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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

EMI - enhancing my indignation; extracting maximum income; exploiting musicians indefinitely

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

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

p2pnet.net, Ohio U No 1 on RIAA p2p chart (23 February 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11424> at 26 February 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Steps Up University Anti-Piracy Campaign (21 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022107riaa> at 23 Febraury 2007

Slyck, RIAA Turns up the College Heat (21 February 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1410.html> at 22 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Mizzou shuts down file sharing (7 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11255?PHPSESSID=4100b275b9a69e1fee55598fe403908b> at 8 February 2007

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

Digital Music News, RIAA Offers ISPs Pre-Lawsuit Settlement Option (14 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/021706riaa/view> at 16 February 2007

EFFector, RIAA to ISPs: Help Us Sue Your Customers Better (21 February 2007) <http://www.eff.org/effector/20/08.php> at 26 February 2007

Digital Music News, RIAA Offers ISPs Pre-Lawsuit Settlement Option (14 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/021706riaa> at 21 February 2007

TechDirt, RIAA Tries To Make Deals With ISPs To Hound Customers Into Settling Earlier (13 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070213/123451.shtml> at 16 February 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA 'extortion' letter to ISPs (13 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11317> at 15 February 2007

p2pnet.net, 'ISPs don't work for the RIAA' (14 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11327> at 15 February 2007

TechDirt, RIAA Tries To Make Deals With ISPs To Hound Customers Into Settling Earlier (13 February 2007) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20070213/123451.shtml> at 14 February 2007

ArsTechnia, Leaked letter shows RIAA pressuring ISPs, planning discounts for early settlements (13 February 2007) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070213-8832.html> at 14 February 2007

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

Digital Music News, RIAA Challenges Recent Attorney Fee Award (25 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022507riaa> at 27 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Pop-Ups + Viruses = Piracy! (24 February 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11435> at 26 February 2007

TechDirt, RIAA Makes Case For Why Parents Should Be Liable For File Sharing Of Kids (23 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070222/161332.shtml> at 26 February 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA stalls in Foster case (14 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11325> at 15 February 2007

DigitalMusicNews, Judge Orders RIAA Payment of Defendant Legal Fees (7 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/020707fees> at 9 February 2007

Effector, Big Win for Innocent RIAA Defendant (6 February 2007) <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/005114.php> at 8 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Victory for RIAA victim (7 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11246?PHPSESSID=4100b275b9a69e1fee55598fe403908b> at 8 February 2007

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

Transcript of January 26, 2007, Proceedings, Elektra v. Barker 1:05-cv-7340 KMK (USDC, SDNY)*

p2pnet.net, RIAA cases, state-by-state (7 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11253?PHPSESSID=4100b275b9a69e1fee55598fe403908b> at 8 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Judge nixes RIAA/Kazaa details (17 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11360> at 20 February 2007

p2pnet.net, It chills my soul (14 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11328> at 15 February 2007

p2pnet.net, What's going on? Santangelo case (5 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11232?PHPSESSID=a65691ed414ba81b40a397181f1fe6ab> at 6 February 2007

p2pnet.net, The RIAA vs Don Leadbetter (5 February2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11219?PHPSESSID=a65691ed414ba81b40a397181f1fe6ab> at 6 February 2007

MorningSentinel, Music industry sues Augusta man (6 February 2007) <http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/3588642.html> at 8 February 2007

TechDirt, RIAA DMCA Notices Based On Flimsy, Easily Falsified Evidence (8 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070207/233111.shtml> at 16 February 2007

p2pnet.net, P2p file sharing 'fear' weapon (8 February 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11263?PHPSESSID=1fca73fcb5c57152d5039b5aea62155c> at 9 February 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA: the same tired song (19 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11369> at 20 February 2007

Individual Law Suits - Other Countries
CBC News, E-mail warnings deter Canadians from illegal file sharing (15 February 2007) <http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2007/02/14/software-warnings.html> at 21 February 2007

Slyck, Can Sweden Sink Piracy? (19 February 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1404.html> at 20 February 2007

p2pnet.net, FBI trains Sweden copyright cops (19 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11371> at 20 February 2007

p2pnet.net, New UK Copyright Constables (12 February 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11300> at 14 February 2007

The Register, FAST acts against corporate file sharers (23 February 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/23/federation_software_snoopers/> at 26 February 2007

P2p Statistics
p2pnet.net, P2p file sharing is here to stay (7 February 2007) http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11257?PHPSESSID=4100b275b9a69e1fee55598fe403908b> at 8 February 2007

Light reading, Surveys: Internet Traffic Touched by YouTube (29 January 2007) <http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=115816> at 1 February 2007

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

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

The Seattle Times, LimeWire is legal; it's up to users to follow rules (20 January 2007) <http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/personaltechnology/2003533034_ptmrsh20.html> at 14 February 2007

Manolito
Slyck, Where’s Pablo Soto? (10 February 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1397.html> at 14 February 2007

BitTorrent
TorrentFreak, BitTorrent Most Popular in Australia (20 February 2007) <http://torrentfreak.com/bittorrent-most-popular-in-australia/> at 23 February 2007

Slyck, Azureus Expands Zudeo (12 February 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1400.html> at 14 February 2007

Mercury News, Going straight: Peer-to-peer entertainment deals (19 February 2007) <http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/technology/16732868.htm> at 21 February 2007

Grooveshark
ZeroPaid, Grooveshark startup Plans to Pay Music Pirates (31 January 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8319/Grooveshark+startup+Plans+to+Pay+Music+Pirates> at 2 February 2007

P2p promotions
New York Times, Music Labels Offer Teasers to Download (19 February 2007) <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/19/technology/19music.html?_r=1&oref=slogin> at 21 February 2007

