This is incomplete (and it’s not in any real order) but there is a good story why...

Ad Supported Music
TechDirt, Brazilian Court Says It's Illegal To Distribute File Sharing Software If You Have Ads On Your Site (Legal Issues) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090920/2233226253.shtml> at 22 September 2009

Artists
ZeroPaid, UK Music Consultant to Artists: “Don’t Worry About Piracy” (14 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87004/uk-music-consultant-to-artists-dont-worry-about-piracy/> at 17 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Lily Allen: P2P a “Disaster” for New Artists (17 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87028/lily-allen-p2p-a-disaster-for-new-artists/> at 18 September 2009

TechDirt, Some Questions For Lily Allen (23 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090923/1138026294.shtml> at 24 September 2009

TechDirt, Lily Allen, Don't Apologize To Me, Apologize To Everyone Else (22 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090922/0310156273.shtml> at 24 September 2009

TechDirt, Elton John Flip Flops: Kicking People Off The Internet Is Good! No, Bad! No, Good! (22 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090922/1403136285.shtml> at 22 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Songwriter on P2P: “Artists Can Play Live Shows, We Can’t” (15 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87010/songwriter-on-p2p-artists-can-play-live-shows-we-cant/> at 17 September 2009

ZeroPaid, 50 Cent: “P2P is Part of Music Marketing” (23 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87051/50-cent-p2p-is-part-of-music-marketing/> at 24 September 2009

TechDirt, 50 Cent: Piracy Is A Part Of The Marketing (14 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090914/0348436181.shtml> at 18 September 2009

TechDirt, Lily Allen Distributing Tons Of Copyrighted Music; Blows Way Past Three Strikes (23 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090923/1409046297.shtml> at 24 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Band Calls P2P ‘Global Word of Mouth’ (30 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86918/band-calls-p2p-global-word-of-mouth/> at 5 September 2009

ZeroPaid, FAC Invites Artists to “Urgent” P2P Summit (23 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87055/fac-invites-artists-to-urgent-p2p-summit/> at 24 September 2009

Digital Music News, ...While Lily Allen Gets Whipped by the Backlash (24 September 2009)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/092309allen> at 24 September 2009

Telegraph.co.uk, Blur and Radiohead join forces to battle Government over proposed piracy laws (10 September 2009) <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/6165994/Blur-and-Radiohead-join-forces-to-battle-Government-over-proposed-piracy-laws.html> at 22 September 2009

The WashingtonPost, British pop divided in file sharing debate (21 September 2009) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/21/AR2009092101923.html> at 24 September 2009

Guardian.co.uk, Elton John backs crackdown on music piracy (21 September 2009) <http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/sep/21/musicindustry-internetipos> at 24 September 2009

ZeroPaid, FAC to Lily Allen: “P2P is Important Form of Promotion” (22 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87046/fac-to-lily-allen-p2p-is-important-form-of-promotion/> at 24 September 2009

TechDirt, Smashing Pumpkins Latest To Embrace Free Music... With A Reason To Buy (17 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090917/0431356225.shtml> at 18 September 2009

EFF Deeplinks, UK Musicians Oppose Draconian Disconnect Policy (4 September 2009) <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/09/uk-musicians-oppose-draconian-disconnect-policy> at 18 September 2009

TechDirt, UK Music Pretends That Musicians Aren't Against Kicking People Off The Internet (17 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090916/1829226214.shtml> at 18 September 2009

ZeroPaid, UK Music Industry Group Tries to Reunite Artists, Labels (18 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87031/uk-music-industry-group-tries-to-reunite-artists-labels/> at 22 September 2009

TechDirt, Recording Industry Insiders Complain About Musicians Who Argue Against Kicking People Off The Internet (15 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090914/1627576186.shtml> at 18 September 2009

TechDirt, If File Sharing Is Killing The UK Music Industry... Why Is The UK Music Industry Growing? (21 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090921/1200086272.shtml> at 22 September 2009

TechDirt, Lily Allen: Copying Isn't Alright... Unless It's Done By Lily Allen (21 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090921/0527456270.shtml> at 22 September 2009

TimesOnline, Music industry ready for climbdown on internet piracy demands (16 September 2009) <http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6836104.ece> at 22 September 2009

BitTorrent
TechDirt, Label That Embraces BitTorrent Upset About Lawsuits Against Useful Services (4 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090903/0300316092.shtml> at 9 September 2009

The Register, P2P pushes IPv6 surge (10 September 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/10/ipv6_traffic_surge/ > at 15 September 2009

Slyck, Mininova Must Remove all Friggin Torrents (26 August 2009) <http://www.slyck.com/story1869_Mininova_Must_Remove_all_Friggin_Torrents> at 5 September 2009

CD Sales
Digital Music News, eMusic Subscribers Picking Albums Over Singles... (16 September 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091509emusic> at 18 September 2009

Digital Music News, Album Sales In August: Not a Pretty Story... (4 September 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/090309august> at 5 September 2009

Censorship
ZeroPaid, Aussie Opposition: “End Mandatory Internet Filtering Farce” (4 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86962/aussie-opposition-end-mandatory-internet-filtering-farce/> at 9 September 2009

TechDirt, Copyright Used Against Censorship? (4 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090904/0314346104.shtml> at 9 September 2009

Collective Licensing
ZeroPaid, Canadian Songwriters Propose Voluntary P2P Tax (1 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86932/canadian-songwriters-propose-voluntary-p2p-tax/> at 5 September 2009

Concerts
TechDirt, How Performing Rights Groups Funnel Money To Top Acts And Ignore Smaller Acts (10 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090909/0318406140.shtml> at 15 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Songwriter on P2P: “Artists Can Play Live Shows, We Can’t” (15 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87010/songwriter-on-p2p-artists-can-play-live-shows-we-cant/> at 17 September 2009

Constitutional Law
TechDirt, Constitutionality Of The Copyright Royalty Board To Finally Get Tested In Court (3 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090902/1853336088.shtml> at 5 september 2009

ZeroPaid, Jammie Thomas Challenges “Arbitrary” $80,000 p/song Verdict (1 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86935/jammie-thomas-challenges-arbitrary-80000-psong-verdict/> at 5 September 2009

Copyright Law Other Countries
TechDirt, Recording Industry Lobbyists Says Politicians Worried About User Rights Are 'Disgusting'? (31 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090831/0208426051.shtml> at 5 September 2009

TorrentFreak, Dozens of Copyright Groups Petition Against File-Sharing (31 August 2009) <http://torrentfreak.com/dozens-of-copyright-groups-petition-against-file-sharing-090831/> at 5 September 2009

TechDirt, Canadian Copyright Levy Group Wants New iPod Tax... But It's Not Really For The Artists (15 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090914/1830116188.shtml> at 18 September 2009

Australian IT, IIA gets behind iiNet in legal battle (8 September 2009) <http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,26043672-15317,00.html> at 10 September 2009

TechDirt, Copyright Used Against Censorship? (4 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090904/0314346104.shtml> at 9 September 2009

TechDirt, Brazilian Court Says It's Illegal To Distribute File Sharing Software If You Have Ads On Your Site (Legal Issues) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090920/2233226253.shtml> at 22 September 2009

TechDirt, Beyond Kicking People Offline, France Raises Fines For Copyright Infringement To $440,000 (23 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090923/1223376295.shtml> at 24 September 2009

