) <http://www.alligator.org/pt2/060825ap6.php> at 26 August 2006
seMissourian.com, Music copyright suits reach Cape (25 August 2006) <http://www.semissourian.com/story/1165478.html> at 26 August 2006
p2pnet.net, More RIAA file sharing claptrap (25 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9689?PHPSESSID=8f96a75bf20bb32373cbe9248fb97cf5> at 26 August 2006
Digital Music News Blog, RIAA Asks Judge to Follow Southwestern Decisions Where Judges Said they Had "Incomplete Understanding" of Kazaa Technology (31 July 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/blog/322> at 2 August 2006
The Courier Journal, Illegal downloads create unlikely defendants (31 july 2006)<http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060731/NEWS01/607310374> at 1 August 2006
p2pnet.net, RIAA, MPAA: the same con (31 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9490> at 1 August 2006
Foster seeks attorney fees:
Effector, Innocent Target of File-Sharing Lawsuit Deserves Attorney's Fees (August 2006) <http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2006_08.php#004873> at 18 August 2006
Digital Music News, ACLU, EFF, Others File Amicus Brief Supporting RIAA Defendant (15 August 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#081506aclu> at 16 August 2006
The Register, Woman forces US record industry to drop file-sharing case (3 August 2006)<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/03/industry_drops_filesharing_case/> at 4 August 2006
RIAA sues another thats never used a file sharing program:
p2pnet.net, New RIAA p2p blunder (22 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9657?PHPSESSID=8f96a75bf20bb32373cbe9248fb97cf5> at 26 August 2006
RIAA sues man's family after he dies - perfectly entitled to recover the money !?
p2pnet.net, RIAA victim Scantlebury harassed (14 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9581> at 15 August 2006
RIAAs latest deposition tactics:
p2pnet.net, RIAA deposition blackout (10 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9548> at 11 August 2006
Elektra v Barker - the real test to come:
The Recording Industry v The People Blog, On the Importance of Elektra v. Barker (3 August 2006) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2006/08/on-importance-of-elektra-v-barker.html> at 4 August 2006
Extortion as a defence against RIAA:
TechDirt, Third Way To Get RIAA To Drop Lawsuit: Accuse Them Of Extortion (25 August 2006) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20060824/235934.shtml> at 26 August 2006
Wiping your hard drive not going to help against RIAA:
Digital Music News, RIAA Defendant Wipes Hard Drive, Faces Quick Decision (25 August 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#082406riaa> at 26 August 2006
p2pnet.net, RIAA 'triumph' over Texas mum (25 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9685?PHPSESSID=8f96a75bf20bb32373cbe9248fb97cf5> at 26 August 2006
Terry McBride again on the stupidity of suing your own customers:
mp3.com, Label boss blasts P2P lawsuits (18 August 2006) <http://www.mp3.com/news/stories/5923.html> at 29 August 2006
p2pnet.net, RIAA urged, 'Stop the lawsuits!' (21 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9637> at 22 August 2006
AllPeers:
Slyck.com, An Indepth Look at AllPeers (28 August 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1276> at 29 August 2006
P2PBlog, Allpeers review (15 August 2006)<http://www.p2p-blog.com/item-131.html> at 17 August 2006
Azureus update:
Slyck, Azureus! (22 August 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1272> at 23 August 2006
eMule update:
slyck, eMule Content Database Upgrades (17 August 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1268> at 18 August 2006
A closer look at private p2p networks:
Read/Write Web, The Underground World of Private P2P Networks (15 August 2006)<http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/private_p2p.php> at 17 August 2006
iMesh releases filtered BearShare:
Reuters, iMesh releases legal BearShare (17 August 2006)<http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=internetNews&storyid=2006-08-17T050656Z_01_N17218079_RTRUKOC_0_US-MEDIA-IMESH.xml&src=rss> at 17 August 2006
SkyRider - new commerical p2p:
GigaOm, SkyRider, A New P2P Start Up Emerges (3 August 2006) <http://gigaom.com/2006/08/03/skyrider/> at 4 August 2006
OFF:
OFF System Development, Have Nothing. Pwn Everything (August 2006) <http://offsystem.sourceforge.net/wordpress/?page_id=4> at 15 August 2006
p2pnet.net The future is OFF (14 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9583> at 15 August 2006
BitTorrent gets faster:
GigaOM, New Protocol To Boost BitTorrent Speeds (4 August 2006) <http://gigaom.com/2006/08/04/cachelogic-bittorrent/> at 6 August 2006
Now this IS off - piracy bots (did you think I said privacy ?):
InformationWeek, Software Mines Internet To Identify Music Piracy (9 August 2006) <http://www.informationweek.com/internet/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=191900940> at 11 August 2006
Linux Journal, A Five Minute Guide to Opposing DRM (2 August 2006) <http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1000073> at 10 August 2006
CNet News, Siggraph: Taking on fair use, privacy and DRM (1 August 2006) <http://news.com.com/2100-1047_3-6100680.html> at 2 August 2006
Yahoo & Napsters subscription services realise full potential - now that the DRM has been cracked!
TechDirt, DRM Crackers Make Yahoo And Napster's Music Services All The More Useful (25 August 2006) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20060825/1447213.shtml> at 26 August 2006
DRM morphing into PRM:
Freedom To Tinker, DRM Wars: The Next Generation (9 August 2006) <http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1051> at 10 August 2006
Freedom To Tinker, DRM Wars: Property Rights Management (14 August 2006) <http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/> at 16 August 2006
Freedom to Tinker, PRM Wars (16 August 2006) <http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1053> at 18 August 2006
Universal Pictures admits DRM is not to prevent priacy:
TGDaily, Universal Pictures: "DRMs do not stop piracy" (4 August 2006) <http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/08/04/tg_daily_interviews_universal_pictures/> at 18 August 2006
Norwey still on iTunes issues:
p2pnet.net, iTunes Nordic row intensifies (16 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9597> at 17 August 2006
MercuryNews.com, Nordic regulators to discuss possible action against Apple (15 August 2006)<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/15279943.htm> at 17 August 2006
The Register, Norway knuckles down for long iTunes fight (3 August 2006)<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/03/norway_apple_itunes/> at 4 August 2006
UK's eMusic DRM free subscription:
The Register, eMusic intros UK MP3 download service (14 August 2006) <http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/08/14/emusic_opens_uk_mp3_store/> at 16 August 2006
TechDirt, Don't Tell eMusic You Can't Succeed Selling DRM-Free Music (31 July 2006) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20060731/1039206.shtml> at 1 August 2006
Clarrifying Canadian downloading law:
p2pnet.net, Downloading in Canada: the fallacy (16 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9601> at 17 August 2006
Captain copyright pulled for review:
Slyck, Access Copyright Responds to Criticism (11 August 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1262> at 16 August 2006
Slyck, Captain Copyright Under Fire (Again) (9 August 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1260> at 11 August 2006
Law reform in Russia - we want in to the WTO!
Russian News and Information Agency, Russia set to streamline anti-piracy procedure (25 August 2006) http://en.rian.ru/russia/20060825/53142987.html at 26 August 2006
The new business models just waiting to be adopted:
TechDirt, Rethinking The Music Industry Business Model... Finally Going Mainstream (25 August 2006) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20060825/095653.shtml> at 26 August 2006
EMI's China database - now you can check before you download:
English.Eastday.com, EMI opens copyright info search engine to help claim music royalties (9 August 2006) <http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/business/userobject1ai2241398.html> at 10 August 2006
EMI signs onto Qtrack's DRM infected subscription:
Digital Music News, Ad-Supported P2P Grabs EMI Music Publishing Agreement (10 August 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#081006qtrax> at 10 August 2006
EMI signs onto Mashboxx:
The Register, EMI blesses try before you buy. Then your song explodes (2 August 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/02/mashboxx_emi_deal/> at 3 August 2006
Pump Audio/Magnatune deal:
TechDirt, Pump Audio, Magnatune Broker Licensing Arrangement (8 August 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#080806magna> at 9 August 2006
Napster makes some small gains:
Digital Music News, Napster Boosts Revenues, Issues Surround Profits, Subscribers (2 August 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#080306napster> at 3 August 2006
Musicians with access to the means of production:
TechDirt, Note To Record Labels: Big Musicians Don't Need All Your Services (And Attached Strings) Any More (7 August 2006) <http://techdirt.com/article.php?sid=20060807/1723209> at 8 August 2006
The last little bit on Frances about face:
Digital Music News, French Constitutional Council Challenges Interoperability Bill (31 July 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#073106france> at 1 August 2006
p2pnet.net, Apple, French law, and iPod (31 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9493> at 1 August 2006
US album sales 10 year low:
Digital Music News, US Weekly Album Sales Reach Ten Year Low (31 July 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#080106album> at 1 August 2006
iTunes users shitty about delayed releases:
Reuters, Delayed digital releases annoy iTunes users (29 July 2006) <http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=internetNews&storyid=2006-07-29T154321Z_01_N29291199_RTRUKOC_0_US-ITUNES.xml&src=rss> at 1 August 2006
Copyright education bill in California:
Arstechnia, Activism makes a difference in California copyright fight (26 July 2006) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060726-7359.html> at 1 August 2006
Snarf-it - do it yourself removal of priacy torrents:
Slyck, Snarf-it Works With Copyright Holders (31 July 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1254> at 1 August 2006
1 Year after Grokster - things messier than ever:
p2pnet.net, p2p time travel (1 August 2006) http://p2pnet.net/story/9496> at 1 August 2006
p2pnet.net, Nikki Hemming Q&A (28 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9698> at 29 August 2006
Altnet on The Solution/Michael Speck/Kazaa Settlement:
Slyck, Altnet's Anti-Piracy Tool (2 August 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1255> at 3 August 2006
ZDNet Australia, Former Kazaa investigator joins old enemy ( 2 August 2006) <http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Former_Kazaa_investigator_joins_old_enemy/0,2000061733,39265271,00.htm> at 3 August 2006
The Hollywood Reporter Esq, Kazaa Creator to Pay $115 Million in Copyright Settlement (28 July 2006) <http://www.hollywoodreporteresq.com/thresq/ip/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002913808> at 2 August 2006
Limewire briefs the big guns:
Digital Music News, LimeWire Selects Legal Counsel for RIAA Defense (15 August 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#081606limewire> at 16 August 2006
Ditigal Music News, Resnikoff's Parting Shot: Life After LimeWire (10 August 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#080906limewire> at 10 August 2006
The Register, RIAA puts developers in the dock (7 August 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/07/riaa_limewire/> at 9 August 2006
Copy of complaint in Arista v Limewire: http://www.ilrweb.com/viewILRPDF.asp?filename=arista_limewire_complaint
CNet News, Music industry sues P2P firm LimeWire (4 August 2006) <http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-6102509.html?part=rss&tag=6102509&subj=news> at 6 August 2006
p2pnet.net, LimeWire sued by the RIAA ( 5 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9512> at 6 August 2006
Bilboard, Major Labels Sue LimeWire (4 August 2006) <http://www.billboard.biz/bb/biz/newsroom/legal_management/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002950680> at 6 August 2006
Slyck, LimeWire Sued by the RIAA (4 August 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1258> at 6 August 2006
Music as medicine:
Wired, Music Makes Your Brain Happy (23 August 2006) <http://www.wired.com/news/technology/medtech/0,71631-0.html?tw=wn_index_24> at 29 August 2006
It's not piracy - it's market research:
The Guardian, What does online piracy really tell us? (24 August 2006)<http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1856406,00.html> at 26 August 2006
Movie download conviction in Sweden:
All Headline News, Sweden Sees First File-Sharing Conviction (16 August 2006) <http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7004559683> at 29 August 2006
Finalnd case goes ahead:
p2pnet.net, Finland 'Finreactor ' p2p cases (12 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9563> at 15 August 2006
Dutch cable firm lose case on identity disclosure of file sharer - may not be much of a precedent though:
Reuters, Cable firm loses court case over file swapping (24 August 2006) <http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=13285795&src=rss/technologyNews> at 26 August 2006
TechDirt, Dutch Court Says ISP Needs To Hand Over Names, Despite Privacy Laws (24 August 2006) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20060824/131740.shtml> at 26 August 2006
Digital Music News, Dutch Anti-Piracy Group Wins ISP Identity Battle (25 August 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#082506dutch? at 26 August 2006
Local lawsuits in the USA:
KGET.com, MPAA files lawsuits against local women for Internet piracy Video (23 August 2006) <http://www.kget.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=5A613AEA-21BA-4435-9E76-0539833088CD> at 26 August 2006
AlligaotorOnline/The Associated Press, Two plead guilty for violating copyright (25 August 2006) <http://www.alligator.org/pt2/060825ap6.php> at 26 August 2006
seMissourian.com, Music copyright suits reach Cape (25 August 2006) <http://www.semissourian.com/story/1165478.html> at 26 August 2006
p2pnet.net, More RIAA file sharing claptrap (25 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9689?PHPSESSID=8f96a75bf20bb32373cbe9248fb97cf5> at 26 August 2006
Digital Music News Blog, RIAA Asks Judge to Follow Southwestern Decisions Where Judges Said they Had "Incomplete Understanding" of Kazaa Technology (31 July 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/blog/322> at 2 August 2006
The Courier Journal, Illegal downloads create unlikely defendants (31 july 2006)<http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060731/NEWS01/607310374> at 1 August 2006
p2pnet.net, RIAA, MPAA: the same con (31 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9490> at 1 August 2006
Foster seeks attorney fees:
Effector, Innocent Target of File-Sharing Lawsuit Deserves Attorney's Fees (August 2006) <http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2006_08.php#004873> at 18 August 2006
Digital Music News, ACLU, EFF, Others File Amicus Brief Supporting RIAA Defendant (15 August 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#081506aclu> at 16 August 2006
The Register, Woman forces US record industry to drop file-sharing case (3 August 2006)<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/03/industry_drops_filesharing_case/> at 4 August 2006
RIAA sues another thats never used a file sharing program:
p2pnet.net, New RIAA p2p blunder (22 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9657?PHPSESSID=8f96a75bf20bb32373cbe9248fb97cf5> at 26 August 2006
RIAA sues man's family after he dies - perfectly entitled to recover the money !?