TechDirt, Only The Record Labels Could Think That Teasers For Music Videos Is A Good Idea (20 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070219/091621.shtml> at 21 February 2007

p2pFreak, P2P Artist Promotion or File-Sharing Fakes? (19 February 2007) <http://p2pfreak.com/p2p-artist-promotion-or-file-sharing-fakes/> at 20 Febraury 2007

AllofMP3
p2pnet.net, Is it all over for AllofMP3.com? (9 February 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11277> at 14 February 2007

Magnatune
p2pnet.net, Magnatune Song of the Song (2 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11215> at 6 February 2007

MySpace
Digital Music News, MySpace Prepares UK-Based Concert Mini Tour (12 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/021207myspace> at 21 February 2007

Digital Music News, MySpace Pilots Filtering Solution, Targets Universal Music Content (12 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/021107myspace> at 16 February 2007

Digital Music News, Electronic Arts, MySpace, Virgin, Gibson Scout New Bands (12 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/021107ea> at 16 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Snocap hijacks singer's name (21 February 2007) <at">http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11395>at 22 February 2007

Zune
Digital Music News, Zune Marketplace Installation Levels Remain Low, Report (14 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/021207zune> at 21 February 2007

Subscriptions
Digital Music News, RealNetworks Experiences Quarterly Profit Dip (14 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/021406real> at 21 February 2007

DRM
The Register, EMI: DRM stays (26 February 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/26/emi_drm_talks_breakup/> at 1 March 2007

ArsTechnia, EMI to Apple, Microsoft: Ditching DRM is going to cost you (25 February 2007) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070225-8916.html> at 1 March 2007

p2pnet.net, EMI wants payment to drop DRM (26 February 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11447> at 27 February 2007

Digital Music News, EMI MP3-Based Negotiations Stalled Over Advanced Payment Demands (25 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022507emi/view> at 27 February 2007

Digital Music News, EMI Pushes MP3-Based Plan, More Details Surface (8 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/020807emi/?searchterm=EMI%20Pushes%20MP3-Based%20Plan,%20More%20Details%20Surface> at 16 February 2007

TechDirt, Rumor: EMI In Talks To Sell MP3s (9 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070209/053645.shtml> at 16 February 2007

The Register, EMI set to drag majors into DRM-free future (9 February 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/09/emi_ditching_drm/> at 14 February 2007

USAToday, EMI in talks to dump copy protection (12 February 2007) http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2007-02-12-emi-copy-protection_x.htm> at 14 February 2007

Freedom To Tinker, Record Companies Boxed In By Their Own Rhetoric (29 January 2007)<http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1114> at 1 February 2007

Digital Music News, UK Government Defends DRM In Petition Response (25 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022507uk> at 27 February 2007

p2pnet.net, British government likes DRM (21 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11396> at 22 February 2007

Silicon Valley, Norway: Apple skirting key issues in iTunes music dispute (7 February 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/16644172.htm> at 9 February 2007

Wired News, Norway Agency Questions Apple Music Move (7 February 2007) <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NORWAY_APPLE_ITUNES?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT> at 8 February 2007

Digital Music News, Executive Survey Reveals Mixed Feelings on DRM Protections (14 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/021407exec> at 21 February 2007

BBC, Music execs criticise DRM systems (15 February 2007) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6362069.stm> at 21 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Drop DRM, boost sales, say execs (15 February 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11342> at 16 February 2007

Digital Music News, Big Labels Defend DRM Once Again, State of MP3 Stays Hazy (27 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022707big> at 1 March 2007

DigitalMusicNews, Jobs Reactions Continue; Warner Chief Backs Protection (8 February 2007) http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/020807bronfman/view> at 9 February 2007

FreedomToTinker, Apple Offers to Sell DRM-Free Music (7 February 2007) <http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1117> at 14 February 2007

DigitalMusicNews, Jobs Letter Sparks Protectionist RIAA Response (7 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/020707riaa> at 8 February 2007

Apple, Thoughts on Music (6 February 2007) <http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughtsonmusic/> at 8 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Steve Jobs on DRM (7 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11247?PHPSESSID=4100b275b9a69e1fee55598fe403908b> at 8 February 2007

ArsTechnia, Yahoo Music: Santa Claus will have DRM-free music in his sleigh (13 February 2007) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070213-8830.html> at 15 February 2007

Digital Music News, Questions Surround Results of Early MP3-Based Experiments (1 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/020107mp3> at 2 February 2007

Digital Music News, Labels Remain Cool on MP3s; DRM Status Quo Remains (31 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/013107drm/view> at 1 February 2007

TechDirt, Copy Protection A 'Boom Business', Except When It Isn't (1 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070131/094859.shtml> at 6 February 2007

TechDirt, Microsoft Announces Yet Another DRM Nobody Really Wants (13 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070213/015142.shtml> at 16 February 2007

Digital Music News, Compatibility Problems Surface Between iPod, Vista OS (4 February 2007) http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/020507vista/view> at 6 February 2007

Slashdot, Vista DRM Cracked by Security Researcher (29 January 2007) <http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/29/1811201> at 1 February 2007

CNet News, Microsoft launches 'PlayReady' DRM system (12 February 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1039_3-6158553.html> at 16 February 2007

TechDirt, Shouldn't Scandisk Be Eager To See The End Of DRM? (9 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070209/062001.shtml> at 16 February 2007

The Register, The slow death of DRM (9 February 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/09/steve_gordon_drm/> at 15 February 2007

TechDirt, Why Is The Government Putting DRM On Its Own Public Files? (2 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070201/170616.shtml> at 6 February 2007

TechDirt, Sony BMG's Rootkit Violated Federal Law; Company Agrees To Pay To Fix Damaged Computers (30 January 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070130/154001.shtml> at 2 February 2007