The Register, Cracks show in music industry over P2P enforcement (16 September 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/16/uk_music_statement/> at 17 September 2009

The Register, EU firms wary of China over IP insecurity (10 September 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/10/eu_china/> at 15 September 2009

TechDirt, Lord Kames Explains Why Copyright Is Not Property... In 1773 (10 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090901/0318106070.shtml> at 15 September 2009

ZeroPaid, NDP Makes No Apology for Copyright Stance (30 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86920/ndp-makes-no-appology-for-copyright-stance/> at 3 September 2009

Copyright Law USA
TechDirt, IP Czar Won't Be In The Most Sensible Place Because Industry Doesn't Like It? (4 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090902/1559226084.shtml> at 9 September 2009

TechDirt, You Don't Get To Double (Or Triple) Dip On Damages For Both Copyright And Trademark Infringement (21 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090918/0212456237.shtml> at 22 September 2009

TechDirt, Constitutionality Of The Copyright Royalty Board To Finally Get Tested In Court (3 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090902/1853336088.shtml> at 5 september 2009

Creative Commons
TechDirt, Is Creative Commons Bad For Copyright? (1 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090901/0140596065.shtml> at 5 September 2009

Damages
TechDirt, You Don't Get To Double (Or Triple) Dip On Damages For Both Copyright And Trademark Infringement (21 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090918/0212456237.shtml> at 22 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Jammie Thomas Challenges “Arbitrary” $80,000 p/song Verdict (1 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86935/jammie-thomas-challenges-arbitrary-80000-psong-verdict/> at 5 September 2009

Digital Music Stores
ZeroPaid, Music Publishers: “Apple Should Pay for iTune’s Song Samples” (22 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87045/music-publishers-apple-should-pay-for-itunes-song-samples/> at 24 September 2009

ArsTechnica, Songwriters want to get paid for 30-second song previews (17 September 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/09/songwriters-want-to-get-paid-for-30-second-song-previews.ars> at 22 September 2009

TechDirt, Court Refuses To Dismiss Allman Bros. Lawsuit Against UMG; iTunes Royalties At Stake (17 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090917/0420056224.shtml> at 18 September 2009

Digital Sales
Digital Music News, eMusic Subscribers Picking Albums Over Singles... (16 September 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091509emusic> at 18 September 2009

Digital Music News, Album Sales In August: Not a Pretty Story... (4 September 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/090309august> at 5 September 2009

DMCA
Digital Music News, DMCA Okay: Court Tosses Universal Music Case Against Veoh... (15 September 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091409umg> at 18 September 2009

DRM
ArsTechnica, Goodbye, DRM; hello "stealable" Digital Personal Property (7 September 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/goodbye-drm-hello-stealable-digital-personal-property.ars> at 22 September 2009

Education Campaigns
TechDirt, The Propaganda The Copyright Industry Teaches Our Children (14 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090913/1459096167.shtml> at 18 September2 2009

TechDirt, Wait, Was That An RIAA Education Campaign... Or Is It About Turning Schoolkids Into Unpaid Shills? (News You Could Do Without) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090917/1819256229.shtml> at 19 September 2009

TechDirt, A Look At The RIAA's Copyright Propaganda For Schools (11 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090911/0136516161.shtml> at 18 September 2009

ArsTechnica, Back to school with RIAA-funded copyright curriculum (17 September 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/back-to-school-with-riaa-funded-curriculum.ars> at 22 September 2009

Electronic Frontier Foundation, RIAA Asks Schoolkids To Assist With Propaganda (17 September 2009) <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/09/riaa-asks-schoolkids-assist-propaganda> at 22 September 2009

eMusic
Digital Music News, eMusic Subscribers Picking Albums Over Singles... (16 September 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091509emusic> at 18 September 2009

Failure to Adapt
TechDirt, Music Critic Explains Why The Music Industry Is Better Off Embracing Fans (1 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090901/0119406064.shtml> at 5 September 2009

Silicon Valley, Apple Log: Beatles on iTunes? 'We'd like to,' Paul McCartney says (9 August 2009) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_13291900?nclick_check=1> at 10 September 2009

File Sharing
TechDirt, How The UK Gov't Extrapolated 136 Self-Reported File Sharers Into 7 Million (8 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090904/1819236116.shtml> at 9 September 2009

The Register, Music industry cooks UK government's piracy stats (4 September 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/04/sabip_7m_stat_sponsored_by_bpi/> at 9 September 2009

ZeroPaid, 7 Million UK File-Sharers Myth Debunked (8 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86972/7-million-uk-file-sharers-myth-debunked/> at 9 September 2009

Filtering
ZeroPaid, Aussie Opposition: “End Mandatory Internet Filtering Farce” (4 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86962/aussie-opposition-end-mandatory-internet-filtering-farce/> at 9 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Aussie Minister: “I Never Wanted to Filter P2P” (21September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87039/aussie-minister-i-never-wanted-to-filter-p2p/> at 22 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Irish ISP Begins Blocking the Pirate Bay (2 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86945/irish-isp-begins-blocking-the-pirate-bay/> at 5 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Japanese Cellphones to Block Illegal Downloads (16 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87023/japanese-cellphones-to-block-illegal-downloads/> at 17 September 2009

Graduated Response Other Countries
Digital Music News, Another Disconnect: British ISP Says Cutting the Line Is Costly... (24 September 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/092309ispdisconnect> at 24 September 2009

TechDirt, Recording Industry, Japanese Gov't Work To Break Your Mobile Phone If You Listen To Unauthorized Music (8 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090907/1236066121.shtml> at 9 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Irish ISP Begins Blocking the Pirate Bay (2 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86945/irish-isp-begins-blocking-the-pirate-bay/> at 5 September 2009

ZeroPaid, FAC Invites Artists to “Urgent” P2P Summit (23 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87055/fac-invites-artists-to-urgent-p2p-summit/> at 24 September 2009

TechDirt, If File Sharing Is Killing The UK Music Industry... Why Is The UK Music Industry Growing? (21 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090921/1200086272.shtml> at 22 September 2009

TechDirt, Lily Allen: Copying Isn't Alright... Unless It's Done By Lily Allen (21 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090921/0527456270.shtml> at 22 September 2009

TimesOnline, Music industry ready for climbdown on internet piracy demands (16 September 2009) <http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6836104.ece> at 22 September 2009

ZeroPaid, UK Music Industry Group Tries to Reunite Artists, Labels (18 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87031/uk-music-industry-group-tries-to-reunite-artists-labels/> at 22 September 2009

TechDirt, UK Music Pretends That Musicians Aren't Against Kicking People Off The Internet (17 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090916/1829226214.shtml> at 18 September 2009

EFF Deeplinks, UK Musicians Oppose Draconian Disconnect Policy (4 September 2009) <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/09/uk-musicians-oppose-draconian-disconnect-policy> at 18 September 2009

TechDirt, Having ISPs Fight Piracy Could Cost More Than Claimed 'Losses' From Piracy (23 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090922/1357376284.shtml> at 24 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Irish ISP to Launch “Innovative New Music Service” (3 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86958/irish-isp-to-launch-innovative-new-music-service/> at 5 September 2009

The Register, France OKs Three Strikes… again (23 September 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/23/senate_passes_hadopi2/> at 24 September 2009
ZeroPaid, France Passes “Three-Strikes” Law for Second Time (15 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87012/france-passes-three-strikes-law-for-second-time/> at 17 September 2009