p2pnet.net, RIAA victim Scantlebury harassed (14 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9581> at 15 August 2006
RIAAs latest deposition tactics:
p2pnet.net, RIAA deposition blackout (10 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9548> at 11 August 2006
Elektra v Barker - the real test to come:
The Recording Industry v The People Blog, On the Importance of Elektra v. Barker (3 August 2006) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2006/08/on-importance-of-elektra-v-barker.html> at 4 August 2006
Extortion as a defence against RIAA:
TechDirt, Third Way To Get RIAA To Drop Lawsuit: Accuse Them Of Extortion (25 August 2006) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20060824/235934.shtml> at 26 August 2006
Wiping your hard drive not going to help against RIAA:
Digital Music News, RIAA Defendant Wipes Hard Drive, Faces Quick Decision (25 August 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#082406riaa> at 26 August 2006
p2pnet.net, RIAA 'triumph' over Texas mum (25 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9685?PHPSESSID=8f96a75bf20bb32373cbe9248fb97cf5> at 26 August 2006
Terry McBride again on the stupidity of suing your own customers:
mp3.com, Label boss blasts P2P lawsuits (18 August 2006) <http://www.mp3.com/news/stories/5923.html> at 29 August 2006
p2pnet.net, RIAA urged, 'Stop the lawsuits!' (21 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9637> at 22 August 2006
AllPeers:
Slyck.com, An Indepth Look at AllPeers (28 August 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1276> at 29 August 2006
P2PBlog, Allpeers review (15 August 2006)<http://www.p2p-blog.com/item-131.html> at 17 August 2006
Azureus update:
Slyck, Azureus! (22 August 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1272> at 23 August 2006
eMule update:
slyck, eMule Content Database Upgrades (17 August 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1268> at 18 August 2006
A closer look at private p2p networks:
Read/Write Web, The Underground World of Private P2P Networks (15 August 2006)<http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/private_p2p.php> at 17 August 2006
iMesh releases filtered BearShare:
Reuters, iMesh releases legal BearShare (17 August 2006)<http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=internetNews&storyid=2006-08-17T050656Z_01_N17218079_RTRUKOC_0_US-MEDIA-IMESH.xml&src=rss> at 17 August 2006
SkyRider - new commerical p2p:
GigaOm, SkyRider, A New P2P Start Up Emerges (3 August 2006) <http://gigaom.com/2006/08/03/skyrider/> at 4 August 2006
OFF:
OFF System Development, Have Nothing. Pwn Everything (August 2006) <http://offsystem.sourceforge.net/wordpress/?page_id=4> at 15 August 2006
p2pnet.net The future is OFF (14 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9583> at 15 August 2006
BitTorrent gets faster:
GigaOM, New Protocol To Boost BitTorrent Speeds (4 August 2006) <http://gigaom.com/2006/08/04/cachelogic-bittorrent/> at 6 August 2006
Now this IS off - piracy bots (did you think I said privacy ?):
InformationWeek, Software Mines Internet To Identify Music Piracy (9 August 2006) <http://www.informationweek.com/internet/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=191900940> at 11 August 2006
DCIA on how congress can close the 'net once and for all:
Slyck, DCIA writes to Congress (24 August 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1273> at 26 August 2006
What will they think of next? ISP content filtering?
Business Standard, TCS seeks to deprive cyber pirates of loot (2 August 2006) <http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?autono=100192&leftnm=8&subLeft=0&chkFlg=> at 3 August 2006
Technical spoofing and hacking to prevent games downloads:
Gamesindustry.biz, Cause mayhem to disrupt illegal downloads, says Introversion (24 August 2006) <http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=19283> at 26 August 2006
Linux Journal, A Five Minute Guide to Opposing DRM (2 August 2006) <http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1000073> at 10 August 2006
CNet News, Siggraph: Taking on fair use, privacy and DRM (1 August 2006) <http://news.com.com/2100-1047_3-6100680.html> at 2 August 2006
Yahoo & Napsters subscription services realise full potential - now that the DRM has been cracked!
TechDirt, DRM Crackers Make Yahoo And Napster's Music Services All The More Useful (25 August 2006) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20060825/1447213.shtml> at 26 August 2006
DRM morphing into PRM:
Freedom To Tinker, DRM Wars: The Next Generation (9 August 2006) <http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1051> at 10 August 2006
Freedom To Tinker, DRM Wars: Property Rights Management (14 August 2006) <http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/> at 16 August 2006
Freedom to Tinker, PRM Wars (16 August 2006) <http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1053> at 18 August 2006
Universal Pictures admits DRM is not to prevent priacy:
TGDaily, Universal Pictures: "DRMs do not stop piracy" (4 August 2006) <http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/08/04/tg_daily_interviews_universal_pictures/> at 18 August 2006
Norwey still on iTunes issues:
p2pnet.net, iTunes Nordic row intensifies (16 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9597> at 17 August 2006
MercuryNews.com, Nordic regulators to discuss possible action against Apple (15 August 2006)<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/15279943.htm> at 17 August 2006
The Register, Norway knuckles down for long iTunes fight (3 August 2006)<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/03/norway_apple_itunes/> at 4 August 2006
UK's eMusic DRM free subscription:
The Register, eMusic intros UK MP3 download service (14 August 2006) <http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/08/14/emusic_opens_uk_mp3_store/> at 16 August 2006
TechDirt, Don't Tell eMusic You Can't Succeed Selling DRM-Free Music (31 July 2006) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20060731/1039206.shtml> at 1 August 2006
Clarrifying Canadian downloading law:
p2pnet.net, Downloading in Canada: the fallacy (16 August 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9601> at 17 August 2006
Captain copyright pulled for review:
Slyck, Access Copyright Responds to Criticism (11 August 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1262> at 16 August 2006
Slyck, Captain Copyright Under Fire (Again) (9 August 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1260> at 11 August 2006
Law reform in Russia - we want in to the WTO!