Digital Music News, Sony BMG Rootkit Settlement Train Arrives at FTC (30 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/013007sony/view> at 1 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Sony to pay for 'spyware' damage (30 January 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11180?PHPSESSID=fdd330a16728b6be0a426c38e856c986> at 1 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Consumer Sovereignty and DRM (20 February 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11382> at 21 February 2007

Vermont Cynic, Unlimited Free Music? Too Good to be True? (20 February 2007) <http://media.www.vermontcynic.com/media/storage/paper308/news/2007/02/20/BSide/Unlimited.Free.Music.Too.Good.To.Be.True-2731134.shtml> at 26 February 2007

Engadget, DRM: the state of disrepair (16 February 2007) <http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/16/drm-the-state-of-disrepair/> at 20 February 2007

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

TechDirt, One More Time: DRM Doesn't Enable Anything, Except User Frustration (23 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070222/073026.shtml> at 26 February 2007

Digital Music News, Puretracks Pushes DRM-Free Sales Strategy (21 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022107pure/view> at 22 February 2006

Toronto Star, The recording industry's off-key strategy (19 February 2007) <http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/183137> at 21 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Rising chorus against DRM (19 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11368> at 20 February 2007

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

Haaretz, U.S. worried about Israel's intellectual property laws (2 February 2007) <http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/820174.html> at 2 February 2007

EULAs
TechDirt, What Happens When You Are Accidentally Given Music MP3s By Music Labels Or Services? (12 February 2007) <http://techdirt.com/article.php?sid=20070209/152445> at 14 February 2007

CD Sales
TechDirt, Latest Research Shows No Noticeable Impact On CD Sales From Downloads (9 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070209/082603.shtml> at 16 February 2007

TechDirt, Now The RIAA Wants You To Believe That You Should Be Paying Much, Much More For CDs (6 February 2007) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20070205/011102.shtml> at 8 February 2007

Digital Music News, Industry Ponders CD Sales Cliff, Post Physical World (1 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/020107cliff> at 2 February 2007

Digital Music News, Major Label Executives Express Continued Frustration, Mood Sours (31 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/013107label/view> at 1 February 2007

Digital Music News, Industry Ponders CD Sales Cliff, Post Physical World (1 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/020107cliff> at 2 February 2007

Digital Sales
CNet/Reuters, Warner Music enters social-networking content deal (6 February 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6156873.html> at 9 February 2007

TechDirt, Despite Being Leaked Three Months Earlier, Shins Album Sets Sales Record (5 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070205/100018.shtml> at 6 February 2007

Digital Music News, Questions Surround Results of Early MP3-Based Experiments (1 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/020107mp3> at 2 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Canada music download record (31 January 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11190?PHPSESSID=fdd330a16728b6be0a426c38e856c986> at 1 February 2007

Economics
TechDirt, Perhaps It's Not The Entertainment Industry's Business Model That's Outdated (22 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070222/002451.shtml> at 26 February 2007

TechDirt, Economics Of Abundance Getting Some Well Deserved Attention (26 October 2006) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20061026/102329.shtml> at 6 February 2007

Labels Revenue
ZeroPad, Is Warner Music DOOMED? Profits plunge 74%!! (9 February 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8373/Is+Warner+Music+DOOMED?+Profits+plunge+74%25!!> at 14 February 2007

ArsTechnia, Study: P2P effect on legal music sales "not statistically distinguishable from zero (12 February 2007) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070212-8813.html> at 14 February 2007

p2pnet.net, File sharing: zero effect on downloads (12 February 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11303> at 14 February 2007

TechDirt, Universal Music 'Settlement' With Bolt Makes A Mockery Of The Law; Common Sense (13 February 2007) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20070212/004150.shtml> at 14 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Canadian music industry report (9 February 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11280> at 14 February 2007

Fox News, Record Industry Denies It'll Lose File-Sharing Battle (7 February 2007)<http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,250664,00.html> at 8 February 2007

Independents
Wired News, Indie Music Takes on the Majors (5 February 2007) <http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,72634-0.html?tw=wn_index_3> at 6 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Indie labels angry at YouTube (2 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11209?PHPSESSID=a65691ed414ba81b40a397181f1fe6ab> at 6 February 2007

Wired News, Indie Music Takes on the Majors (5 February 2007) <http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,72634-0.html?tw=wn_index_3> at 6 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Indie labels angry at YouTube (2 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11209?PHPSESSID=a65691ed414ba81b40a397181f1fe6ab> at 6 February 2007

Digital Music News, YouTube Draws Frustration From Independent Labels (30 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/013007youtube/view> at 1 February 2007

Mergers/Consolidation
Digital Music News, Sony BMG Regulatory Review Rolls On, CD Prices Scrutinized (25 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022507sonybmg/view> at 27 February 2007

Digital Music News, Sony BMG Refiles European Merger Application (1 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/020107sonybmg> at 2 February 2007

Digital Music News, EMI, Warner Dance Continues; Pricing, Regulatory Concerns Remain (22 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022207emi> at 23 February 2007

Slyck, Warner Music Proposes Take Over of EMI (20 February 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1406.html> at 21 February 2007

Digital Music News, Warner Music Group Initiates EMI Takeover Attempt...Again (20 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022007warner> at 21 February 2007

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

BoingBoing, Michigan State U forces students to watch RIAA videos (21 February 2007) <http://www.boingboing.net/2007/02/21/michigan_state_u_for.html> at 23 February 2007

Slyck, Captain Copyright - The Beginning, the Middle, the End (6 February 2007)<http://www.slyck.com/story1396.html> at 8 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Captain Copyright bites the dust (5 February2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11223?PHPSESSID=a65691ed414ba81b40a397181f1fe6ab> at 6 February 2007