ArsTechnica, France passes harsh anti-P2P three-strikes law (again) (15 September 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/france-passes-harsh-anti-p2p-three-strikes-law-again.ars> at 22 September 2009

The Register, France passes three-strikes bill (15 September 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/15/france_hadopi_passes_lower_house/> at 17 September 2009

BBC News, France to vote on new piracy bill (15 September 2009) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8256362.stm> at 17 September 2009

SiliconValley, French bill would cut off Internet for people who download illegally (15 September 2009) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_13340903> at 17 September 2009

PC World, French Parliament Approves 'three-strikes' Anti-piracy Law (22 September 2009) <http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/172389/french_parliament_approves_threestrikes_antipiracy_law.html> at 24 September 2009

BBC News, French 'pass' piracy legislation (15 September 2009) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8257720.stm> at 22 September 2009

ZeroPaid, FAC to Lily Allen: “P2P is Important Form of Promotion” (22 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87046/fac-to-lily-allen-p2p-is-important-form-of-promotion/> at 24 September 2009

Guardian.co.uk, Filesharing crackdown divides UK music industry (13 September 2009) <http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/sep/13/filesharing-crackdown-rift> at 15 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Lord Mandelson Defends Plan to Disconnect UK File-Sharers (31 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86927/lord-mandelson-defends-plan-to-disconnect-uk-file-sharers/> at 5 September 2009

TechDirt, More UK Artists Speak Out About File Sharing, Pro & Con (18 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090918/0949206239.shtml> at 19 September 2009

CNet News, Opposition mounts against P2P disconnection plan (5 September 2009) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10345899-93.html> at 9 September 2009

Digital Music News, Rinse, Repeat: France Advances Another Disconnection Bill.... (16 September 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091509france> at 18 September 2009

TechDirt, UK IP Minister Defends Kicking People Off The Internet, As Rockstars Come Out Against It (4 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090904/0253006102.shtml> at 9 September 2009

ZeroPaid, UK ISPs Blast New “Three-Strikes” Proposal (7 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86969/uk-isps-blast-new-three-strikes-proposal/> at 9 September 2009

ZeroPaid, UK Musicians Denounce “Three-Strikes” Proposal (9 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86986/uk-musicians-denounce-three-strikes-proposal/> at 9 September 2009

ZeroPaid, UK Official on “Three-Strikes”: Digital Piracy the Same as Physical (7 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86967/uk-official-on-three-strikes-digital-piracy-the-same-as-physical/> at 9 September 2009

Digital Music News, ...While Lily Allen Gets Whipped by the Backlash (24 September 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/092309allen> at 24 September 2009

Telegraph.co.uk, Blur and Radiohead join forces to battle Government over proposed piracy laws (10 September 2009) <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/6165994/Blur-and-Radiohead-join-forces-to-battle-Government-over-proposed-piracy-laws.html> at 22 September 2009

The WashingtonPost, British pop divided in file sharing debate (21 September 2009) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/21/AR2009092101923.html> at 24 September 2009

Guardian.co.uk, Elton John backs crackdown on music piracy (21 September 2009) <http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/sep/21/musicindustry-internetipos> at 24 September 2009

Graduated Response USA
ZeroPaid, Software Anti-P2P Group Backs “Three-Strikes,” Content Filtering (7 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86965/software-anti-p2p-group-backs-three-strikes-content-filtering/> at 9 September 2009

TechDirt, Recording Industry Insiders Complain About Musicians Who Argue Against Kicking People Off The Internet (15 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090914/1627576186.shtml> at 18 September 2009

iiNet
Australian IT, IIA gets behind iiNet in legal battle (8 September 2009) <http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,26043672-15317,00.html> at 10 September 2009

Individual Lawsuits Other Countries
TechDirt, Consumer Advocates In Germany Helping Those Accused Of File Sharing (4 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090902/0315516078.shtml> at 9 September 2009

Individual Lawsuits USA
TechDirt, Lori Drew Case Officially Dropped (31 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090831/0359146055.shtml> at 5 September 2009

ArsTechnica, RIAA continues to squeeze Tenenbaum, wants injunction (2 September 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/riaa-continues-to-squeeze-tenenbaum-wants-injunction.ars> at 2 September 2009

ZeroPaid, RIAA Member Lawyer Blames Joel for ThePirateBay Mixtape (2 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86949/riaa-member-lawyer-blames-joel-for-thepiratebay-mixtape/> at 5 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Jammie Thomas Challenges “Arbitrary” $80,000 p/song Verdict (1 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86935/jammie-thomas-challenges-arbitrary-80000-psong-verdict/> at 5 September 2009

TechDirt, Digiprotect Admits It Shares Files Just To Find People To Demand Settlement Money From (31 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090831/0250256053.shtml> at 5 September 2009

Innovation Impact
TechDirt, Label That Embraces BitTorrent Upset About Lawsuits Against Useful Services (4 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090903/0300316092.shtml> at 9 September 2009

iTunes
Silicon Valley, Apple Log: Beatles on iTunes? 'We'd like to,' Paul McCartney says (9 August 2009) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_13291900?nclick_check=1> at 10 September 2009

TechDirt, Court Refuses To Dismiss Allman Bros. Lawsuit Against UMG; iTunes Royalties At Stake (17 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090917/0420056224.shtml> at 18 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Music Publishers: “Apple Should Pay for iTune’s Song Samples” (22 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87045/music-publishers-apple-should-pay-for-itunes-song-samples/> at 24 September 2009

Labels Revenue
Digital Music News, Album Sales In August: Not a Pretty Story... (4 September 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/090309august> at 5 September 2009

Leaks
Digital Music News, The Timbaleak: Why Big Producers Often Mean Big Leaks... (4 September 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/090309timbaleak> at 5 September 2009

TechDirt, The Trouble The Recording Industry Goes Through To Stop Leaks... And It Doesn't Work (2 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090901/0339536072.shtml> at 5 September 2009

ArsTechnica, Pre-release music pirates face 4 years in prison, $250k fine (10 September 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/prerelease-music-pirates-face-4-years-in-prison-250k-fine.ars> at 22 September 2009

Digital Music News, A Tale of Two Leaks: Mariah Carey, Paramore... (23 September 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/092209leaks> at 24 September 2009

Digital Music News, Another Big Leak: Upcoming Muse Starts Slipping... (15 September 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/090809leaks> at 15 September 2009

Digital Music News, Jay-Z Moves Release Date... Album Dropping Today (8 September 2009),http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/090509jayz> at 9 September 2009

Digital Music News, Jay-Z's Blueprint 3, In Its Entirety, Starts Leaking... (1 September 2009)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/083109jay-z> at 5 September 2009

Digital Music News, The Beatles Remastered Set: Now Leaking Everywhere... (8 September 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/090609beatles> at 9 September 2009

Digital Music News, The Latest Leaks: Flaming Lips, Raveonettes, Kiss, More... (18 September 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091709leaks> at 19 September 2009

Levies
TechDirt, Canadian Copyright Levy Group Wants New iPod Tax... But It's Not Really For The Artists (15 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090914/1830116188.shtml> at 18 September 2009

Musicians Politics
The Age, Spirit of Protest is Alive, Just Different (15 August 2009) <http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/spirit-of-protest-is-alive-just-different-20090814-el5e.html> 2 September 2009