Russian News and Information Agency, Russia set to streamline anti-piracy procedure (25 August 2006) http://en.rian.ru/russia/20060825/53142987.html at 26 August 2006
The new business models just waiting to be adopted:
TechDirt, Rethinking The Music Industry Business Model... Finally Going Mainstream (25 August 2006) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20060825/095653.shtml> at 26 August 2006
EMI's China database - now you can check before you download:
English.Eastday.com, EMI opens copyright info search engine to help claim music royalties (9 August 2006) <http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/business/userobject1ai2241398.html> at 10 August 2006
EMI signs onto Qtrack's DRM infected subscription:
Digital Music News, Ad-Supported P2P Grabs EMI Music Publishing Agreement (10 August 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#081006qtrax> at 10 August 2006
EMI signs onto Mashboxx:
The Register, EMI blesses try before you buy. Then your song explodes (2 August 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/02/mashboxx_emi_deal/> at 3 August 2006
Pump Audio/Magnatune deal:
TechDirt, Pump Audio, Magnatune Broker Licensing Arrangement (8 August 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#080806magna> at 9 August 2006
Napster makes some small gains:
Digital Music News, Napster Boosts Revenues, Issues Surround Profits, Subscribers (2 August 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#080306napster> at 3 August 2006
Musicians with access to the means of production:
TechDirt, Note To Record Labels: Big Musicians Don't Need All Your Services (And Attached Strings) Any More (7 August 2006) <http://techdirt.com/article.php?sid=20060807/1723209> at 8 August 2006
The last little bit on Frances about face:
Digital Music News, French Constitutional Council Challenges Interoperability Bill (31 July 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#073106france> at 1 August 2006
p2pnet.net, Apple, French law, and iPod (31 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9493> at 1 August 2006
US album sales 10 year low:
Digital Music News, US Weekly Album Sales Reach Ten Year Low (31 July 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#080106album> at 1 August 2006
iTunes users shitty about delayed releases:
Reuters, Delayed digital releases annoy iTunes users (29 July 2006) <http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=internetNews&storyid=2006-07-29T154321Z_01_N29291199_RTRUKOC_0_US-ITUNES.xml&src=rss> at 1 August 2006
Copyright education bill in California:
Arstechnia, Activism makes a difference in California copyright fight (26 July 2006) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060726-7359.html> at 1 August 2006
Snarf-it - do it yourself removal of priacy torrents:
Slyck, Snarf-it Works With Copyright Holders (31 July 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1254> at 1 August 2006
1 Year after Grokster - things messier than ever:
p2pnet.net, p2p time travel (1 August 2006) http://p2pnet.net/story/9496> at 1 August 2006
Friday, July 28, 2006
Kazaa settles; France backflips
French Constitutional Committee throw out small file sharing fines; introduce compensation for interoperability - consumers, artists and open source community all to suffer:
The New York Times, Parts of French ‘iPod Law’ Struck Down (28 July 2006) <http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/28/business/28cnd-music.html?ex=1311739200&en=a4510cef9bd399fb&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss> at 30 July 2006
InfoWorld, French copyright law gets tougher (28 July 2006) <http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/07/28/HNfrenchcopy_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/07/28/HNfrenchcopy_1.html? at 30 July 2006
Digital Music News, French Interoperability Bill Moves Ever-Closer to Law (3 July 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#070506france> at 4 July 2006
(note this was earlier in the month)
Individual file sharers contesting on basis of IP address have some success:
Recording Indstry v The People Blog, RIAA Discontinued Case in California, Virgin v. Marson (28 July 2006) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2006/07/riaa-discontinued-case-in-california.html> at 29 July 2006
p2pnet.net, RIAA IP bullshit (28 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9471> at 29 July 2006
Recording Industry v The People Blog, RIAA Case Against Mother Dismissed With Prejudice; Court May Award Attorneys Fees Against RIAA (13 July 2006) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2006/07/riaa-case-against-mother-dismissed.html#comments> at 14 July 2006
Arstechnia, RIAA loses in file sharing case (13 July 2006) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060713-7257.html> at 14 July 2006
p2pnet.net, Oklahoma Mum takes on RIAA (13 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9340> at 14 July 2006
Digital Music News, More Debate Surrounds Capitol Records v. Foster (18 July 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#071806riaa> at 19 July 2006
TechDirt, How Long Does The RIAA Get To Abuse The Legal System? (13 July 2006) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20060713/1443212.shtml#comments> at 14 July 2006
Shawn Hogan plans to take it all the way - refuses even $500 settlement:
Wired, Shawn Hogan, Hero, Issue 14.8 (August 2006)<http://wired.com/wired/archive/14.08/start.html?pg=3> at 26 July 2006
Record label mergers take a step back:
Digital Music News, Warner Music Signals Disinterest in EMI Acquisition (28 July 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#072806warner> at 29 July 2006
Digital Music News, Impala Rattles Cage on BMG Music Publishing Sale (21 July 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#072106impala> at 22 July 2006
The Register, Sony BMG ruling rocks European Commission (17 July 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/17/sony_ruling_rocks_commission/> at 18 July 2006
p2pnet.net, Sony BMG merger trashed (13 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9335> at 14 July 2006
More browsers build in file sharing with friends:
JavaScriptSearch, exaroom Offers File-Sharing as a Basis for New Online Community (26 July 2006) <http://www.javascriptsearch.com/news/news/060726exaroom.html> at 28 July 2006
NewsForge, Easy file sharing with AllPeers (29 June 2006) <http://software.newsforge.com/software/06/06/20/1940233.shtml?tid=130&tid=13> at 2 July 2006
New P2P network - may only be custom clients - commercial p2p the way forward (unless you ask consumers):
Market Wire, P2P Innovative (25 July 2006)<http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=147170> at 26 July 2006
vnunet.com, Peer-to-peer turns corporate (13 July 2006) <http://www.vnunet.com/computing/analysis/2160276/peer-peer-turns-corporate> at 15 July 2006
CNet News, BitTorrent inks licensing deal with studios (10 July 2006)<http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-6092296.html> at 13 July 2006
Music downloading trends away from singles to whole albums:
Slyck.com, Downloading whole albums becoming more popular (20 July 2006) <http://www.insidebayarea.com/food/ci_4073348> at 28 July 2006
InsideBayArea, Downloading whole albums becoming more popular (20 July 2007) <http://www.insidebayarea.com/food/ci_4073348> at 28 July 2006
Mashboxx/EMI - are they ever going to launch? - Snocap sick of waiting
Slyck.com, EMI Releases Catalog to…Mashboxx (28 July 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1253> at 29 July 2006
P2P Blog, Snocap starts selling MP3s through web widgets (24 July 2006) <http://www.p2p-blog.com/item-109.html> at 26 July 2006
IFPI - lies, lies and more lies:
IFPI, Piracy Report (28 July 2006) <http://www.ifpi.org/site-content/library/piracy-report2006.pdf> at 28 July 2006
MichaelGeist, Setting the IFPI Record Straight (28 July 2006) <http://michaelgeist.ca/component/option,com_content/task,view/id,1337/Itemid,85/nsub,/> at 28 July 2006
Kazaa gets what it always wanted - RIAA/ARIA/MPAA call it a victory - now around $300 million from all file sharing lawsuits - how much for the artists - none:
MIPI Media Release, Australian Recording Industry Announces Historic Global Pay-Out From Kazaa (27 July 2006) <http://www.mipi.com.au/documents/kazaa27072006.pdf> at 28 July 2006
IFPI, KAZAA settles with record industry and goes legitimate (27 July 2006) <http://www.ifpi.org/site-content/press/20060727.html> at 28 July 2006
Digital Music News, Kazaa, Recording Industry Settle, $115 Million Agreement (28 July 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#072806kazaa> at 28 July 2006
CNet News, With settlement, Kazaa casts off its pirate garb (27 July 2006) <http://news.com.com/With+settlement%2C+Kazaa+casts+off+its+pirate+garb/2100-1027_3-6099064.html> at 28 July 2006
BBC News, Kazaa site becomes legal service (27 July 2006) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5220406.stm> at 28 July 2006
Seattle Post Intelligencer, 'Kazaa' makers settle piracy lawsuits (27 July 2006) <http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700AP_Downloading_Music.html?source=mypi> at 28 July 2006
Wired News (Blogs), RIAA Gets $115 Million from Kazaa (28 July 2006) <http://blog.wired.com/music/index.blog?entry_id=1528691> at 28 July 2006
ABC News, Kazaa settles Internet piracy lawsuits (28 July 2006) <http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200607/s1699109.htm> at 28 July 2006
Sydney Morning Herald, Kazaa capitulates, settles piracy case (28 July 2006) <http://www.smh.com.au/news/digital-music/kazaa-capitulates-settles-piracy-case/2006/07/27/1153816326515.html> at 28 July 2006
Slyck, Kazaa Settles With Entertainment Industry (27 July 2006) http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1250> at 28 July 2006
p2pnet.net, Kazaa, MPAA alliance (27 July 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9460> at 28 July 2006
Had RIAA already been using Kazaa to get songs to radio stations?
p2pnet.net, New RIAA promo tool: Kazaa (26 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9459#comments> at 27 July 2006
Altnet blinded by the light:
IFPI, Altnet Anti Piracy – Vision Statement (27 July 2006) <http://www.ifpi.org/site-content/library/altnet-anti-piracy-vision-statement.pdf> at 28 July 2006
Things not looking great for Morpheus:
Digital Music News, StreamCast Falters in District Court Challenge (19 july 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#071906streamcast> at 19 July 2006
Canada.com, Evidence favours entertainment firms in file-sharing case: judge (18 July 2006) <http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/news/gizmos/story.html?id=3dba0b05-9471-47ba-9d32-c9a536ed32ae&k=77333> at 19 July 2006
Japan's filerouge (sorry its an old story - this is just for my reference):
Recording Industry Association of Japan, File-sharing service company was ordered to pay 37 million Japanese yen; Tokyo District Court decided the damages (17 December 2003) <http://www.riaj.or.jp/e/whatsnew/20031217.html> at 27 July 2006
Pirating Pirates makes Pirates Treasure:
Slyck, Pirates Top Charts (24 July 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1248> at 27 July 2006
MS Zune to squash other playsforsure stores (DRM of course does not create market impediments):
Digital Music News, Zune Fallout Begins: PlaysForSure Getting Played? (24 July 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#072406plays> at 26 July 2006
The Techonology Liberation Front, Against Platform Monopoly: Demand Inefficiencies (20 July 2006) <http://www.techliberation.com/archives/040243.php> at 26 July 2006
Napster on owning nothing being a good thing:
The Register, Stoic Napster troubled by Grecian formula (19 July 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/19/stoic_napster_fall_emusic_rise/> at 22 July 2006
US Universities experience poor uptake of paid services:
Freedom To Tinker, University-Purchased Music Services a Bust (7 July 2006) <http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1038> at 14 July 2006
The Long Tail in Canada:
p2pnet.net, The Long Tail tale (24 July 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9437> at 25 July 2006
Yahoo delivers first DRM free track - for commerical reasons - not cos of consumers:
Digital Music News, Yahoo Music Delivers Jessica Simpson MP3 Download (20 July 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#072006mp3> at 22 July 2006
CNet News, Yahoo sells Jessica Simpson single sans DRM (20 July 2006)
<http://news.com.com/Yahoo+sells+Jessica+Simpson+single+sans+DRM/2100-1025_3-6096350.html> at 29 July 2006
p2pnet.net, BMG 'No DRM' download (21 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9415#comments> at 22 July 2006
The Not So Daily Me, Yahoo! Music to offer unrestricted MP3s? (8 July 2006) <http://hansmast.com/index.php?title=yahoo_music_to_offer_unrestricted_mp3s&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1> at 19 July 2006
More opensource DRM - still barking up the wrong tree:
p2pnet.net, More 'open source' DRM (12 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9416> at 22 July 2006
UK court okays allofMP3 case:
BBC, BPI gets go-ahead to sue MP3 site (3 July 2006) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5140788.stm> at 4 July 2006
World War 3 in the Middle East still not enough to stop cartels seeking international support:
Digital Music News, G8 Leaders Address Piracy Protection, BPI Chases AllofMP3 (18 July 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#071806g8> at 19 July 2006
BBC News, G8 group piracy pledge welcomed (17 July 2006) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5189092.stm> at 19 July 2006
MPAA corrupting boyscouts to dob on file sharers - acknowledging police have better things to do?
p2pnet.net, MPAA Boy Scout Spies (18 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9385> at 19 July 2006
International Coordination of Pirate Parties:
p2pnet.net, Pirate Parties International <http://p2pnet.net/story/9386> at 19 July 2006
p2pnet.net, Pirates of the world, Unite! (12 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9330> at 13 July 2006
p2pnet.net, French Pirate Party launch (5 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9268> 6 July 2006
UK mp3 players have mostly illegal content:
PC Pro, File-sharing fills the nation's MP3 players (13 July 2006) <http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/90240/filesharing-fills-the-nations-mp3-players.html> at 28 July 2006
UK indies on the right track with levies proposal but ISPs should not collect the funds:
CNet.co.uk, ISPs reject calls for music tariffs (17 July 2006 <http://news.cnet.co.uk/software/0,39029694,49282048,00.htm> at 18 July 2006
Out-Law News, Music industry proposes 'ISP tax' (14 July 2006) <http://www.out-law.com/page-7104> at 15 July 2006
The Register, Indies, songwriters want jaw jaw with ISPs, Not war war (14 July 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/14/vrr_isps/> at 15 July 2006
UK ISPs fight discloure requests:
Pro PC, ISPs slam attempts to reveal alleged file sharers (17 July 2006) <http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/90293/isps-slam-attempts-to-reveal-alleged-file-sharers.html> at 18 July 2006
p2pnet.net, Big Music angers UK ISPs (17 July 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9373> at 18 July 2006
p2pnet.net, Tiscali tells Hollywood to poke it (12 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9323> at 13 July 2006
Yahoo News UK, Tiscali snubs music industry demand for names (11 July 2006)<http://uk.news.yahoo.com/11072006/80-91/tiscali-snubs-music-industry-demand-names.html> at 13 July 2006
Yahoo News UK, Internet providers urged to lock out file-sharers (10 July 2006)<http://uk.news.yahoo.com/10072006/80-91/internet-providers-urged-lock-file-sharers.html> at 13 July 2006
Netherlands reitterates MediaSentry evidence not good enough:
p2pnet.net, New MediaSentry failure (14 July 2006)<http://p2pnet.net/story/9356> at 15 July 2006
The Register, File-swappers' identities protected by Dutch court Privacy laws (14 July 2006)<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/14/fileswappers_protected/> at 15 July 2006
Dutch parliament opposes criminal file sharing sanctions for EU:
Heise Online, Dutch parliament opposes criminalization of violations of intellectual property across the EU (2 July 2006) <http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/74989> at 13 July 2006
Industry asks EU to cut copyright fees:
The Register, Industries lobby EU Commission to cut copyright fees (4 July 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/04/industries_propose_copyright_fee_slash/> at 6 July 2006
Columbia Criminalsies DRM circumvention:
Pro PC, Colombia criminalises DRM cracking (17 July 2006) <http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/90290/columbia-criminalises-drm-cracking.html> at 18 July 2006
Customers/Criminals - whats the difference?
p2pnet.net/Los Angeles Times, Not all consumers are bootleggers (12 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9317> at 13 July 2006
Jailing software developers - the natural step - along with gun manufacturers, car producers, heck why not string makers:
p2pnet.net, Winny author should be jailed (4 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9254> at 5 July 2006
Digital sales are up? But, are they anywhere near 20 billion (free) downloads a year - no!