Secondary Liability
TechDirt, RIAA's New Settlement Website Promoting P2P File Sharing Clients? (14 February 2007) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20070214/003639.shtml> at 18 February 2007

Fair Use/Fair Dealing
Digital Music News, Legislators Push DMCA Amendments, Back Fair Use Modifications (27 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022707bill> at 1 March 2007

Slyck, Fair Use Amendment Introduced to the DMCA (27 February 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1420.html> at 1 March 2007

p2pnet.net, Fair Use Act introduced (28 February 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11463> at 1 March 2007

TechDirt, DMCA Takedown For Professor Showing How Copyright Owners Exaggerate Their Rights (15 February 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070214/154327.shtml> at 21 February 2007

Filesharing Supporters
YouTube, Michael Moore shares his view about filesharing (20 October 2006)<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlAB0v8wHdc> at 8 February 2007

Let the licensing begin…
TorrentFreak, Holland Considers Banning DRM, Legalizing Filesharing (30 January 2007) <http://torrentfreak.com/holland-considers-banning-drm-legalizing-filesharing/> at 1 February 2007

Levies
The Register, Canadians lobby for iPod copyright tax - again (12 February 2007) <http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/02/12/canada_ponders_ipod_tax_again> at 14 February 2007

p2pnet.net, Copying Collective goes for broke (12 February 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11297> at 14 February 2007

p2pnet.net, The CPCC: the survival factor (13 February 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11315> at 14 February 2007

P2p Anonymity
p2purls.com, Free Anonymous P2P, Free VPN, Free Usenet (4 February 2007) <http://www.p2purls.com/story/145/> at 6 February 2007

Devices
EFFector, The Good, the Bad, and the DRMed at the Consumer (17 January 2007) <http://www.eff.org/effector/20/03.php> at 26 February 2007

DigitalMusicNews, Information Surfaces on New Music Store, Device Combination (6 February 2007) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/020607iriver/view> at 8 February 2007

Piracy
DailyTech, A Closer Look at World Copyright Piracy (20 February 2007) <http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=6123> at 21 February 2007

TechDirt, Entertainment Industry: Blame Canada! (14 February 2007) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20070214/095210.shtml> at 15 February 2007

GlobeandMail, U.S. group wants Canada blacklisted over piracy (14 February 2007) <http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070214.wblacklist14/BNStory/National/home> at 15 February 2007

The Register, New copyright police to increase raids and seizures in UK (13 February 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/13/more_copyright_police/> at 15 February 2007

Taipei Times, Internet piracy a thorn in US-Taiwan ties (14 February 2007) <http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/02/14/2003348917> at 15 February 2007

The Register, EU Parliament votes today on new IP laws (30 January 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/30/vote_meps/> at 2 February 2007

TechDirt, Fighting Album Leaks By Offering Something More (29 January 2007) <at">http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070129/150401.shtml>at 1 February 2007

Satellite Radio/PERFORM Act
EFFector, Action Alert - Tell Congress to Keep DRM out of Radio! (17 January 2007) <http://www.eff.org/effector/20/03.php> at 26 February 2007

Digital Music News, XM, Sirius Enter Definitive Merger Agreement (19 February 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/022007xm/view> at 20 February 2007

Other Stuff (trying really hard not to put much in this section…)
YouTube, Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us (31 January 2007) <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE> at 8 February 2007

TorrentFreak, The Corporate Enemies of Filesharers (26 February 2007) <http://torrentfreak.com/the-corporate-enemies-of-filesharers/> at 1 March 2007

eWEEK, Jim Rapoza Names the Worst Tech-Related Bills of All Time (28 February 2007)<http://www.eweek.com/slideshow/0,1206,pg=0&s=26333&a=201901,00.asp> at 1 March 2007

The Register, Wikipedia defends Reality (2 February 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/02/colbert_wikipedia_reality/> at 14 February 2007

Artists: last on the list (symbolising the stupidity of prioritising corporate profits)

hey groovers: welcome to the first post for this year ... have decided to stick with the monthly thing for at least a bit longer although am trying more general categories. For anyone new to this site - this is just my (what I call 'passive' ie. would read this stuff anyway) research page, I do not write any of the content (if I do I am published on other sites and merely link to them here) please visit the sites of the original publishers.

Individual Lawsuits
Digital Music News, Exiting BPI Chief Defends File-Sharing Lawsuits, Ponders Future Market (21 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012207bpi/view> at 23 January 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA 'porn' ploy in Barker case (15 January 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11022?PHPSESSID=2487a86214ce331655384c86d06d8e57> at 16 January 2007

p2pnet.net, Michelle Santangelo judgment (10 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/10974?PHPSESSID=a0a70757734277564dc7a9a220eba9b5> at 12 January 2007

The Register, 16-year-old Norwegian filesharer charged (5 January 2007) http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/05/norwegian_filesharer_charged/> at 12 January 2007

TorrentFreak, ISP Forced to Recveal Identity Dutchtorrent Admin (6 January 2007) <http://torrentfreak.com/isp-forced-to-reveal-identity-dutchtorrent-admin/> at 7 January 2007

p2pnet.net, New RIAA 'sue 'em all' tactic (6 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/10930?PHPSESSID=ab7d1ef1924b85321abdd1bd79f11bbd> at 7 January 2007

p2pBlog, EU wants to criminalize file sharing (3 January 2007) <http://www.p2p-blog.com/item-223.html> at 4 January 2007

Digital Music News, German Labels Step Up Lawsuits Against File-Swappers (2 January 2006) http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010307germany/view> at 4 January 2006

p2pnet.net, RIAA wholesale prices: coming soon? (3 January 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/10897> at 4 January 2006

Limewire
Recording Industry v The People, Lime Wire Files Papers Defending Antitrust Counterclaims (19 January 2007) <http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2007/01/lime-wire-files-papers-defending.html> at 21 January 2007