New Business Models
TechDirt, Label That Embraces BitTorrent Upset About Lawsuits Against Useful Services (4 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090903/0300316092.shtml> at 9 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Band Calls P2P ‘Global Word of Mouth’ (30 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86918/band-calls-p2p-global-word-of-mouth/> at 5 September 2009

TechDirt, Music Critic Explains Why The Music Industry Is Better Off Embracing Fans (1 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090901/0119406064.shtml> at 5 September 2009

TechDirt, Smashing Pumpkins Latest To Embrace Free Music... With A Reason To Buy (17 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090917/0431356225.shtml> at 18 September 2009

TechDirt, Best Practices In Online Promotion Of New Music Offerings (15 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090910/0207016147.shtml> at 18 September 2009

TechDirt, If You're A Musician Wondering Why No One's Giving You Money, Start Here... (4 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090904/0425206108.shtml> at 9 September 2009

TechDirt, Music And Marketing -- You Need Them Both (10 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090904/0330526105.shtml> at 15 September 2009

Other
ArsTechnica, 5 ways to listen to music on the iPhone without using iTunes (31 August 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/apple/guides/2009/08/5-ways-to-listen-to-music-on-the-iphone-without-using-itunes.ars> at 5 September 2009

P2p Development
The Register, P2P pushes IPv6 surge (10 September 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/10/ipv6_traffic_surge/ > at 15 September 2009

P2p Statistics
BBC News, Downloading is not enough (13 August 2009) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8197574.stm> at 22 September 2009

ZeroPaid, STUDY: P2P Traffic Down to 15-20% in North America (14 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87006/study-p2p-traffic-down-to-15-20-in-north-america/> at 17 September 2009

Phones Music
TechDirt, Recording Industry, Japanese Gov't Work To Break Your Mobile Phone If You Listen To Unauthorized Music (8 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090907/1236066121.shtml> at 9 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Japanese Cellphones to Block Illegal Downloads (16 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87023/japanese-cellphones-to-block-illegal-downloads/> at 17 September 2009

The Register, Apple welcomes music streaming to US App Store (10 September 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/10/rhapsody_for_iphone/> at 15 September 2009

SiliconValley, Rhapsody streaming app approved for iPhones (10 September 2009) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_13306902?nclick_check=1> at 15 September 2009

Piracy
ZeroPaid, Sony BMG Accused of Music Piracy – Assets Seized (8 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86975/sony-bmg-accused-of-music-piracy-assets-seized/> 9 September 2009

ArsTechnica, Pre-release music pirates face 4 years in prison, $250k fine (10 September 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/prerelease-music-pirates-face-4-years-in-prison-250k-fine.ars> at 22 September 2009

The Register, Feds bust world's most prolific music piracy ring (10 September 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/10/rabid_neurosis_busted/> at 22 September 2009

Plagiarism
TechDirt, Satriani And Coldplay Settle Lawsuit Over Melody... Which Is Really Too Bad (14 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090914/0258286177.shtml> at 18 September 2009

Politics
ZeroPaid, German Pirate Party to Win Several Seats in Germany! (31 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86928/german-pirate-party-to-win-several-seats-in-germany/> at 5 September 2009

ZeroPaid, ZeroPaid Interviews the Pirate Party of Canada (10 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87003/zeropaid-interviews-the-pirate-party-of-canada/> at 15 September 2009

TorrentFreak, Dozens of Copyright Groups Petition Against File-Sharing (31 August 2009) <http://torrentfreak.com/dozens-of-copyright-groups-petition-against-file-sharing-090831/> at 5 September 2009

TechDirt, Could The Pirate Party Become A Legitimate Political Force? (1 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090831/1941206062.shtml> at 5 September 2009

ZeroPaid, French Pirate Party Has a Shot At Winning a Government Seat (2 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86956/french-pirate-party-has-a-shot-at-winning-a-government-seat/> at 5 September 2009

Publishing
ZeroPaid, Songwriter on P2P: “Artists Can Play Live Shows, We Can’t” (15 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87010/songwriter-on-p2p-artists-can-play-live-shows-we-cant/> at 17 September 2009

ArsTechnica, Songwriters want to get paid for 30-second song previews (17 September 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/09/songwriters-want-to-get-paid-for-30-second-song-previews.ars> at 22 September 2009

TechDirt, ASCAP, BMI Demanding Payment For 30 Second Previews At Web Stores (17 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090917/0505016226.shtml> at 18 September 2009

TechDirt, How Performing Rights Groups Funnel Money To Top Acts And Ignore Smaller Acts (10 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090909/0318406140.shtml> at 15 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Music Publishers: “Apple Should Pay for iTune’s Song Samples” (22 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87045/music-publishers-apple-should-pay-for-itunes-song-samples/> at 24 September 2009

Digital Music News, Unassigned Publishing Amounts Now Estimated at $400 Million... (18 September 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091709tranche> at 18 September 2009

RIAA
TechDirt, Recording Industry Insiders Complain About Musicians Who Argue Against Kicking People Off The Internet (15 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090914/1627576186.shtml> at 18 September 2009

Royalties
Digital Music News, Unassigned Publishing Amounts Now Estimated at $400 Million... (18 September 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091709tranche> at 18 September 2009

TechDirt, Court Refuses To Dismiss Allman Bros. Lawsuit Against UMG; iTunes Royalties At Stake (17 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090917/0420056224.shtml> at 18 September 2009

TechDirt, Music Comes Back To Life On YouTube In The UK (3 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090903/0108596089.shtml> at 5 September 2009

guardian.co.uk, YouTube and PRS make peace as musicians protest about plans to punish file sharers (3 September 2009) <http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/sep/03/youtube-prs-deal-file-sharing> at 5 September 2009

Billboard.biz, YouTube, PRS Agree Licensing Deal (2 September 2009) <http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i82908c6716f89cd126fb26e42dc438ad> at 5 September 2009

ArsTechnica, Songwriters want to get paid for 30-second song previews (17 September 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/09/songwriters-want-to-get-paid-for-30-second-song-previews.ars> at 22 September 2009

TechDirt, ASCAP, BMI Demanding Payment For 30 Second Previews At Web Stores (17 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090917/0505016226.shtml> at 18 September 2009

TechDirt, How Performing Rights Groups Funnel Money To Top Acts And Ignore Smaller Acts (10 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090909/0318406140.shtml> at 15 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Music Publishers: “Apple Should Pay for iTune’s Song Samples” (22 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87045/music-publishers-apple-should-pay-for-itunes-song-samples/> at 24 September 2009

Streaming
ArsTechnica, Songwriters want to get paid for 30-second song previews (17 September 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/09/songwriters-want-to-get-paid-for-30-second-song-previews.ars> at 22 September 2009

SiliconValley, Rhapsody streaming app approved for iPhones (10 September 2009) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_13306902?nclick_check=1> at 15 September 2009

The Register, Apple welcomes music streaming to US App Store (10 September 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/10/rhapsody_for_iphone/> at 15 September 2009

The Pirate Bay
ZeroPaid, Swedish ISP Appeals Order to Block The Pirate Bay (17 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87026/swedish-isp-appeals-order-to-block-the-pirate-bay/> at 18 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Irish ISP Begins Blocking the Pirate Bay (2 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86945/irish-isp-begins-blocking-the-pirate-bay/> at 5 September 2009