CNet News/Reuters, Digital-music sales on a crescendo (6 July 2006)<http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6091069.html> at 13 July 2006
China's epeezer re-emerges in legal format:
J. Ho, 'Ezpeer is making sweet music -- and now it's legal' Taipei Times, 30 June 2006, pg 12<http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2006/06/30/2003316512> at 2 July 2006
Yahoo China to face the music:
Bloomberg.com, Yahoo China to Be Sued by Music Labels Including EMI, Universal (3 July 2006)http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aw48FZhkY_Sk&refer=asia> at 5 July 2006
The New York Times, Parts of French ‘iPod Law’ Struck Down (28 July 2006) <http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/28/business/28cnd-music.html?ex=1311739200&en=a4510cef9bd399fb&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss> at 30 July 2006
InfoWorld, French copyright law gets tougher (28 July 2006) <http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/07/28/HNfrenchcopy_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/07/28/HNfrenchcopy_1.html? at 30 July 2006
Digital Music News, French Interoperability Bill Moves Ever-Closer to Law (3 July 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#070506france> at 4 July 2006
(note this was earlier in the month)
Individual file sharers contesting on basis of IP address have some success:
Recording Indstry v The People Blog, RIAA Discontinued Case in California, Virgin v. Marson (28 July 2006) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2006/07/riaa-discontinued-case-in-california.html> at 29 July 2006
p2pnet.net, RIAA IP bullshit (28 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9471> at 29 July 2006
Recording Industry v The People Blog, RIAA Case Against Mother Dismissed With Prejudice; Court May Award Attorneys Fees Against RIAA (13 July 2006) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2006/07/riaa-case-against-mother-dismissed.html#comments> at 14 July 2006
Arstechnia, RIAA loses in file sharing case (13 July 2006) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060713-7257.html> at 14 July 2006
p2pnet.net, Oklahoma Mum takes on RIAA (13 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9340> at 14 July 2006
Digital Music News, More Debate Surrounds Capitol Records v. Foster (18 July 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#071806riaa> at 19 July 2006
TechDirt, How Long Does The RIAA Get To Abuse The Legal System? (13 July 2006) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20060713/1443212.shtml#comments> at 14 July 2006
Shawn Hogan plans to take it all the way - refuses even $500 settlement:
Wired, Shawn Hogan, Hero, Issue 14.8 (August 2006)<http://wired.com/wired/archive/14.08/start.html?pg=3> at 26 July 2006
Record label mergers take a step back:
Digital Music News, Warner Music Signals Disinterest in EMI Acquisition (28 July 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#072806warner> at 29 July 2006
Digital Music News, Impala Rattles Cage on BMG Music Publishing Sale (21 July 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#072106impala> at 22 July 2006
The Register, Sony BMG ruling rocks European Commission (17 July 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/17/sony_ruling_rocks_commission/> at 18 July 2006
p2pnet.net, Sony BMG merger trashed (13 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9335> at 14 July 2006
More browsers build in file sharing with friends:
JavaScriptSearch, exaroom Offers File-Sharing as a Basis for New Online Community (26 July 2006) <http://www.javascriptsearch.com/news/news/060726exaroom.html> at 28 July 2006
NewsForge, Easy file sharing with AllPeers (29 June 2006) <http://software.newsforge.com/software/06/06/20/1940233.shtml?tid=130&tid=13> at 2 July 2006
New P2P network - may only be custom clients - commercial p2p the way forward (unless you ask consumers):
Market Wire, P2P Innovative (25 July 2006)<http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=147170> at 26 July 2006
vnunet.com, Peer-to-peer turns corporate (13 July 2006) <http://www.vnunet.com/computing/analysis/2160276/peer-peer-turns-corporate> at 15 July 2006
CNet News, BitTorrent inks licensing deal with studios (10 July 2006)<http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-6092296.html> at 13 July 2006
Music downloading trends away from singles to whole albums:
Slyck.com, Downloading whole albums becoming more popular (20 July 2006) <http://www.insidebayarea.com/food/ci_4073348> at 28 July 2006
InsideBayArea, Downloading whole albums becoming more popular (20 July 2007) <http://www.insidebayarea.com/food/ci_4073348> at 28 July 2006
Mashboxx/EMI - are they ever going to launch? - Snocap sick of waiting
Slyck.com, EMI Releases Catalog to…Mashboxx (28 July 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1253> at 29 July 2006
P2P Blog, Snocap starts selling MP3s through web widgets (24 July 2006) <http://www.p2p-blog.com/item-109.html> at 26 July 2006
IFPI - lies, lies and more lies:
IFPI, Piracy Report (28 July 2006) <http://www.ifpi.org/site-content/library/piracy-report2006.pdf> at 28 July 2006
MichaelGeist, Setting the IFPI Record Straight (28 July 2006) <http://michaelgeist.ca/component/option,com_content/task,view/id,1337/Itemid,85/nsub,/> at 28 July 2006
Kazaa gets what it always wanted - RIAA/ARIA/MPAA call it a victory - now around $300 million from all file sharing lawsuits - how much for the artists - none:
MIPI Media Release, Australian Recording Industry Announces Historic Global Pay-Out From Kazaa (27 July 2006) <http://www.mipi.com.au/documents/kazaa27072006.pdf> at 28 July 2006
IFPI, KAZAA settles with record industry and goes legitimate (27 July 2006) <http://www.ifpi.org/site-content/press/20060727.html> at 28 July 2006
Digital Music News, Kazaa, Recording Industry Settle, $115 Million Agreement (28 July 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#072806kazaa> at 28 July 2006
CNet News, With settlement, Kazaa casts off its pirate garb (27 July 2006) <http://news.com.com/With+settlement%2C+Kazaa+casts+off+its+pirate+garb/2100-1027_3-6099064.html> at 28 July 2006
BBC News, Kazaa site becomes legal service (27 July 2006) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5220406.stm> at 28 July 2006
Seattle Post Intelligencer, 'Kazaa' makers settle piracy lawsuits (27 July 2006) <http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700AP_Downloading_Music.html?source=mypi> at 28 July 2006
Wired News (Blogs), RIAA Gets $115 Million from Kazaa (28 July 2006) <http://blog.wired.com/music/index.blog?entry_id=1528691> at 28 July 2006
ABC News, Kazaa settles Internet piracy lawsuits (28 July 2006) <http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200607/s1699109.htm> at 28 July 2006
Sydney Morning Herald, Kazaa capitulates, settles piracy case (28 July 2006) <http://www.smh.com.au/news/digital-music/kazaa-capitulates-settles-piracy-case/2006/07/27/1153816326515.html> at 28 July 2006
Slyck, Kazaa Settles With Entertainment Industry (27 July 2006) http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1250> at 28 July 2006
p2pnet.net, Kazaa, MPAA alliance (27 July 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9460> at 28 July 2006
Had RIAA already been using Kazaa to get songs to radio stations?
p2pnet.net, New RIAA promo tool: Kazaa (26 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9459#comments> at 27 July 2006
Altnet blinded by the light:
IFPI, Altnet Anti Piracy – Vision Statement (27 July 2006) <http://www.ifpi.org/site-content/library/altnet-anti-piracy-vision-statement.pdf> at 28 July 2006
Things not looking great for Morpheus:
Digital Music News, StreamCast Falters in District Court Challenge (19 july 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#071906streamcast> at 19 July 2006
Canada.com, Evidence favours entertainment firms in file-sharing case: judge (18 July 2006) <http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/news/gizmos/story.html?id=3dba0b05-9471-47ba-9d32-c9a536ed32ae&k=77333> at 19 July 2006
Japan's filerouge (sorry its an old story - this is just for my reference):
Recording Industry Association of Japan, File-sharing service company was ordered to pay 37 million Japanese yen; Tokyo District Court decided the damages (17 December 2003) <http://www.riaj.or.jp/e/whatsnew/20031217.html> at 27 July 2006
Pirating Pirates makes Pirates Treasure:
Slyck, Pirates Top Charts (24 July 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1248> at 27 July 2006
MS Zune to squash other playsforsure stores (DRM of course does not create market impediments):
Digital Music News, Zune Fallout Begins: PlaysForSure Getting Played? (24 July 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#072406plays> at 26 July 2006
The Techonology Liberation Front, Against Platform Monopoly: Demand Inefficiencies (20 July 2006) <http://www.techliberation.com/archives/040243.php> at 26 July 2006
Napster on owning nothing being a good thing:
The Register, Stoic Napster troubled by Grecian formula (19 July 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/19/stoic_napster_fall_emusic_rise/> at 22 July 2006
US Universities experience poor uptake of paid services:
Freedom To Tinker, University-Purchased Music Services a Bust (7 July 2006) <http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1038> at 14 July 2006
The Long Tail in Canada:
p2pnet.net, The Long Tail tale (24 July 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9437> at 25 July 2006
Yahoo delivers first DRM free track - for commerical reasons - not cos of consumers:
Digital Music News, Yahoo Music Delivers Jessica Simpson MP3 Download (20 July 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#072006mp3> at 22 July 2006
CNet News, Yahoo sells Jessica Simpson single sans DRM (20 July 2006)
<http://news.com.com/Yahoo+sells+Jessica+Simpson+single+sans+DRM/2100-1025_3-6096350.html> at 29 July 2006
p2pnet.net, BMG 'No DRM' download (21 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9415#comments> at 22 July 2006
The Not So Daily Me, Yahoo! Music to offer unrestricted MP3s? (8 July 2006) <http://hansmast.com/index.php?title=yahoo_music_to_offer_unrestricted_mp3s&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1> at 19 July 2006
More opensource DRM - still barking up the wrong tree:
p2pnet.net, More 'open source' DRM (12 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9416> at 22 July 2006
UK court okays allofMP3 case:
BBC, BPI gets go-ahead to sue MP3 site (3 July 2006) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5140788.stm> at 4 July 2006
World War 3 in the Middle East still not enough to stop cartels seeking international support:
Digital Music News, G8 Leaders Address Piracy Protection, BPI Chases AllofMP3 (18 July 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#071806g8> at 19 July 2006
BBC News, G8 group piracy pledge welcomed (17 July 2006) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5189092.stm> at 19 July 2006
MPAA corrupting boyscouts to dob on file sharers - acknowledging police have better things to do?