Digital Music News, Cohen Lobbies Labels on LimeWire Licensing Scheme (2 January 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010307limewire/view> at 4 January 2006

ISPs
msnbc, ISPs hit back at music industry (19 January 2007) <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16705939/> at 21 January 2007

TechDirt, IFPI Wants ISPs To Cut Off File-Sharers (18 January 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070118/054445.shtml> at 21 January 2007

Digital Music News, ISP Legal Battle Looms Once Again, IFPI Rattling (17 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011707ifpi2/view> at 21 January 2007

MarketWatch, Music industry declares war on Internet providers (17 January 2007) <http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/music-industry-declares-war-internet/story.aspx?guid={0D43D22C-F418-4947-95AE-82A44A2B55DB}> at 21 January 2007

Digital Music News, ISP Legal Battle Looms Once Again, IFPI Rattling (17 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011707ifpi2/view> at 18 January 2007

P2p Stats
p2pnet.net, P2p file sharing 'contained' (17 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11035?PHPSESSID=4d1b94c58337b64b79e0845bede27d0e> at 18 January 2007

Search Engines
Japan Today, Gov't considers copyright law change in favor of web search engines (19 January 2007) <http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/396500> at 21 January 2007

TechDirt, Japan Decides That Maybe It Should Make Search Engines Legal (19 January 2007) http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070119/003655.shtml> at 21 January 2007

p2pnet.net, China 'EMI Music Zone' (17 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11039?PHPSESSID=4d1b94c58337b64b79e0845bede27d0e> at 18 January 2007

Digital Music News, EMI, Baidu Announce Advertiser-Supported Initiative in China (16 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011707emi/view> at 18 January 2007

TechDirt, Has EMI Had A Change Of Heart In China? (16 January 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070116/091229.shtml> at 18 January 2007

Piracy Generally
WashingtonPost, Alleged Software, Movie Pirate Turns Himself In (19 January 2007) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/20/AR2007012000042.html> at 23 January 2007

HeiseOnline, GEMA obtains injunctions against data exchange services (19 January 2007) <http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/83948> at 23 January 2007

International Herald Tribune, With arrest of DJ Drama, the law takes aim at mixtapes (19 January 2007) <http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/01/19/technology/web.0119mixtapes.php> at 21 January 2007

TechDirt, Make Mix Tapes And The RIAA May Send A SWAT Team To Bust Down Your Door?(18 January 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070117/163531.shtml> at 21 January 2007
TechDirt, Can Someone Explain The Irreparable Injury Of Playing Classic Jazz Tunes In A Restaurant? (18 January 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070117/012443.shtml> at 21 January 2007

Digital Music News, Mixtape Conundrum Exposes How The RIAA Is Protecting Bad Business Decisions, Not Artists (19 January 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070119/092311.shtml> at 21 January 2007

FairUse/FairDealing
TechDirt, Italian Court Says Non-Commercial Downloading Shouldn't Be A Crime (22 January 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070122/215403.shtml> at 25 January 2007

Zero Paid, ITALY: "Downloading okay if not trying to make money" (23 January 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8274/ITALY:+> at 25 January 2007

Digital Music News, Italian Court Okays Most File-Sharing Forms (23 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012307italy> at 25 January 2007

p2pnet.net, Italian court says downloading OK (23 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11098?PHPSESSID=b3e02a763300f7833da0b296cac0d218> at 24 January 2007

SiliconValley, Italian court rules downloading isn't a crime if not for profit (22 January 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/16520198.htm> at 24 January 2007

chron.com, Italian Court OKs Non-Profit Downloads (22 January 2007) http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/4488875.html> at 23 January 2007

HeiseOnline, Music industry continues to push for further restrictions on private copying (19 January 2007) <http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/83970> at 23 January 2007

BitTorrent
p2pnet.net, Interview with The Pirate Bay (26 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11144?PHPSESSID=7307079e798fe187f53acb0c1f80d32e> at 29 Janaury 2007

p2pnet.net, Interview with Bram Cohen (17 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11036?PHPSESSID=4d1b94c58337b64b79e0845bede27d0e> at 18 January 2007

TorrentFreak, BitTornado Bans All BitComet Users (7 January 2007) <http://torrentfreak.com/bittornado-bans-all-bitcomet-users/> at 8 January 2007

p2pnet.net, BitTyrant vs BitThief (5 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/10915?PHPSESSID=1d844907d5978cc964c12485dd445eb1> at 6 January 2006

p2pnet.net, Grokster 'comforts' BitTorrent (2 January 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/10885> at 4 January 2006

ISOHunt
p2pnet.net, IsoHunt, The Return (23 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11103?PHPSESSID=b3e02a763300f7833da0b296cac0d218> at 24 January 2007

Slyck, isoHunt Back Online (22 January 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1389.html> at 23 January 2007

Slyck, isoHunt Shut Down (16 January 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1382.html> at 18 January 2007

p2pnet.net, IsoHunt offline (17 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11032?PHPSESSID=4d1b94c58337b64b79e0845bede27d0e> at 18 January 2007

TechDirt, ISOHunt Gets Free Publicity From MPAA And RIAA (17 January 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070117/112450.shtml> at 18 January 2007

Ad Supported Downloads
SiliconValley, Labels skittish about ad-supported music downloads (26 January 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/16555310.htm> at 30 January 2007

CBCNews, Plan for ad-supported music downloads suffers setback from labels (26 January 2007) <http://www.cbc.ca/cp/technology/070126/z012613A.html> at 29 January 2007

p2pnet.net, SpiralFrog at Midem (26 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11151?PHPSESSID=7307079e798fe187f53acb0c1f80d32e> at 29 January 2007

p2pnet.net, Is SpiralFrog about to croak? (24 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11117?PHPSESSID=f09f7984b6bda183bceef10cce03745d> at 25 January 2007