Slyck, BREIN Not Impressed with The Pirate Bay's Torrent Removal Plan (20 August 2009)
<http://www.slyck.com/story1868_BREIN_Not_Impressed_with_The_Pirate_Bays_Torrent_Removal_Plan> at 5 September 2009

ZeroPaid, GGF CEO’s Assets Seized to Pay Back Taxes (31 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86923/ggf-ceos-assets-seized-to-pay-back-taxes/> at 5 September 2009

ZeroPaid, GGF Stock Delisted from Swedish Stock Exchange (9 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86992/ggf-stck-delisted-from-swedish-stock-exchange/> at 15 September 2009

ZeroPaid, GGF’s Stock Gets Relisted (19 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87033/ggfs-stock-gets-relisted/> at 22 September 2009

TechDirt, Pirate Bay Appeal To Be Heard By Judge Tied To Copyright Group As Well (4 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090904/0230086100.shtml> at 9 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Pirate Bay Buyer Faces Court Over Debt (19 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87036/pirate-bay-buyer-faces-court-over-debt/> at 22 September 2009

ZeroPaid, Pirate Bay, Record Companies Agree Appeals Court Judge Biased (23 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87054/pirate-bay-record-companies-agree-appeals-court-judge-biased/> at 24 September 2009

Digital Music News, So Long, Swedish Stock Exchange: Global Gaming Delisted... (10 September 2009)<http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/090909global> at 15 September 2009

ZeroPaid, RIAA Member Lawyer Blames Joel for ThePirateBay Mixtape (2 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86949/riaa-member-lawyer-blames-joel-for-thepiratebay-mixtape/> at 5 September 2009

The Register, Pirate Bay suitor shoved off Swedish stock exchange (10 September 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/10/pirate_bay_ggf_excluded_swedish_stock_exchange/> at 15 September 2009

Veoh
Digital Music News, DMCA Okay: Court Tosses Universal Music Case Against Veoh... (15 September 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/091409umg> at 18 September 2009

YouTube
guardian.co.uk, YouTube and PRS make peace as musicians protest about plans to punish file sharers (3 September 2009) <http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/sep/03/youtube-prs-deal-file-sharing> at 5 September 2009

Billboard.biz, YouTube, PRS Agree Licensing Deal (2 September 2009) <http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i82908c6716f89cd126fb26e42dc438ad> at 5 September 2009

TechDirt, Music Comes Back To Life On YouTube In The UK (3 September 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090903/0108596089.shtml> at 5 September 2009

Traffic Shaping
ArsTechnica, FCC Chairman wants network neutrality, wired and wireless (21 September 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/fcc-chairman-wants-network-neutrality-wired-and-wireless.ars> at 22 September 2009

ZeroPaid, FCC Outlines Plan for “Net Neutrality” (21 September 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87041/fcc-outlines-plan-for-net-neutrality/> at 22 September 2009

Jumping Ship: The Pirate Bay

Ad Supported Music
Digital Music News, Supporting Ad-Supported: Pandora Taps Katz Online Network... (4 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080309pandora> at 7 August 2009

Artists
TechDirt, A Hunger Strike Isn't A New Business Model And It Won't Stop File Sharing (28 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090827/0302056018.shtml> at 30 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Musician: “P2P Important for Learning Different Genres” (17 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86847/musician-p2p-important-for-learning-different-genres/> at 19 August 2009

TechDirt, Musician: Any Aspiring Musician Should Download As Much Music As He Can (10 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090808/1102485812.shtml> at 14 August 2009

TechDirt, More Bands Look To Give Reasons To Buy (14 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090814/1651065887.shtml> at 16 August 2009

TechDirt, Why Are RIAA Supporters So Scared Of What Actual Musicians Think? (10 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090808/0949315807.shtml> at 14 August 2009

TechDirt, Morrissey: Don't Buy My Music (14 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090812/0328005855.shtml> at 16 August 2009

TechDirt, Moby Explains RIAA Mindset: Please Make The Future Die (12 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090811/1717415849.shtml> at 14 August 2009

TechDirt, How Imogen Heap Connected With Fans, And Created Her New Album With Their Help (13 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090811/1729025850.shtml> at 14 August 2009

TechDirt, Jay-Z's Favorite New Rapper: Free Music Is The Future (19 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090819/1117485928.shtml> at 25 August 2009

TechDirt, Amanda Palmer Talks About Connecting With Fans: Fans WANT To Support Artists (31 July 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090731/1501475731.shtml> at 2 August 2009

BitTorrent
ArsTechnica, Mininova ordered to purge all links to copyrighted files (26 August 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/08/mininova-ordered-to-purge-all-links-to-copyrighted-files.ars> at 30 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Mininova Ordered to Remove Copyrighted Material (26 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86898/mininova-ordered-to-remove-copyrighted-material/> at 30 August 2009

TechDirt, Mininova Told To Remove Infringing Material (26 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090826/1250066004.shtml> at 30 August 2009

SiliconValley, Web site ordered to remove copyrighted works (26 August 2009) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_13206982?nclick_check=1> at 29 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Aussie ISP Wants to Ban P2P Traffic on Off-Peak Hours (9 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86796/aussie-isp-wants-to-ban-p2p-traffic-on-off-peak-hours/> at 13 August 2009

ZeroPaid, GGF to Acquire More BitTorrent Tracker Sites? (6 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86786/ggf-to-acquire-more-bittorrent-tracker-sites/> at 7 August 2009

CNet News, Isohunt judge says MPAA has yet to prove direct infringement (26 August 2009) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10318942-93.html> at 29 August 2009

Blanket/Collective Licensing
TechDirt, German Green Party Pushes File Sharing Legalization Tax (10 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090808/1024155809.shtml> at 14 August 2009

ZeroPaid, German Green Party Defends P2P Legalization Tax (12 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86816/german-green-party-defends-p2p-legalization-tax/> at 13 August 2009

P2p Blog, Green party defends P2P legalization, collective licensing scheme (6 August 2009) <http://www.p2p-blog.com/item-1132.html> at 10 August 2009

CD Sales
CNet News, iTunes reps 1 in every 4 songs sold in U.S. (18 August 2009) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10311907-37.html> at 25 August 2009

ArsTechnica, iTunes sells 25% of all music in the US, 69% of digital (18 August 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/08/itunes-sells-25-of-all-music-in-the-us-69-of-digital.ars> at 30 August 2009

ZeroPaid, NPD Group Study Shows Increase in Online Download Sales (19 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86863/npd-group-study-shows-increase-in-download-sales/> at 25 August 2009

ArsTechnica, Ending music piracy: the best plan hasn't even been tried (11 August 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/08/uks-youth-would-pay-for-all-you-can-eat-music-downloads.ars> at 16 August 2009

ArsTechnica, US digital music sales to eclipse CDs by 2010 (14 August 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/08/global-digital-music-sales-to-overtake-physical-by-2016.ars> at 16 August 2009

Digital Music News, The Biggest Album This Week: 75,869... (13 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081209soundscan> at 14 August 2009

TechDirt, Radiohead's Thom Yorke Explains How Recording Industry Milked CD Business (7 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090806/1726455790.shtml> at 10 August 2009

TechDirt, Once Again: The Music Industry Does Not Equal The CD Business (5 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090803/0244175750.shtml> at 7 August 2009

Concerts
TechDirt, Another Band Tries Pay What You Want Concerts (24 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090821/0439155959.shtml> at 25 August 2009