p2pnet.net, MPAA Boy Scout Spies (18 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9385> at 19 July 2006
International Coordination of Pirate Parties:
p2pnet.net, Pirate Parties International <http://p2pnet.net/story/9386> at 19 July 2006
p2pnet.net, Pirates of the world, Unite! (12 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9330> at 13 July 2006
p2pnet.net, French Pirate Party launch (5 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9268> 6 July 2006
UK mp3 players have mostly illegal content:
PC Pro, File-sharing fills the nation's MP3 players (13 July 2006) <http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/90240/filesharing-fills-the-nations-mp3-players.html> at 28 July 2006
UK indies on the right track with levies proposal but ISPs should not collect the funds:
CNet.co.uk, ISPs reject calls for music tariffs (17 July 2006 <http://news.cnet.co.uk/software/0,39029694,49282048,00.htm> at 18 July 2006
Out-Law News, Music industry proposes 'ISP tax' (14 July 2006) <http://www.out-law.com/page-7104> at 15 July 2006
The Register, Indies, songwriters want jaw jaw with ISPs, Not war war (14 July 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/14/vrr_isps/> at 15 July 2006
UK ISPs fight discloure requests:
Pro PC, ISPs slam attempts to reveal alleged file sharers (17 July 2006) <http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/90293/isps-slam-attempts-to-reveal-alleged-file-sharers.html> at 18 July 2006
p2pnet.net, Big Music angers UK ISPs (17 July 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9373> at 18 July 2006
p2pnet.net, Tiscali tells Hollywood to poke it (12 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9323> at 13 July 2006
Yahoo News UK, Tiscali snubs music industry demand for names (11 July 2006)<http://uk.news.yahoo.com/11072006/80-91/tiscali-snubs-music-industry-demand-names.html> at 13 July 2006
Yahoo News UK, Internet providers urged to lock out file-sharers (10 July 2006)<http://uk.news.yahoo.com/10072006/80-91/internet-providers-urged-lock-file-sharers.html> at 13 July 2006
Netherlands reitterates MediaSentry evidence not good enough:
p2pnet.net, New MediaSentry failure (14 July 2006)<http://p2pnet.net/story/9356> at 15 July 2006
The Register, File-swappers' identities protected by Dutch court Privacy laws (14 July 2006)<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/14/fileswappers_protected/> at 15 July 2006
Dutch parliament opposes criminal file sharing sanctions for EU:
Heise Online, Dutch parliament opposes criminalization of violations of intellectual property across the EU (2 July 2006) <http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/74989> at 13 July 2006
Industry asks EU to cut copyright fees:
The Register, Industries lobby EU Commission to cut copyright fees (4 July 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/04/industries_propose_copyright_fee_slash/> at 6 July 2006
Columbia Criminalsies DRM circumvention:
Pro PC, Colombia criminalises DRM cracking (17 July 2006) <http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/90290/columbia-criminalises-drm-cracking.html> at 18 July 2006
Customers/Criminals - whats the difference?
p2pnet.net/Los Angeles Times, Not all consumers are bootleggers (12 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9317> at 13 July 2006
Jailing software developers - the natural step - along with gun manufacturers, car producers, heck why not string makers:
p2pnet.net, Winny author should be jailed (4 July 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9254> at 5 July 2006
Digital sales are up? But, are they anywhere near 20 billion (free) downloads a year - no!
CNet News/Reuters, Digital-music sales on a crescendo (6 July 2006)<http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6091069.html> at 13 July 2006
China's epeezer re-emerges in legal format:
J. Ho, 'Ezpeer is making sweet music -- and now it's legal' Taipei Times, 30 June 2006, pg 12<http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2006/06/30/2003316512> at 2 July 2006
Yahoo China to face the music:
Bloomberg.com, Yahoo China to Be Sued by Music Labels Including EMI, Universal (3 July 2006)http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aw48FZhkY_Sk&refer=asia> at 5 July 2006
Saturday, July 01, 2006
The Grateful Dead's Success Was An Abomination Against Nature
Morpheus, phase...5?
p2pnet.net, p2pnet talks to Michael Weiss (27 June 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9195> at 29 June 2006
LimeWire most popular it seems:
Slyck, LimeWire Regains Top Download.com Position (27 June 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1235> at 28 June 2006
Community effort to keep WinMX going:
Slyck.com, Patching WinMX (8 June 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1214> at 11 June 2006
Tiscali kills licensed p2p:
Digital Music News, Tiscali Shutters Newly Launched, Legal P2P Service (7 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/#060806tiscali> at 8 June 2006
Qtrax signs EMI:
Digital Music News, EMI Licenses Emerging, Ad-Supported P2P Experiment (5 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#060506qtrax> at 6 June 2006
RIAA suing in your town now:
Slyck.com, RIAA Shifts Lawsuit Strategy (28 June 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1237> at 29 June 2006
Digital Music News, RIAA Pushes Local Lawsuits, Possible Strategy Shift (26 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#062506riaa> at 28 June 2006
Digital Music News, Rosen Rattles RIAA Strategy Once Again, Questions Lawsuits, DRM (5 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#060606riaa> at 6 June 2006
RIAA education:
Digital Music News, RIAA Taps i-Safe on Internet Awareness, Education Push (28 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/#062906isafe> at 29 June 2006
TorrentSpy names hacker:
CNet News.com, Torrentspy names alleged MPAA hacker (22 June 2006) <http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6087146.html> at 28 June 2006
IsoHunt still in the dog house:
p2pnet.net, MPAA targets IsoHunt's Fung (1 June 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8939> at 2 June 2006
USA denies it threated Sweden (you're on our list, wait your turn):
p2pnet.net, US denies Sweden file sharing threat (22 June 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9149> at 23 June 2006
Slyck, Sweden Pressured to take Pirate Bay Action (20 June 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1227> at 21 June 2006
The Local, US government behind Pirate Bay raid (2 June 2006)<http://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=3969&date=20060602> at 5 June 2006
Pirate Bay back & badder than ever:
Slyck.com, The Pirate Bay to Hollywood: “In Your Face!” (4 June 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1210> at 5 June 2006
Slyck.com The Pirate Bay Back Online (3 June 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1209> at 5 June 2006
Slyck.com, ThePirateBay Strikes Back (1 June 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1204> at 2 June 2006
Non Pirate Bay servers seized leads to legal action:
Digital Music News, Pirate Bay Takedown Sparks Lawsuits, More Drama (16 June 2006) > at 16 June 2006
Korean networks to attempt to filter:
p2pnet.net, Korea bans p2p file sharing (12 June 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9034> at 13 June 2006
The Rain in Spain:
Digital Music News, Spain Faces Continued Declines in CD, DVD Market (22 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/#062306spain> at 23 June 2006
Record labels profiting before artists:
ABC Arts Online, Hitting the Big Time in the Australian Rock Scene: 4 cents an hour if you're lucky (30 July 2003) <http://www.abc.net.au/arts/music/stories/s913325.htm> at 29 June 2006
The Register, How the digital revolution screwed songwriters. Twice. (3 March 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/03/songwriters_dmf/> at 8 June 2006
The criminalisation of education:
p2pnet.net, When is a pirate not a pirate? (22 June 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9137> at 23 June 2006
The failures of the French:
p2pnet.net, Stallman on French DRM bill (28 June 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9200> at 29 June 2006
The Register, France dilutes plans for iTunes law (26 June 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/26/france_dilutes_itunes_law/> at 28 June 2006
p2pnet.net, New French copyright law (22 June 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9133> 23 June 2006
Canadians against DRM:
p2pnet.net, Tech firms protest 'extreme' copyright (22 June 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9148> at 23 June 2006
Captain Copyright your ship is sinking:
Slyck.com, Reaction to Captain Copyright (1 June 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1207> at 9 June 2006
DRM destroying innovation, consumer rights, libraries:
The Wall Street Journal, 'DRM' Protects Downloads,But Does It Stifle Innovation? (20 June 2006) <http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB115047057428882434-O1s3mY1BJlMfrZFddOptZUM5plI_20070616.html?mod=rss_free> at 21 June 2006
Technocrat.net, Is DRM Just a Consumer Rights Issue? (6 June 2006)<http://technocrat.net/d/2006/6/6/4149> at 8 June 2006
p2pnet.net, British Library on DRM (8 June 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9002> at 9 June 2006
p2pnet.net, Consumers and DRM (5 June 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8966> at 6 June 2006
Weed DRM:
Digital Music News, Master P Taps Weed Distribution on Digital Pre-Release (7 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/#060706master> at 8 June 2006
Norway gives Apple until August to fix its terms of sale/DRM, other countries on board:
Digital Music News, Norwegian Regulators Extend Apple Response Deadline (16 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#061506norway> at 16 June 2006
Financial Times, Apple faces a new threat to iTunes music (9 June 2006)<http://news.ft.com/cms/s/6e41a6e4-f809-11da-9481-0000779e2340.html> at 11 June 2006
The Register, iTunes guilty of breaking Norwegian law (7 June 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/07/norway_rules_itunes_unfair/> at 8 June 2006
IFPI wasted its time in Germany - not file sharing drop - duh!:
p2pnet.net, IFPI German raids 'waste of time' (22 June 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9147> at 23 June 2006
p2pnet.net, File sharing in Germany (12 June 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9040> at 13 June 2006
File sharing in Japan increasing:
p2pnet.net, Winny useage increases (21 June 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9120> at 22 June 2006
Globally file sharing is flat... but so are online sales:
p2pnet.net, Downloads on the downturn (16 June 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9085> at 17 June 2006
Slyck.com, Weekly Digital Music Sales in Decline (16 June 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1222> at 17 June 2006
Slyck.com, P2P Population Continues Climb (14 June 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1220> at 15 June 2006
We're not winning against piracy - need to try harder, stronger laws:
socalTECH.com. Sony Exec: Music Industry Is Losing The Battle Against Piracy (8 June 2006)<http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0004233.html> at 15 June 2006
USA TODAY, RIAA chief says illegal song-sharing 'contained' (12 June 2006) <http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/services/2006-06-12-riaa_x.htm?POE=TECISVA> at 14 June 2006
p2pnet.net, The pirates are winning! (8 June 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9008> at 9 June 2006
Glickman v Barlow:
BBC.co.uk, Hollywood and the hackers (9 June 2006) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/5064170.stm> at 11 June 2006
TechDirt, MPAA: The Grateful Dead's Success Was An Abomination Against Nature (9 June 2006)<http://techdirt.com/articles/20060609/1126254.shtml> at 11 June 2006
SIRA to force publishers to license, but not to p2p:
CNET News, House panel OKs digital licensing bill (8 June 2006) <http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6081874.html> at 11 June 2006
The Register, RIAA, EFF unite to sabotage digital reform (7 June 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/07/another_effing_own_goal/> at 8 June 2006
Digital Music News, RIAA, DiMA, NMPA Express Unity on Copyright Reform Act (8 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#060906sira> at 9 June 2006
Digital Music News, Opponents Assail Copyright Reform Legislation (7 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/#060706sira> at 8 June 2006
Digital Music News, Congress Considers Section 115 Copyright Reform Act (6 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#060606sira> at 7 June 2006
G2P - could it face the same fate as the Dutch? Baidu can't see there being a problem...