Digital Music News, SpiralFrog Lily Pad Enters Troubled Waters, Sources (23 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012307spiralfrog/view> at 25 January 2007

Digital Music News, SpiralFrog Floats Another Day, New Appointment Announced (24 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012407spiral> at 25 January 2007

Other Licensed p2p
Zero Paid, Grooveshark, first LEGAL P2P music service? (24 January 2007) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8280/Grooveshark,+first+LEGAL+P2P+music+service?> at 25 January 2007

p2pnet.net, Google gets into p2p file sharing (12 January 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/10996?PHPSESSID=2487a86214ce331655384c86d06d8e57> at 16 January 2007

eMusic
Yahoo News, eMusic eyeing Asia after strong European launch (21 January 2007) http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070122/wr_nm/emusic_pakman_dc> at 23 January 2007

Digital Music News, eMusic Pushes Past 250,000 Subscribers, Eyes Asia (22 January 2007) http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012207emusic/view> at 23 January 2007

Creative Commons/Magnatune/Jamendo Stats
Magnatune, End of year stats (Dece 2006) <http://blogs.magnatune.com/buckman/2006/12/end_of_year_sta.html> at 4 January 2006

Jamendo, Statistics <http://www.jamendo.com/en/?p=stats> at 4 January 2007

Slyck, Creative Commons Music Makes Gains (28 December 2006) <http://www.slyck.com/story1369.html> at 4 January 2006

Merlin
Slyck, Merlin Inks SNOCAP Deal (21 January 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1388.html> at 23 January 2007

TechDirt, Indie Music Labels Team Up To Get Their Own Cut Of Money Being Thrown Around From Google & Microsoft (22 January 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070121/220506.shtml> at 25 January 2007

Digital Music News, Independent Labels Forge Digital Licensing Consortium (21 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012207merlin/vie> at 23 January 2007

p2pnet.net, Merlin, Snocap, MySpace deal (22 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11082?PHPSESSID=038a4a80b03de5ddd68c18154a71c9a1> at 23 January 2007

The Australian, Merlin's magic is music for minnows (22 January 2007) <http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21095116-7582,00.html> at 23 January 2007

The Register, Indies unite to challenge Big Four digital deals (20 January 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/20/indie_labels_unite/> at 23 January 2007

WashingtonPost/Reuters, Independent record labels sign MySpace deal (21 January 2007) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/21/AR2007012100286.html> at 23 January 2007

The Register, Indies unite to challenge Big Four digital deals (20 January 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/20/indie_labels_unite/> at 21 January 2007

Allofmp3
p2pnet.net, AlloMP3.com: out of the cold? (27 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11152?PHPSESSID=7307079e798fe187f53acb0c1f80d32e> at 29 January 2007

Subscription Services
TechDirt, Sorry, But You Don't Compete With Free By Being Lame (22 January 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070122/013039.shtml> at 25 January 2007

p2pnet.net, Ruckus Broadens Ad-Supported Student Service (22 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012207ruckus/view> at 23 January 2007

Napster2
Digital Music News, Napster Grabs AOL Music Exclusive; Music Now Exits (12 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011107napster> at 16 January 2007

p2pnet.net, Troubled Napster buys AOL Music (15 January 2007) <http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11017?PHPSESSID=2487a86214ce331655384c86d06d8e57> at 16 January 2007

Other Digital Media Stores/Services
Digital Music News, Digital Formats Explode, But Will Consumers Pay? (22 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012207pay/view> at 23 January 2007

The Register, For Real, DRM no cure for music biz blues (22 January 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/22/real_boss_drop_drm/> at 23 January 2007

SiliconValley, Web-based service lets iTunes users share DRM-free music (10 January 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/16429404.htm> at 12 January 2007

DRM
Digital Music News, Norway Pressures Apple on iTunes Interoperability (25 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012507norway> at 29 January 2007

p2pnet.net, Apple Fairplay DRM 'illegal' (25 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11128?PHPSESSID=7307079e798fe187f53acb0c1f80d32e> at 29 January 2007

TechDirt, Norway Says Apple's FairPlay DRM Isn't So Fair (24 January 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070124/090706.shtml> at 25 January 2007

The Register, Apple DRM illegal in Norway: Ombudsman (24 January 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/24/apple_drm_illegal_in_norway/> at 25 January 2007

SiliconValley, Netherlands joins European rebellion against iTunes restrictions (25 January 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/16544785.htm> at 29 January 2007

The Register, Dutch consumer chief puts Apple through the mill (25 January 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/25/dutch_out_of_tune_with_apple/> at 29 January 2007

p2pnet.net, Holland joins anti-Apple DRM war (26 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11143?PHPSESSID=7307079e798fe187f53acb0c1f80d32e> at 29 January 2007

SiliconValley, German, French groups join Nordic-led drive against iTunes restrictions (22 January 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/16519176.htm> at 24 January 2007

ArsTechnia, iTunes DRM called out by France and Germany (22 January 2007) <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070122-8676.html> at 23 January 2007

p2pnet.net, A WOW moment with Bill! (27 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11153?PHPSESSID=7307079e798fe187f53acb0c1f80d32e> at 29 January 2007

Effector, Major Labels Block Zune Sharing of Certain Songs Vol. 20, No. 4 (23 January 2007) <http://www.eff.org/effector/20/04.php> at 25 January 2007

MobileMag, Sony, Universal just say no to Zune tune sharing (19 January 2007) <http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/337/C11420/> at 23 January 2007

Digital Music News, Zune Marketing Chief Defends Player, PlaysForSure (21 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012207zune/view> at 23 January 2007

Effector, Signs of Music Download DRM Fading Vol. 20, No. 4 (23 January 2007) <http://www.eff.org/effector/20/04.php> at 25 January 2007