Digital Music News, The Concert Industry Conundrum: Ticketmaster Shows More Softness... (14 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081309tktm> at 16 August 2009

Digital Music News, Live Nation's Performance Problem: Quarterly Losses Widen... (7 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080609earnings> at 7 August 2009

Constitutional Law
CNet News, Justice Department defends massive file-swapping fine (14 August 2009) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10310181-38.html?tag=newsLatestHeadlinesArea.0>at 16 August 2009

Digital Music News, The Pirate Bay Presents.... DJ Joel's $675,000 Playlist (14 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081309piratebay> at 16 August 2009

ArsTechnica, Team Tenenbaum to fight on for those "RIAA has screwed over" (9 August 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/08/charlie-nesson-still-fights-for-those-riaa-has-screwed-over.ars> at 16 August 2009

TechDirt, DOJ Doesn't Believe $80,000 Per Song Unconstitutional Or Oppressive (14 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090814/1256505886.shtml> at 16 August 2009

ZeroPaid, US Govt Urges Judge to Reject Thomas’ Unconstitutionality Claim (15 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86837/us-govt-urges-judge-to-reject-thomas-unconstitutionality-claim/> at 16 August 2009

Copyright Law EU
ZeroPaid, EU-Wide Three Strikes Law Back on Track? (4 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86776/eu-wide-three-strikes-law-back-on-track/> at 6 August 2009

Copyright Law Other Countries
ZeroPaid, UK Govt Discusses Plans for P2P Crackdown (18 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86853/uk-govt-discusses-plans-for-p2p-crackdown/> at 19 August 2009

The Register, Mandy not swayed by ents mogul on illegal file sharing (17 August 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/17/lord_mandelson_digital_policy/> at 19 August 2009

The Register, Oz gov suggests world's worst copyright protection scheme (14 August 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/14/australia_copyright_scheme/> at 19 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Another Day, Another Call to Expand Canada’s Fair Dealings (18 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86855/another-day-another-call-to-expand-canadas-fair-dealings/> at 25 August 2009

Billboard.biz, U.K. Govt Rebuffs File-Sharing Reports (17 August 2009) <http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i51e89b98d08081995d64fd66822ba833> at 19 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Pirate Party Lands on UK Shores (15 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86839/pirate-party-lands-on-uk-shores/> at 17 August 2009

TechDirt, German Green Party Pushes File Sharing Legalization Tax (10 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090808/1024155809.shtml> at 14 August 2009

ZeroPaid, German Green Party Defends P2P Legalization Tax (12 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86816/german-green-party-defends-p2p-legalization-tax/> at 13 August 2009

P2p Blog, Green party defends P2P legalization, collective licensing scheme (6 August 2009) <http://www.p2p-blog.com/item-1132.html> at 10 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Another Day, Another Call to Expand Canada’s Fair Dealings (18 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86855/another-day-another-call-to-expand-canadas-fair-dealings/> at 25 August 2009

TechDirt, Canadian Copyright Organization: This Is War Against Consumers (12 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090812/0323245854.shtml> at 14 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Canadian Copyright Consultation Submissions Keep Rolling In (5 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86784/canadian-copyright-consultation-submissions-keep-rolling-in/> at 6 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Copyright Consultation Blasted By Copyright Maximalist As ‘Useless’ (11 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86805/copyright-consultation-blasted-by-copyright-maximalist-as-useless/> at 13 August 2009

The Swedish Wire, Swedish crackdown on piracy reduces file-sharing (10 August 2009) <http://www.swedishwire.com/general/648-swedish-crackdown-on-piracy-reduces-file-sharing> at 10 August 2009

Billboard.biz, Two More Argentine File-Sharing Sites Shuttered (30 July 2009) <http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i6098aad6d9c8d3fbae382aabb0e6f33d> at 10 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Finland Wants to Criminalize Talking About DRM Circumvention (31 July 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86758/finland-wants-to-criminalize-talking-about-drm/> at 2 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Irish ISP to Start Blocking Pirate Bay Sep 1st (20 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86868/irish-isp-to-start-blocking-pirate-bay-sep-1st/> at 25 August 2009

Copyright Law USA
TechDirt, Can There Be A Fair File Sharing Trial When The Language Is All Biased? (17 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090816/2244055890.shtml> at 19 August 2009

Digital Music News, Protecting Yourself From Consumers Is Not A Recipe For Success (17 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090816/2359525891.shtml> at 19 August 2009

TechDirt, Patry: It's Not Copyright That Creates Value, It's Consumers' Willingness To BuySay (14 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090813/0126395864.shtml> at 14 August 2009

TechDirt, Copyright Length And The Life Of Mickey Mouse (11 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090811/0123105835.shtml> at 14 August 2009

ArsTechnica, Free culture or "digital barbarism"? A novelist on copyright (4 August 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/08/one-mans-stand-against-digital-barbarism.ars> at 10 August 2009

Copyright Term
TechDirt, Copyright Length And The Life Of Mickey Mouse (11 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090811/0123105835.shtml> at 14 August 2009

TechDirt, If Robert Johnson Died In 1938... Why Is His Music Still Covered By Copyright? (7 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090806/1710175789.shtml> at 10 August 2009

ArsTechnica, Free culture or "digital barbarism"? A novelist on copyright (4 August 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/08/one-mans-stand-against-digital-barbarism.ars> at 10 August 2009

Damages
CNet News, Justice Department defends massive file-swapping fine (14 August 2009) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10310181-38.html?tag=newsLatestHeadlinesArea.0>at 16 August 2009

Digital Music News, The Pirate Bay Presents.... DJ Joel's $675,000 Playlist (14 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081309piratebay> at 16 August 2009

ArsTechnica, Team Tenenbaum to fight on for those "RIAA has screwed over" (9 August 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/08/charlie-nesson-still-fights-for-those-riaa-has-screwed-over.ars> at 16 August 2009

TechDirt, DOJ Doesn't Believe $80,000 Per Song Unconstitutional Or Oppressive (14 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090814/1256505886.shtml> at 16 August 2009

ZeroPaid, US Govt Urges Judge to Reject Thomas’ Unconstitutionality Claim (15 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86837/us-govt-urges-judge-to-reject-thomas-unconstitutionality-claim/> at 16 August 2009

ArsTechnica, Judge: Tenenbaum guilty of copyright infringement (31 July 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/07/judge-tenenbaum-guilty-of-copyright-infringement.ars> at 10 August 2009

ArsTechnica, Fate of "hardcore, habitual" infringer Tenenbaum up to jury (31 July 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/07/fate-of-hardcore-habitual-infringer-tenenbaum-up-to-jury.ars> at 10 August 2009

ArsTechnica, Oy Tenenbaum! RIAA wins $675,000, or $22,500 per song (31 July 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/07/o-tenenbaum-riaa-wins-675000-or-22500-per-song.ars> at 10 August 2009

Digital Music News, Show Me the Money, Tenenbaum: Can the RIAA Collect? (3 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080209tenenbaumcont> at 7 August 2009

Digital Music News, Court Awards RIAA, Labels $675,000 In Tenenbaum Case (3 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/073109award> at 7 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Tenenbaum Donations to be Used to “Fight Back” (3 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86763/tenenbaum-donations-to-be-used-to-fight-back/> at 6 August 2009

The Washington Post/The Associated Press, Jury awards $675K in Boston music downloading case (2 August 2009) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/02/AR2009080200451.html> at 6 August 2009