Digital Music News, Google Hack Opens Web-Based MP3 Search Service (21 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#062106g2p> at 22 June 2006
The Register, Dutch MP3 search engine ruled illegal (19 June 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/19/mp3s_search_engine_closed/> at 21 June 2006
p2pnet.net, Zoekmp3.nl goes down (19 June 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9106> at 21 June 2006
p2pnet.net, Mp3search.nl 'wasn't defended' (21 June 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9128> at 22 June 2006
Slyck.com, Dutch Court Rules against MP3 Search Engine (16 June 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1223> at 17 June 2006
Digital Music News, Baidu Broadens MP3 Search Service, Offers Playlist Sharing (5 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#060506baidu> at 6 June 2006
The broadcast flag makes an ugly return:
p2pnet.net, Broadcast Flag flies again (28 June 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9202> at 29 June 2006
EMI/Warner consolidation - and then there were 3 (that controlled music):
Digital Music News, EMI Reportedly Planning BMG Music Publishing Acquisition Bid (27 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#062706emi> at 28 June 2006
EMI reaches into its pocket - this time pays fine - not radio stations:
Digital Music News, EMI, Attorney General Announce Payola Investigation Settlement (16 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#061606emi> at 16 June 2006
Sweden sees the light:
The Local, Sweden could scrap file-sharing ban (9th June 2006) <http://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=4024&date=20060609&PHPSESSID=c722abb471931643fb6bcebbf2ee8c2a> at 11 June 2006
The Local, Young voters back file sharing (8 June 2006)<http://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=4014&date=20060608> at 11 June 2006
The European Commission:
Copyright Levy Reform:- consultation on the application of levies for personal copyright rights <http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/copyright/levy_reform/index_en.htm> at 14 June 2006
Managemement of Copyright and Related Rights:- consultation on the introduction of an EU wide license for legitimate online music stores <http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/copyright/management/management_en.htm> at 14 June 2006
The Register, European Commission fears copyright levy for ISPs (13 June 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/13/euro_copy_levy/> at 14 June 2006
Lala - how trading an intangible product in a tangible form is legal:
CNet News/Reuters, New CD swap site to give back to artists (7 June 2006) <http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6081321.html> at 9 June 2006
The Pirate Party crosses the seas:
p2pnet.net, Pirate Party of America (8 June 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9010> at 9 June 2006
Britain to sue Russians - what international law? US trade pressure.
Digital Music News, British Labels Plan Legal Action Against AllofMP3 (7 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/#060706bpi> at 8 June 2006
p2pnet.net, US muscles AllofMP3.com (5 June 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8968> at 6 June 2006
p2pnet.net, p2pnet talks to Michael Weiss (27 June 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9195> at 29 June 2006
LimeWire most popular it seems:
Slyck, LimeWire Regains Top Download.com Position (27 June 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1235> at 28 June 2006
Community effort to keep WinMX going:
Slyck.com, Patching WinMX (8 June 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1214> at 11 June 2006
Tiscali kills licensed p2p:
Digital Music News, Tiscali Shutters Newly Launched, Legal P2P Service (7 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/#060806tiscali> at 8 June 2006
Qtrax signs EMI:
Digital Music News, EMI Licenses Emerging, Ad-Supported P2P Experiment (5 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#060506qtrax> at 6 June 2006
RIAA suing in your town now:
Slyck.com, RIAA Shifts Lawsuit Strategy (28 June 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1237> at 29 June 2006
Digital Music News, RIAA Pushes Local Lawsuits, Possible Strategy Shift (26 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#062506riaa> at 28 June 2006
Digital Music News, Rosen Rattles RIAA Strategy Once Again, Questions Lawsuits, DRM (5 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#060606riaa> at 6 June 2006
RIAA education:
Digital Music News, RIAA Taps i-Safe on Internet Awareness, Education Push (28 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/#062906isafe> at 29 June 2006
TorrentSpy names hacker:
CNet News.com, Torrentspy names alleged MPAA hacker (22 June 2006) <http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6087146.html> at 28 June 2006
IsoHunt still in the dog house:
p2pnet.net, MPAA targets IsoHunt's Fung (1 June 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8939> at 2 June 2006
USA denies it threated Sweden (you're on our list, wait your turn):
p2pnet.net, US denies Sweden file sharing threat (22 June 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9149> at 23 June 2006
Slyck, Sweden Pressured to take Pirate Bay Action (20 June 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1227> at 21 June 2006
The Local, US government behind Pirate Bay raid (2 June 2006)<http://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=3969&date=20060602> at 5 June 2006
Pirate Bay back & badder than ever:
Slyck.com, The Pirate Bay to Hollywood: “In Your Face!” (4 June 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1210> at 5 June 2006
Slyck.com The Pirate Bay Back Online (3 June 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1209> at 5 June 2006
Slyck.com, ThePirateBay Strikes Back (1 June 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1204> at 2 June 2006
Non Pirate Bay servers seized leads to legal action:
Digital Music News, Pirate Bay Takedown Sparks Lawsuits, More Drama (16 June 2006) > at 16 June 2006
Korean networks to attempt to filter:
p2pnet.net, Korea bans p2p file sharing (12 June 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9034> at 13 June 2006
The Rain in Spain:
Digital Music News, Spain Faces Continued Declines in CD, DVD Market (22 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/#062306spain> at 23 June 2006
Record labels profiting before artists:
ABC Arts Online, Hitting the Big Time in the Australian Rock Scene: 4 cents an hour if you're lucky (30 July 2003) <http://www.abc.net.au/arts/music/stories/s913325.htm> at 29 June 2006
The Register, How the digital revolution screwed songwriters. Twice. (3 March 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/03/songwriters_dmf/> at 8 June 2006
The criminalisation of education:
p2pnet.net, When is a pirate not a pirate? (22 June 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9137> at 23 June 2006
The failures of the French:
p2pnet.net, Stallman on French DRM bill (28 June 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9200> at 29 June 2006
The Register, France dilutes plans for iTunes law (26 June 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/26/france_dilutes_itunes_law/> at 28 June 2006
p2pnet.net, New French copyright law (22 June 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9133> 23 June 2006
Canadians against DRM:
p2pnet.net, Tech firms protest 'extreme' copyright (22 June 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9148> at 23 June 2006
Captain Copyright your ship is sinking:
Slyck.com, Reaction to Captain Copyright (1 June 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1207> at 9 June 2006
DRM destroying innovation, consumer rights, libraries:
The Wall Street Journal, 'DRM' Protects Downloads,But Does It Stifle Innovation? (20 June 2006) <http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB115047057428882434-O1s3mY1BJlMfrZFddOptZUM5plI_20070616.html?mod=rss_free> at 21 June 2006
Technocrat.net, Is DRM Just a Consumer Rights Issue? (6 June 2006)<http://technocrat.net/d/2006/6/6/4149> at 8 June 2006
p2pnet.net, British Library on DRM (8 June 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9002> at 9 June 2006
p2pnet.net, Consumers and DRM (5 June 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8966> at 6 June 2006
Weed DRM:
Digital Music News, Master P Taps Weed Distribution on Digital Pre-Release (7 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/#060706master> at 8 June 2006
Norway gives Apple until August to fix its terms of sale/DRM, other countries on board:
Digital Music News, Norwegian Regulators Extend Apple Response Deadline (16 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#061506norway> at 16 June 2006
Financial Times, Apple faces a new threat to iTunes music (9 June 2006)<http://news.ft.com/cms/s/6e41a6e4-f809-11da-9481-0000779e2340.html> at 11 June 2006
The Register, iTunes guilty of breaking Norwegian law (7 June 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/07/norway_rules_itunes_unfair/> at 8 June 2006
IFPI wasted its time in Germany - not file sharing drop - duh!:
p2pnet.net, IFPI German raids 'waste of time' (22 June 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9147> at 23 June 2006
p2pnet.net, File sharing in Germany (12 June 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9040> at 13 June 2006
File sharing in Japan increasing:
p2pnet.net, Winny useage increases (21 June 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9120> at 22 June 2006
Globally file sharing is flat... but so are online sales:
p2pnet.net, Downloads on the downturn (16 June 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9085> at 17 June 2006
Slyck.com, Weekly Digital Music Sales in Decline (16 June 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1222> at 17 June 2006
Slyck.com, P2P Population Continues Climb (14 June 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1220> at 15 June 2006
We're not winning against piracy - need to try harder, stronger laws:
socalTECH.com. Sony Exec: Music Industry Is Losing The Battle Against Piracy (8 June 2006)<http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0004233.html> at 15 June 2006
USA TODAY, RIAA chief says illegal song-sharing 'contained' (12 June 2006) <http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/services/2006-06-12-riaa_x.htm?POE=TECISVA> at 14 June 2006
p2pnet.net, The pirates are winning! (8 June 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9008> at 9 June 2006
Glickman v Barlow:
BBC.co.uk, Hollywood and the hackers (9 June 2006) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/5064170.stm> at 11 June 2006
TechDirt, MPAA: The Grateful Dead's Success Was An Abomination Against Nature (9 June 2006)<http://techdirt.com/articles/20060609/1126254.shtml> at 11 June 2006
SIRA to force publishers to license, but not to p2p:
CNET News, House panel OKs digital licensing bill (8 June 2006) <http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6081874.html> at 11 June 2006
The Register, RIAA, EFF unite to sabotage digital reform (7 June 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/07/another_effing_own_goal/> at 8 June 2006
Digital Music News, RIAA, DiMA, NMPA Express Unity on Copyright Reform Act (8 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#060906sira> at 9 June 2006
Digital Music News, Opponents Assail Copyright Reform Legislation (7 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/#060706sira> at 8 June 2006
Digital Music News, Congress Considers Section 115 Copyright Reform Act (6 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#060606sira> at 7 June 2006
G2P - could it face the same fate as the Dutch? Baidu can't see there being a problem...
Digital Music News, Google Hack Opens Web-Based MP3 Search Service (21 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#062106g2p> at 22 June 2006
The Register, Dutch MP3 search engine ruled illegal (19 June 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/19/mp3s_search_engine_closed/> at 21 June 2006
p2pnet.net, Zoekmp3.nl goes down (19 June 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9106> at 21 June 2006
p2pnet.net, Mp3search.nl 'wasn't defended' (21 June 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9128> at 22 June 2006
Slyck.com, Dutch Court Rules against MP3 Search Engine (16 June 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1223> at 17 June 2006
Digital Music News, Baidu Broadens MP3 Search Service, Offers Playlist Sharing (5 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#060506baidu> at 6 June 2006
The broadcast flag makes an ugly return:
p2pnet.net, Broadcast Flag flies again (28 June 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9202> at 29 June 2006
EMI/Warner consolidation - and then there were 3 (that controlled music):
Digital Music News, EMI Reportedly Planning BMG Music Publishing Acquisition Bid (27 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#062706emi> at 28 June 2006
EMI reaches into its pocket - this time pays fine - not radio stations:
Digital Music News, EMI, Attorney General Announce Payola Investigation Settlement (16 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#061606emi> at 16 June 2006
Sweden sees the light:
The Local, Sweden could scrap file-sharing ban (9th June 2006) <http://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=4024&date=20060609&PHPSESSID=c722abb471931643fb6bcebbf2ee8c2a> at 11 June 2006
The Local, Young voters back file sharing (8 June 2006)<http://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=4014&date=20060608> at 11 June 2006
The European Commission:
Copyright Levy Reform:- consultation on the application of levies for personal copyright rights <http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/copyright/levy_reform/index_en.htm> at 14 June 2006
Managemement of Copyright and Related Rights:- consultation on the introduction of an EU wide license for legitimate online music stores <http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/copyright/management/management_en.htm> at 14 June 2006
The Register, European Commission fears copyright levy for ISPs (13 June 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/13/euro_copy_levy/> at 14 June 2006
Lala - how trading an intangible product in a tangible form is legal:
CNet News/Reuters, New CD swap site to give back to artists (7 June 2006) <http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6081321.html> at 9 June 2006
The Pirate Party crosses the seas:
p2pnet.net, Pirate Party of America (8 June 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/9010> at 9 June 2006
Britain to sue Russians - what international law? US trade pressure.