Digital Music News, DRM Soul-Searching Continues, Speculation Surrounds Majors (23 January 2007) http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012307drm> at 25 January 2007

New York Times, Record Labels Contemplate Unrestricted Digital Music (23 January 2007) http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/23/technology/23music.html?_r=1&oref=slogin> at 24 January 2007

mp3newswire, Record Labels Discuss Digital at Midem (21 January 2007) <http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/7002/midem.html> at 23 January 2007

TechDirt, And What Market Failure Required The DMCA? (25 January 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070124/191452.shtml> at 29 January 2007

p2pnet.net, RIAA: CEA makes us look Evil (22 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11078?PHPSESSID=038a4a80b03de5ddd68c18154a71c9a1> at 23 January 2007

The Register, Universal exec - say goodbye to the old record co. (20 January 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/20/kenswil_license_stuff/> at 23 January 2007

ZDNet, DRM, GPLv3 just 'hot air': Linus Torvalds (16 January 2007) <http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/DRM_GPLv3_is_hot_air_Linus_Torvalds/0,130061733,339273084,00.htm> at 18 January 2007

DJing, VirginMega adopts DRM-free MP3s on its music store (18 January 2007) <http://www.djing.com/news/1926/virginmega-adopts-drm-free-mp3s-on-its-music-store/> at 18 January 2007

p2pnet.net, DRM and Piracy (16 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11023?PHPSESSID=4d1b94c58337b64b79e0845bede27d0e> at 18 January 2007

Arstechnia, Privately, Hollywood admits DRM isn't about piracy (15 January 2007)<http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070115-8616.html> at 16 January 2007

Digital Music News, FreedomMP3 Plays Protection Middle Ground (10 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010807freedom/view> at 12 January 2007

Digital Music News, EMI Stays Cool on Copy-Protected Discs, Evaluates Alternatives (10 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011007emi/view> at 12 January 2007

BoingBoing, EMI abandons CD DRM (8 January 2007) <http://www.boingboing.net/2007/01/08/emi_abandons_cd_drm.html> at 12 January 2007

Yahoo News, French court says Sony 'deceived' consumers: watchdog (5 January 2007) <http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070105/tc_afp/franceinternetmusic> at 12 January

Digital Music News, Major Label Readies Sizeable, MP3-Based Push, Source (2 January 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010307mp3/view> at 4 January 2006

p2pnet.net, 'DRM will begin to crumble' (2 January 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/10888> at 4 January 2006

Mergers & Consolidation
Digital Music News, EMI Consolidates Capitol, Virgin Labels; Big Layoffs Potentially Ahead (25 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012507emi> at 29 January 2007

p2pnet.net, EMI merges Capitol, Virgin (26 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11146?PHPSESSID=7307079e798fe187f53acb0c1f80d32e> at 29 January 2007

Digital Music News, Sony BMG Consolidates Physical, Digital Sales Divisions (11 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011107hesse> at 12 January 2007

Labels Revenue
Digital Music News, EMI Dismisses Levy, Munns; Revenue Warning Issued (15 January 2007)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011107emi> at 16 January 2007

Digital Music News, More Data Emerges on Holiday Season Sales Slump (23 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012307holiday> at 25 January 2007

p2pnet.net, Warner, Sony BMG, China deal (23 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11102?PHPSESSID=b3e02a763300f7833da0b296cac0d218> at 24 January 2007

Digital Music News, Early-Year CD Sales Struggle, Fresh Questions Surround Major Labels (21 January 2007) http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012207buy/view> at 23 January 2007

p2pnet.net, Big Music tries it on in Germany (22 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11085?PHPSESSID=038a4a80b03de5ddd68c18154a71c9a1> at 23 January 2007

p2pnet.net, Michael Geist versus the CRIA (24 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11110?PHPSESSID=f09f7984b6bda183bceef10cce03745d> at 25 January 2007

Slyck, Digital Music Sales Grow 122% In Canada (19 January 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1386.html> at 21 January 2007

BusinessWire, 10% Growth in Overall Music Sales; Digital Track Sales Exceed 120% Growth (17 January 2007) <http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/?epi_menuItemID=989a6827590d7dda9cdf6023a0908a0c&epi_menuID=c791260db682611740b28e347a808a0c&epi_baseMenuID=384979e8cc48c441ef0130f5c6908a0c&ndmViewId=news_view&newsLang=en&div=-1054896837&newsId=20070117005845> at 21 January 2007

Digital Music News, Canadian Album Sales Dip in 2006, Digital Powers Growth (18 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011807canada/view> at 21 January 2007

The Register, IFPI hails piracy crusade for selling more music downloads (18 January 2007) http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/18/ifpi_musicpdownload_stats/> at 21 January 2007

Digital Music News, IFPI Pegs Global Digital Sales at $2 Billion in 2006 (17 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011707ifpi/view> at 18 January 2007

IFPI, Digital Music Report 2007 (17 January 2007) <http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_resources/digital-music-report.html> at 18 January 2007

The Register, Indies unite to challenge Big Four digital deals (20 January 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/20/indie_labels_unite/> at 23 January 2007

p2pnet.net, Big Music wholesale prices (5 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/10912?PHPSESSID=1d844907d5978cc964c12485dd445eb1> at 6 January 2007

Digital Sales
Digital Music News, Downloads Push Unsigned British Act Into Singles Chart (16 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011607uk> at 21 January 2007

Digital Music News, iTunes Store Crosses Two Billion Song Downloads (10 January 2007) http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010807billion> at 12 January 2007

CNet News/Reuters, Universal pursues digital demand via classics site (10 January 2007) <http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6149152.html> at 12 January 2007