The Register, Boston Student Fined Thousands for Napstering (3 August 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/03/student_riaa_fined/> at 6 August 2009

TechDirt, Tenenbaum Dinged $22,500 Per Song; $675,000 Total (31 July 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090731/1531275733.shtml> at 2 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Tenenbaum Fined $675,000 for Sharing 30 Works (1 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86759/tenenbaum-fined-675000-for-sharing-30-works/> at 2 August 2009

Digital Music Stores
CNet News, iTunes reps 1 in every 4 songs sold in U.S. (18 August 2009) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10311907-37.html> at 25 August 2009

Digital Sales
CNet News, iTunes reps 1 in every 4 songs sold in U.S. (18 August 2009) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10311907-37.html> at 25 August 2009

ArsTechnica, iTunes sells 25% of all music in the US, 69% of digital (18 August 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/08/itunes-sells-25-of-all-music-in-the-us-69-of-digital.ars> at 30 August 2009

ZeroPaid, NPD Group Study Shows Increase in Online Download Sales (19 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86863/npd-group-study-shows-increase-in-download-sales/> at 25 August 2009

Economics
TechDirt, Yet Another Study Shows File Sharers Buy More Media (28 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090828/0444096038.shtml> at 30 August 2009

Facebook
SiliconValley, MySpace acquires social music application iLike <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_13161283?nclick_check=1> at 25 August 2009

Digital Music News, MySpace Officially Confirms iLike Purchase... (20 August 200) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081909myspace> at 25 August 2009

Digital Music News, The iLike Buyout... More Details On a Not-So-Grand Exit (19 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081809ilike> at 25 August 2009

Fair Use/Fair Dealing
ZeroPaid, Another Day, Another Call to Expand Canada’s Fair Dealings (18 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86855/another-day-another-call-to-expand-canadas-fair-dealings/> at 25 August 2009

File Sharing
TechDirt, Yet Another Study Shows File Sharers Buy More Media (28 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090828/0444096038.shtml> at 30 August 2009

TechDirt, P2P Banned In Antarctica? (18 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090818/1726535917.shtml> at 25 August 2009

ZeroPaid, P2P Gets Banned in Antarctica (20 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86866/p2p-gets-banned-in-antarctica/> at 25 August 2009

File Sharing Statistics
TechDirt, Yet Another Study Shows File Sharers Buy More Media (28 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090828/0444096038.shtml> at 30 August 2009

Filtering
IrishTimes.com, UPC reiterates file-sharing stance (26 August 2009) <http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0826/breaking23.htm> at 29 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Irish Pirate Party Opposes Eircom’s Decision to Block Pirate Bay (27 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86906/irish-pirate-party-opposes-eircoms-decision-to-block-pirate-bay/> at 30 August 2009

Graduated Response Other Countries
ZeroPaid, UK ISP “Dismayed” by Govt’s “Futile U-Turn on P2P” (26 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86900/uk-isp-dismayed-by-govts-futile-u-turn-on-p2p/> at 30 August 2009

ArsTechnica, UK caves to Big Content, backs 'Net cutoffs for P2P use (25 August 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/08/uk-caves-to-big-content-supports-net-cutoffs-for-p2p-use.ars> at 30 August 2009

The Register, UK.gov revives net cut-off threat for illegal downloaders (25 August 2009) <htt://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/25/p2p_disconnection/> at 29 August 2009

TechDirt, UK Gov't Now Supporting 3 Strikes: Lobbyists Win Again (25 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090825/1021095995.shtml> at 30 August 2009

ZeroPaid, UK Govt Thinking “Evolves,” Will Disconnect File-Sharers After All (25 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86892/uk-govt-thinking-evolves-will-disconnect-file-sharers-after-all/> at 30 August 2009

IrishTimes.com, UPC reiterates file-sharing stance (26 August 2009) <http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0826/breaking23.htm> at 29 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Irish Pirate Party Opposes Eircom’s Decision to Block Pirate Bay (27 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86906/irish-pirate-party-opposes-eircoms-decision-to-block-pirate-bay/> at 30 August 2009

The Straits Times, Three strikes you are out (19 August 2009) <http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_418628.html> at 25 August 2009

Innovation Impact
TechDirt, Correcting A Few 'Facts' From The RIAA... For Which We Feel We Deserve Payment (6 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090806/0152595783.shtml> at 7 August 2009

ISP Liability
The Register, Oz gov suggests world's worst copyright protection scheme (14 August 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/14/australia_copyright_scheme/> at 19 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Australian Law Proposal to Turn ISPs Into Copyright Cops (12 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86819/australian-law-proposal-to-turn-isps-into-copyright-cops/> at 13 August 2009

iLike
SiliconValley, MySpace acquires social music application iLike (19 August 2009) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_13161283?nclick_check=1> at 25 August 2009

Digital Music News, MySpace Officially Confirms iLike Purchase... (20 August 200) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081909myspace> at 25 August 2009

Digital Music News, The iLike Buyout... More Details On a Not-So-Grand Exit (19 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081809ilike> at 25 August 2009

Individual Lawsuits Other Countries
ArsTechnica, Finn fined just €3,000 for sharing 768MB of music (18 August 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/08/getting-busted-for-p2p-in-finland-far-less-costly-than-in-us.ars> at 30 August 2009

Individual Lawsuits USA
TechDirt, Are Copyright Holders Seeding Own Files To Find, Sue Downloaders? (27 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090826/0033215996.shtml> at 30 August 2009

ArsTechnica, US govt says $1.92M P2P damage award totally fair (16 August 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/08/us-govt-says-192m-p2p-damage-award-constitutional.ars> at 30 August 2009

isoHunt
CNet News, Isohunt judge says MPAA has yet to prove direct infringement (26 August 2009) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10318942-93.html> at 29 August 2009

iTunes
ArsTechnica, iTunes sells 25% of all music in the US, 69% of digital (18 August 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/08/itunes-sells-25-of-all-music-in-the-us-69-of-digital.ars> at 30 August 2009

The Washington Post, iTunes' Mexico launch could shake up digital market (7 August 2009) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/07/AR2009080703262.html> at 13 August 2009

CNet News, iTunes reps 1 in every 4 songs sold in U.S. (18 August 2009) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10311907-37.html> at 25 August 2009

Labels Revenue
TechDirt, Morrissey: Don't Buy My Music (14 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090812/0328005855.shtml> at 16 August 2009

Leaks
TechDirt, Rather Than Waiting For Someone Else To Leak Your Music, Why Not Leak It Yourself? (21 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090819/1830005934.shtml> at 25 August 2009

Digital Music News, The Latest Meltdown: Leona Lewis, Timberlake Leak Investigated... (20 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081909leona> at 25 August 2009

The Washington Post/Reuters, Label hunts hackers who stole Lewis/Timberlake song (19 August 2009) <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/19/AR2009081901627.html> at 25 August 2009

TechDirt, Radiohead Leaks Its Own Track To BitTorrent; Apparently Still Happy With 'Free' (18 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090818/0053565911.shtml> at 25 August 2009

Digital Music News, More Third Eye Blind: Still Fighting the Leak... (19 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082009third> at 25 August 2009

Digital Music News, And Another One: Third Eye Blind Now Leaking... (13 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081209leak> at 14 August 2009

Digital Music News, The Latest Leak: Sean Paul, Imperial Blaze... (12 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081109leaks> at 14 August 2009