Digital Music News, British Labels Plan Legal Action Against AllofMP3 (7 June 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/#060706bpi> at 8 June 2006
p2pnet.net, US muscles AllofMP3.com (5 June 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8968> at 6 June 2006
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Sorry.... been busy....
The Priate Bay is raided despite doing nothing illegal:
CNet News/Reuters, Swedish police shut Web site in music piracy raid (31 May 2006) <http://news.com.com/Swedish+police+shut+Web+site+in+music+piracy+raid/2100-1030_3-6078588.html?tag=nefd.top> at 1 June 2006
Wired News, Storm Hits the Pirate Bay (31 May 2006) <http://www.wired.com/news/politics/intellectualproperty/0,71036-0.html?tw=wn_index_3> at 1 June 2006
Digital Music News, Motion Picture Industry Touts Shutdown of Pirate Bay (31 May 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#060106pirate> at 1 June 2006
p2pnet.net, Police raid ThePirateBay (31 May 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8916> at 1 June 2006
Geist deconstructs another report to show Canadian music not suffering from p2p:
M Geist, Sound Numbers (25 May 2006) <http://www.michaelgeist.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1265> at 1 June 2006
3,500 Criminal Prosecutions in Germany- money goes to artists NOT!:
The Register, Are 3500 German eDonkey file sharers really facing criminal prosecution? (24 May 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/24/german_raids_on_filesharers/> at 30 May 2006
Yahoo News - UK, German file-sharers hit with criminal charges (23 May 2006) <http://uk.news.yahoo.com/23052006/80-91/german-file-sharers-hit-criminal-charges.html> at 24 May 2006
TorrentSpy says TAKE THAT!:
Digital Music News, TorrentSpy Sues MPAA, Alleges Illegal Espionage (29 May 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/#052606torrent> at 30 May 2006
Record Labels colluded to exclude Napster - duh!:
Digital Music News, Department of Justice Eyeing Napster Collusion Charges (31 May 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#060106anti> at 1 June 2006
Record Labels collded to fix download prices -duh!:
Wall Street Journal, Warner Music Faces Lawsuits On Pricing of Digital Downloads (5 May 2006) <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114682777710844792.html?> at 9 May 2006
Record Labels bribed radio stations - duh!:
Digital Music News, Universal Music Settles Spitzer Payola Probe, $12 Million (16 May 2006)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#051206spitzer> at 16 May 2006
China p2pers face fines - money goes to artists NOT!:
China Knowledge, China to fine Internet pirates (30 May 2006) <http://www.chinaknowledge.com/news-detail.aspx?id=3213> at 31 May 2006
p2pnet.net, China's new copyright rules (30 May 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8905> at 31 May 2006
Malaysia to set up piracy court - money goes to artists NOT!:
Myadsl.co.za, Malaysia to set up anti-piracy court (23 May 2006)<http://www.mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m=show&id=2884> at 24 May 2006
How the whole sorry USA circus works:
Recording Industry v The People, How the RIAA Litigation Process Works (23 May 2006) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/> at 31 May 2006
Judge (song composer) refuses to consider arguments on failing to disseminate:
p2pnet.net, 'A dark moment for our country' (30 May 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8906> at 31 May 2006
Recording Industry v The People, Transcript obtained in Warner v. Does 1-149 (26 May 2006) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/> at 31 May 2006
Australia to make copyright changes - mixed bag - DRM proves too hard:
Attorney General Philip Ruddock MP Media Release 088/2006, Major Copyright Reforms Strike Balance (14 May 2006) <http://www.ag.gov.au/agd/WWW/MinisterRuddockHome.nsf/Page/Media_Releases_2006_Second_Quarter_14_May_2006_-_Major_Copyright_Reforms_Strike_Balace_-_0882006> at 15 May 2006
The Courier Mail, Pirates risk stiffer penalties (24 May 2006) <http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/story/0,20797,19238972-7642,00.html> 25 May 2006
p2pnet.net, Devil in the detail (18 May 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8817> at 20 May 2006
Stupidity of recording industry f*cks up you peoples lives way into the future (something to be proud of NOT!):
Slyck.com, Can File-Sharing Impact Future Employment? (11 May 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1184> at 18 May 2006
Independent publishers sue for copyright infringement - even the legal services can't get it right:
p2pnet, iTunes in indie class action (17 May 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8803> at 18 May 2006
Digital Music News, Independent Music Publishers Target Online Music Stores (17 May 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#051706pub> at 18 May 2006
Billboard, Publishers File Suit Against Digital Services (16 May 2006) id=LhEHZ1KhzMv1HVAZQ3MkX0P0lMH4aCfEqkU377SeWug
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GcPIuYNAj31Ie%2BOz6V0HAkvXV0RmnVj0e4amIbAgoDC
Rg%3D%3D> at 18 May 2006
La la grows steam but could this be the death of the first sale doctrine?
Digital Music News, CD Swapping Service Gathers Steam, Stirs Controversy (17 May 2006)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#051706lala> at 18 May 2006
New closed p2p network:
Digital Music News, Private P2P Pando Grabs $7 Million, Second Round (17 May 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#051606pando> at 18 May 2006
How to lose money on mass:
Digital Music News, Napster Boosts Annual Revenues, Losses Widen (17 May 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#051806napster> at 18 May 2006
EMI makes up some ground:
Digital Music News, EMI Profits Increase Sharply, Superstar Releases Power Gains (23 May 2006)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#052306emi> at 24 May 2006
Brits rips CDs despite illegality - duh!:
Telegraph, Legalise personal music copying, says BPI (7 May 2006) <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2006/05/07/cnbpi07.xml&menuId=242&sSheet=/money/2006/05/07/ixcitytop.html> at 12 May 2006
The Register, Poll: 55% break copyright law (12 May 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/12/ncc_copyright_poll/> at 15 May 2006
ISPs in the firing line:
p2pnet.net, Big Music targets ISPs (Friday 12th May 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8773> at 15 May 2006
TimesOnline, Music body attacks ISPs (9 May 2006) <http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,200-2172761,00.html> at 11 May 2006
Russian site steals from those that steal from artists:
p2pnet.net, AllofMP3.com thrashes Napster (13 May 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8781> at 15 May 2006
Spanish P2P network:
Slyck, Manolito Strikes Back (10 May 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1182> at 11 May 2006
BitTorrent sells out:
CNetNews.com, BitTorrent inks studio distribution deal (8 May 2006) <http://news.com.com/2100-1026_3-6070004.html> at 10 May 2006
Sony - we dont like you - get the message?
TechDirt, Sony Finally Recognizes That No One Is Going To Go With ATRAC (10 May 2006)<http://techdirt.com/articles/20060510/1931216.shtml> at 11 May 2006
More on French government being bought by iTunes:
Silicon Valley, French copyright bill could include loophole for iTunes (9 May 2006) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/14537868.htm> at 11 May 2006
CNet News/Reuters, Swedish police shut Web site in music piracy raid (31 May 2006) <http://news.com.com/Swedish+police+shut+Web+site+in+music+piracy+raid/2100-1030_3-6078588.html?tag=nefd.top> at 1 June 2006
Wired News, Storm Hits the Pirate Bay (31 May 2006) <http://www.wired.com/news/politics/intellectualproperty/0,71036-0.html?tw=wn_index_3> at 1 June 2006
Digital Music News, Motion Picture Industry Touts Shutdown of Pirate Bay (31 May 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#060106pirate> at 1 June 2006
p2pnet.net, Police raid ThePirateBay (31 May 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8916> at 1 June 2006
Geist deconstructs another report to show Canadian music not suffering from p2p:
M Geist, Sound Numbers (25 May 2006) <http://www.michaelgeist.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1265> at 1 June 2006
3,500 Criminal Prosecutions in Germany- money goes to artists NOT!:
The Register, Are 3500 German eDonkey file sharers really facing criminal prosecution? (24 May 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/24/german_raids_on_filesharers/> at 30 May 2006
Yahoo News - UK, German file-sharers hit with criminal charges (23 May 2006) <http://uk.news.yahoo.com/23052006/80-91/german-file-sharers-hit-criminal-charges.html> at 24 May 2006
TorrentSpy says TAKE THAT!:
Digital Music News, TorrentSpy Sues MPAA, Alleges Illegal Espionage (29 May 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/#052606torrent> at 30 May 2006
Record Labels colluded to exclude Napster - duh!:
Digital Music News, Department of Justice Eyeing Napster Collusion Charges (31 May 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#060106anti> at 1 June 2006
Record Labels collded to fix download prices -duh!:
Wall Street Journal, Warner Music Faces Lawsuits On Pricing of Digital Downloads (5 May 2006) <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114682777710844792.html?> at 9 May 2006
Record Labels bribed radio stations - duh!:
Digital Music News, Universal Music Settles Spitzer Payola Probe, $12 Million (16 May 2006)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#051206spitzer> at 16 May 2006
China p2pers face fines - money goes to artists NOT!:
China Knowledge, China to fine Internet pirates (30 May 2006) <http://www.chinaknowledge.com/news-detail.aspx?id=3213> at 31 May 2006
p2pnet.net, China's new copyright rules (30 May 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8905> at 31 May 2006
Malaysia to set up piracy court - money goes to artists NOT!:
Myadsl.co.za, Malaysia to set up anti-piracy court (23 May 2006)<http://www.mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m=show&id=2884> at 24 May 2006
How the whole sorry USA circus works:
Recording Industry v The People, How the RIAA Litigation Process Works (23 May 2006) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/> at 31 May 2006
Judge (song composer) refuses to consider arguments on failing to disseminate:
p2pnet.net, 'A dark moment for our country' (30 May 2006) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8906> at 31 May 2006
Recording Industry v The People, Transcript obtained in Warner v. Does 1-149 (26 May 2006) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/> at 31 May 2006
Australia to make copyright changes - mixed bag - DRM proves too hard:
Attorney General Philip Ruddock MP Media Release 088/2006, Major Copyright Reforms Strike Balance (14 May 2006) <http://www.ag.gov.au/agd/WWW/MinisterRuddockHome.nsf/Page/Media_Releases_2006_Second_Quarter_14_May_2006_-_Major_Copyright_Reforms_Strike_Balace_-_0882006> at 15 May 2006
The Courier Mail, Pirates risk stiffer penalties (24 May 2006) <http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/story/0,20797,19238972-7642,00.html> 25 May 2006
p2pnet.net, Devil in the detail (18 May 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8817> at 20 May 2006
Stupidity of recording industry f*cks up you peoples lives way into the future (something to be proud of NOT!):
Slyck.com, Can File-Sharing Impact Future Employment? (11 May 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1184> at 18 May 2006
Independent publishers sue for copyright infringement - even the legal services can't get it right:
p2pnet, iTunes in indie class action (17 May 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8803> at 18 May 2006
Digital Music News, Independent Music Publishers Target Online Music Stores (17 May 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#051706pub> at 18 May 2006
Billboard, Publishers File Suit Against Digital Services (16 May 2006)
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fNogLj3zNpotYd1e6104BjBHSMUyy8otPCCuLcX29BkOKlh
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GcPIuYNAj31Ie%2BOz6V0HAkvXV0RmnVj0e4amIbAgoDC
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La la grows steam but could this be the death of the first sale doctrine?