Digital Music News, Post-Christmas Paid Downloads Reach Record Levels (3 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010407download/view> at 6 January 2007

CD Sales
Digital Music News, US Weekly Album Sales Remain Problematic (17 January 2007) http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011707album/view> at 21 January 2007

TechDirt, Does Betting On The CD Still Make Sense? (17 January 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070116/200329.shtml> at 18 January 2007

Yahoo News, '06 album sales plunge; downloads way up (4 January 2006) <http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070104/ap_en_ot/music_sales> at 6 January 2007

Digital Music News, US-Based Album Sales Drop 4.9% During 2006 (4 January 2007) http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010407album/view> at 6 January 2007

Kahle
Lessig Blog, Kahle v. Gonzales: a review and a request (25 January 2007) <http://www.lessig.org/blog/archives/003691.shtml> at 29 January 2007

TechDirt, Lessig Looks For Explanation Of Kahle Decision (26 January 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070125/173202.shtml> at 29 January 2007

Public Knowledge, 9th Circuit rejects constitutional challenge to copyright laws in Kahle v. Gonzales (23 Janaury 2007) http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/799> at 25 January 2007

TechDirt, Court Doesn't Have A Problem With Opt-Out Copyrights; Tells Kahle, Lessig To Go Home (23 January 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070122/213215.shtml> at 25 January 2007
The Register, Court rejects 'Eldred the Sequel' (24 January 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/24/kahle_copyright_rejection/> at 25 January 2007

KAHLE v. GONZALES, No. 04-17434, an appeal in a civil action against the United States http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/newopinions.nsf/1FABEA163F4C714A8825726B005A12F0/$file/0417434.pdf?openelement

SignOnSandiego/Reuters, U.S. court upholds copyright law on 'orphan works' (22 January 2007) <http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20070122-1200-copyright-appeal-.html> at 24 January 2007

Public Domain
Copywatch, Public Domain Day 2007 (1 January 2007) <http://www.copyrightwatch.ca/?p=38> at 4 January 2007

Economics
TechDirt, Step One To Embracing A Lack Of Scarcity: Recognize What Market You're Really In (25 January 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070125/004949.shtml> at 29 January 2007
TechDirt, Infinity Is Your Friend In Economics (18 January 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070118/013310.shtml> at 21 January 2007

Digital Music News, Can't Compete With Free, Or Just Won't? (19 January 2007)<http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070118/183340.shtml> at 21 January 2007

Satellite Radio
The Register, XM and Sirius dance towards a merged US satellite monopoly (26 January 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/26/xm_sirius_merger/> at 29 Janaury 2007

The Register, RIAA's legal win not so easy listening for XM (20 January 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/20/xm_dismissal_rejected/> at 23 January 2007

SiliconValley, Music industry suit against XM Radio over storing songs allowed to proceed (19 January 2007) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/16502440.htm> at 23 January 2007

Slyck, XM Radio Faces Setback against RIAA Lawsuit (19 January 2007) <http://www.slyck.com/story1387.html> at 21 January 2007

The Register, DRM threat to net radio returns (18 January 2007) http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/18/perform_drm_radio/> at 21 January 2007

p2pnet.net, Big Music goes after XM Satellite (10 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11073> at 21 January 2007

TechDirt, Judge Lets RIAA Sue XM For Daring To Let People Record Music Off The Radio (19 January 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070119/191112.shtml> at 21 January 2007

PERFORM Act
Digital Music News, Lawmakers Reopen Satellite, Internet Radio Royalty Debate (14 January 2007) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011607perform/view> at 16 January 2007

TechDirt, PERFORM Act Comes Back For An Encore (12 January 2007) <http://techdirt.com/articles/20070112/090306.shtml> at 16 January 2007

YouTube
ZDNet, YouTube to pay for User Generated Content (27 January 2007) <http://blogs.zdnet.com/social/?p=75> at 29 January 2007

The Australian, Copyright vow going down the YouTube (2 January 2007) <http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20999200-36375,00.html> at 4 January 2007

Zune
The Register, New Zunes, Euro debut due next Xmas? (22 January 2007) <http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/22/zune_launch_schedule/> at 23 January 2007

TechDirt, Zune Not So Social When Record Labels Get Involved (19 January 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070119/184325.shtml> at 21 January 2007

Digital Music News, Universal, Sony and Zune (20 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11074> at 21 January 2007

Digital Devices & Other Hardware
p2pnet.net, By-pass radio commercials (27 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/11157?PHPSESSID=7307079e798fe187f53acb0c1f80d32e> at 29 January 2007

p2pnet.net, Hitachi 1 terabyte hard drive (6 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/10924?PHPSESSID=ab7d1ef1924b85321abdd1bd79f11bbd

Blanket Licensing
TechDirt, Latest Business Model For Record Labels: Get Paid For Giving Consumers Rights They Already Have (24 January 2007) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070124/113630.shtml> at 25 January 2007

The Register, RIAA talks flat fees, and how they turned the French (21 January 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/21/riaa_reg_interview/> at 25 January 2007

Payola
p2pnet.net, FCC mulls 'payola' allegations (11 January 2007) <http://p2pnet.net/story/10983?PHPSESSID=a0a70757734277564dc7a9a220eba9b5> at 12 January 2007

Deep Linking
The Register, Texas court bans deep linking (23 January 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/23/texas_court_bans_deep_linking/> at 25 January 2007

Security
The Register, Vulnerability tallies surged in 2006 (21 January 2007) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/21/2006_vulns_tally/> at 23 January 2007

Ohh yeah... Artists - remember them?
Sydney Morning Herald, Still Rocking Online (6 January 2006) <http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/still-rocking-online/2007/01/05/1167777278242.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2> at 6 January 2006

p2pnet.net, An evening out with the BPI (3 January 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/10895> at 4 January 2006