Digital Music News, CD Swapping Service Gathers Steam, Stirs Controversy (17 May 2006)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#051706lala> at 18 May 2006
New closed p2p network:
Digital Music News, Private P2P Pando Grabs $7 Million, Second Round (17 May 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#051606pando> at 18 May 2006
How to lose money on mass:
Digital Music News, Napster Boosts Annual Revenues, Losses Widen (17 May 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#051806napster> at 18 May 2006
EMI makes up some ground:
Digital Music News, EMI Profits Increase Sharply, Superstar Releases Power Gains (23 May 2006)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#052306emi> at 24 May 2006
Brits rips CDs despite illegality - duh!:
Telegraph, Legalise personal music copying, says BPI (7 May 2006) <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2006/05/07/cnbpi07.xml&menuId=242&sSheet=/money/2006/05/07/ixcitytop.html> at 12 May 2006
The Register, Poll: 55% break copyright law (12 May 2006) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/12/ncc_copyright_poll/> at 15 May 2006
ISPs in the firing line:
p2pnet.net, Big Music targets ISPs (Friday 12th May 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8773> at 15 May 2006
TimesOnline, Music body attacks ISPs (9 May 2006) <http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,200-2172761,00.html> at 11 May 2006
Russian site steals from those that steal from artists:
p2pnet.net, AllofMP3.com thrashes Napster (13 May 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8781> at 15 May 2006
Spanish P2P network:
Slyck, Manolito Strikes Back (10 May 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1182> at 11 May 2006
BitTorrent sells out:
CNetNews.com, BitTorrent inks studio distribution deal (8 May 2006) <http://news.com.com/2100-1026_3-6070004.html> at 10 May 2006
Sony - we dont like you - get the message?
TechDirt, Sony Finally Recognizes That No One Is Going To Go With ATRAC (10 May 2006)<http://techdirt.com/articles/20060510/1931216.shtml> at 11 May 2006
More on French government being bought by iTunes:
Silicon Valley, French copyright bill could include loophole for iTunes (9 May 2006) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/14537868.htm> at 11 May 2006
Friday, May 05, 2006
What - you can make money out of p2p?
BearShare bites the dust:
The Wall Street Journal, Sharing Firm Settles Music Case (5 May 2006) <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114678807401044401.html?> at 6 May 2006
Slyk, BearShare Settles for $30 Million (5 May 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1176> at 6 May 2006
Streamcast abandons settlement talks with RIAA - will fight to the death:
Siliconvalley, File-swapping firm quits talks, will fight copyright case in court (7 April 2006)<http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/14290382.htm> at 11 April 2006
Kazaa's Nikki Hemming on where the money is:
M. Cordert 'CEO of Company That Owns Kazaa in Court' Washington Post/The Associated Press 27 April 2006 <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/27/AR2006042702246.html> at 29 April 2006
Music is like water and the leaks are from within:
CNetNews.com/Reuters, Red Hot Chili Peppers angered by Net leak (4 May 2006) <http://news.com.com/2100-1026_3-6068475.html> at 6 May 2006
Personal jurisdiction considered in individual file sharing case:
CopyBites, Personal Jurisdiction and File-sharing (23 April 2006) <http://www.copybites.com/2006/04/personal_jurisd.html> at 27 April 2006
Case against Chan child dismissed on a technecality - good news for her but no precedent to help anyone else:
p2pnet.net, RIAA Chan case dismissal (21 April 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8603> at 24 April 2006
Lindsay Duty loses dismissal claim against RIAA:
CopyBites, RIAA Wins Round One in P2P End-User Lawsuit (19 April 2006) <http://www.copybites.com/2006/04/riaa_wins_round.html> at 21 April 2006
Another 235 individual law suits - surprised not 750 as has been regular number other months:
Slyck News, RIAA Files 235 More Lawsuits (22 April 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1158> at 24 April 2006
The fiction that is the loss due to file sharing:
Guardian Unlimited, Has file sharing cost the music industry 1.1bn over 3 years? (April 2006)<http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1752260,00.html> at 19 April 2006
Spain targets file sharing networks:
p2pnet.net, Spanish p2p busts (10 April 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8471> at 11 April 2006
France abandons plans to save the world- again:
CNET News.com, France backs down on iTunes DRM stance (2 May 2006) <http://news.com.com/France+backs+down+on+iTunes+DRM+stance/2100-1027_3-6067585.html?tag=nl> at 2 May 2006
Boing Boing, French DRM law gets ugly - protest May 7/2PM Place de la Bastille (28 April 2006) <http://www.boingboing.net/2006/04/28/french_drm_law_gets_.html> at 29 April 2006
p2pnet.net , Apple and France's iTunes Revolution (27 April 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8659> at 28 April 2006
Apple stays put on 0.99c downloads:
CNET News.com, Apple, labels stick with 99 cents per iTunes song (1 May 2006) <http://news.com.com/2100-1026_3-6067193.html> at 2 May 2006
Naspter experiements with ad supported 5 free listens - USA customers only:
USA TODAY, Napster's back to basics: Free tunes (1 May 2006) <http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2006-04-30-napster-free_x.htm> at 2 May 2006
Coca Cola gets the point of advertising on p2p sites:
Digital Music News, Coca-Cola Goes Brand-Building, Taps Music, P2P Networks (10April 2006)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#041006coke> at 11 April 2006
Yahoo boss on DRM is crap argument again:
Digital Music News, DRM Debates Continue, Yahoo Music Chief Rattles Cage (2 May 2006)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#050306drm> at 3 May 2006
DMCA2 - harsher laws that still wont work:
Freedom to Tinker, U.S. Copyright May Get Harsher and Broader 25 April 2006 <http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1009> at 27 April 2006
CNET News.com Congress readies broad new digital copyright bill (23 April 2006) <http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6064016.html. at 27 April 2006
Record labels price fixing - surprise surprise:
CNET News.com/Reuters, Judge orders record labels to turn over documents (23 April 2006)<http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6064055.html> at 27 April 2006
Canadian musician heavy weights abandon CRIA - which is these days known as RIA:
The Canadian Music Creators Coalition, Media Advisory – Launch of A New Voice (26 April 2006) <http://www.musiccreators.ca/docs/Press_Release-April_26.pdf> at 27 April 2006
Fans still prefer CDs over digital downloads:
PC Pro, Net-connected music fans prefer CDs (19 April 2006) <http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/86165/netconnected-music-fans-prefer-cds.html> at 21 April 2006
The Wall Street Journal, Sharing Firm Settles Music Case (5 May 2006) <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114678807401044401.html?> at 6 May 2006
Slyk, BearShare Settles for $30 Million (5 May 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1176> at 6 May 2006
Streamcast abandons settlement talks with RIAA - will fight to the death:
Siliconvalley, File-swapping firm quits talks, will fight copyright case in court (7 April 2006)<
Kazaa's Nikki Hemming on where the money is:
M. Cordert 'CEO of Company That Owns Kazaa in Court' Washington Post/The Associated Press 27 April 2006 <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/27/AR2006042702246.html> at 29 April 2006
Music is like water and the leaks are from within:
CNetNews.com/Reuters, Red Hot Chili Peppers angered by Net leak (4 May 2006) <http://news.com.com/2100-1026_3-6068475.html> at 6 May 2006
Personal jurisdiction considered in individual file sharing case:
CopyBites, Personal Jurisdiction and File-sharing (23 April 2006) <http://www.copybites.com/2006/04/personal_jurisd.html> at 27 April 2006
Case against Chan child dismissed on a technecality - good news for her but no precedent to help anyone else:
p2pnet.net, RIAA Chan case dismissal (21 April 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8603> at 24 April 2006
Lindsay Duty loses dismissal claim against RIAA:
CopyBites, RIAA Wins Round One in P2P End-User Lawsuit (19 April 2006) <http://www.copybites.com/2006/04/riaa_wins_round.html> at 21 April 2006
Another 235 individual law suits - surprised not 750 as has been regular number other months:
Slyck News, RIAA Files 235 More Lawsuits (22 April 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1158> at 24 April 2006
The fiction that is the loss due to file sharing:
Guardian Unlimited, Has file sharing cost the music industry 1.1bn over 3 years? (April 2006)<http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1752260,00.html> at 19 April 2006
Spain targets file sharing networks:
p2pnet.net, Spanish p2p busts (10 April 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8471> at 11 April 2006
France abandons plans to save the world- again:
CNET News.com, France backs down on iTunes DRM stance (2 May 2006) <http://news.com.com/France+backs+down+on+iTunes+DRM+stance/2100-1027_3-6067585.html?tag=nl> at 2 May 2006
Boing Boing, French DRM law gets ugly - protest May 7/2PM Place de la Bastille (28 April 2006) <http://www.boingboing.net/2006/04/28/french_drm_law_gets_.html> at 29 April 2006
p2pnet.net , Apple and France's iTunes Revolution (27 April 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8659> at 28 April 2006
Apple stays put on 0.99c downloads:
CNET News.com, Apple, labels stick with 99 cents per iTunes song (1 May 2006) <http://news.com.com/2100-1026_3-6067193.html> at 2 May 2006
Naspter experiements with ad supported 5 free listens - USA customers only:
USA TODAY, Napster's back to basics: Free tunes (1 May 2006) <http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2006-04-30-napster-free_x.htm> at 2 May 2006
Coca Cola gets the point of advertising on p2p sites:
Digital Music News, Coca-Cola Goes Brand-Building, Taps Music, P2P Networks (10April 2006)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#041006coke> at 11 April 2006
Yahoo boss on DRM is crap argument again:
Digital Music News, DRM Debates Continue, Yahoo Music Chief Rattles Cage (2 May 2006)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#050306drm> at 3 May 2006
DMCA2 - harsher laws that still wont work:
Freedom to Tinker, U.S. Copyright May Get Harsher and Broader 25 April 2006 <http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1009> at 27 April 2006
CNET News.com Congress readies broad new digital copyright bill (23 April 2006) <http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6064016.html. at 27 April 2006
Record labels price fixing - surprise surprise:
CNET News.com/Reuters, Judge orders record labels to turn over documents (23 April 2006)<http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6064055.html> at 27 April 2006
Canadian musician heavy weights abandon CRIA - which is these days known as RIA:
The Canadian Music Creators Coalition, Media Advisory – Launch of A New Voice (26 April 2006) <http://www.musiccreators.ca/docs/Press_Release-April_26.pdf> at 27 April 2006
Fans still prefer CDs over digital downloads:
PC Pro, Net-connected music fans prefer CDs (19 April 2006) <http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/86165/netconnected-music-fans-prefer-cds.html> at 21 April 2006
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