Digital Music News, Are Those Real? Why Fake Leaks Create Real Leaks... (10 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080909leak> at 14 August 2009

Digital Music News, Latest Leak: Cobra Starship Lands a Bit Early... (6 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080509leak> at 7 August 2009

Legitimate Uses
ZeroPaid, Musician: “P2P Important for Learning Different Genres” (17 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86847/musician-p2p-important-for-learning-different-genres/> at 19 August 2009

Limewire
ZeroPaid, Congressman Proposes Banning P2P from Govt PCs (4 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86772/congressman-to-propose-banning-p2p-from-govt-pcs/> at 6 August 2009

Lyrics
TechDirt, Music Publishers Force Lyrics API Offline; How Dare Anyone Make Lyrics Useful (21 August 2009 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090821/0445435960.shtml at 25 August 2009

The Register, US music publishers sue online lyrics sites (26 August 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/26/lyrics_sites_sued/> at 29 August 2009

TechDirt, Music Publishers Now Suing Lyrics Sites And Their Execs (26 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090826/0102345997.shtml> at 30 August 2009

MySpace
Digital Music News, MySpace Officially Confirms iLike Purchase... (20 August 200) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081909myspace> at 25 August 2009

SiliconValley, MySpace acquires social music application iLike (19 August 2009) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_13161283?nclick_check=1> at 25 August 2009

Digital Music News, The iLike Buyout... More Details On a Not-So-Grand Exit (19 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081809ilike> at 25 August 2009

Digital Music News, More Evidence of MySpace Music Gaming Emerges... (17 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081409myspace> at 19 August 2009

New Business Models
TechDirt, Major Record Labels Sorta, Maybe Embracing Direct-To-Fan Projects (28 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090828/0335456034.shtml> at 30 August 2009

TechDirt, Another Band Tries Pay What You Want Concerts (24 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090821/0439155959.shtml> at 25 August 2009

TechDirt, Yet Another Study Shows File Sharers Buy More Media (28 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090828/0444096038.shtml> at 30 August 2009

Digital Music News, Protecting Yourself From Consumers Is Not A Recipe For Success (17 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090816/2359525891.shtml> at 19 August 2009

Digital Music News, A Mere Collection of Songs: Radiohead Rumbling on New EP... (17 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081609radiohead> at 19 August 2009

ArsTechnica, Ending music piracy: the best plan hasn't even been tried (11 August 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/08/uks-youth-would-pay-for-all-you-can-eat-music-downloads.ars> at 16 August 2009

TechDirt, More Bands Look To Give Reasons To Buy (14 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090814/1651065887.shtml> at 16 August 2009

TechDirt, Thom Yorke Dissing The Album Format Doesn't Mean 'Free' Business Models Don't Work (13 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090811/1249485845.shtml> at 14 August 2009

TechDirt, How Imogen Heap Connected With Fans, And Created Her New Album With Their Help (13 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090811/1729025850.shtml> at 14 August 2009

TechDirt, EU Gov't Study: People Won't Pay For Content; New Business Models Needed (12 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090805/0219445776.shtml> at 14 August 2009

TechDirt, Yet Another Music Business Model: Label Signs With A Band (4 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090802/1549165740.shtml> at 7 August 2009

TechDirt, Even If You're On A Major Label, Connecting With Fans Is Important (6 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090803/0308375752.shtml> at 7 August 2009

Digital Music News, Buying It? Mariah Spins 'Ad-Supported' Album... (3 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080309mariah> at 7 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Mariah Carey CD Insert to be Ad-Supported (5 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86778/mariah-careys-cd-insert-to-be-ad-supported/> at 6 August 2009

TechDirt, Amanda Palmer Talks About Connecting With Fans: Fans WANT To Support Artists (31 July 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090731/1501475731.shtml> at 2 August 2009

Other
ArsTechnica, How to discover new and interesting music online (24 August 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/08/discovering-new-music-with-the-help-of-the-internet.ars> at 30 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Australian Law Proposal to Turn ISPs Into Copyright Cops (12 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86819/australian-law-proposal-to-turn-isps-into-copyright-cops/> at 13 August 2009

TechDirt, Entertainment Industry Decides FileSoup Doesn't Have Enough Publicity; Has Owner Arrested (6 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090805/1847415781.shtml> at 7 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Filesoup Admin Busted for Copyright Infringement (5 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86781/filesoup-admin-busted-for-copyright-infringement/> at 6 August 2009

guardian.co.uk, British man arrested for role in running FileSoup file sharing website (4 August 2009) <http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/aug/04/file-soup-sharing-tv-movies> at 6 August 2009

Other File Sharing Lawsuits
SiliconValley, Web site ordered to remove copyrighted works (26 August 2009) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_13206982?nclick_check=1> at 29 August 2009

Billboard.biz, Two More Argentine File-Sharing Sites Shuttered (30 July 2009) <http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i6098aad6d9c8d3fbae382aabb0e6f33d> at 10 August 2009

P2p Statistics
ZeroPaid, UK Youth Survey: Paying for Music is a Luxury (17 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86851/uk-youth-survey-paying-for-music-is-a-luxury/> at 19 August 2009

TechDirt, New Study States The Obvious: Kids Download A Lot Of Music (11 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090810/1801565830.shtml> at 14 August 2009

Piracy
Billboard.biz, Australian Convicted For Global Piracy Operation (13 August 2009) <http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3if5c6c7ae5292695ff694a038d4f44610> at 15 August 2009

Politics
ZeroPaid, Pirate Party Finland Officially Registered as a Political Party (19 August 2009) http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86865/pirate-party-finland-officially-registered-as-a-political-party/ at 25 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Irish Pirate Party Opposes Eircom’s Decision to Block Pirate Bay (27 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86906/irish-pirate-party-opposes-eircoms-decision-to-block-pirate-bay/> at 30 August 2009

ZeroPaid, PPUK – Why the Price of Justice is Too High for File-Sharing (23 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86880/ppuk-why-the-price-of-justice-is-too-high-for-file-sharing/> at 25 August 2009

The Register, 100 freetards an hour join Pirate Party UK (14 August 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/14/pirate_party_uk/> at 19 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Pirate Party Lands on UK Shores (15 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86839/pirate-party-lands-on-uk-shores/> at 17 August 2009

TechDirt, German Green Party Pushes File Sharing Legalization Tax (10 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090808/1024155809.shtml> at 14 August 2009

ZeroPaid, German Green Party Defends P2P Legalization Tax (12 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86816/german-green-party-defends-p2p-legalization-tax/> at 13 August 2009

P2p Blog, Green party defends P2P legalization, collective licensing scheme (6 August 2009) <http://www.p2p-blog.com/item-1132.html> at 10 August 2009

Privacy
ZeroPaid, P2P Gets Banned in Antarctica (20 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86866/p2p-gets-banned-in-antarctica/> at 25 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Australian Law Proposal to Turn ISPs Into Copyright Cops (12 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86819/australian-law-proposal-to-turn-isps-into-copyright-cops/> at 13 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Congressman Proposes Banning P2P from Govt PCs (4 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86772/congressman-to-propose-banning-p2p-from-govt-pcs/> at 6 August 2009

Recording Contracts
TechDirt, Morrissey: Don't Buy My Music (14 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090812/0328005855.shtml> at 16 August 2009

Rhapsody
Digital Music News, Another Round of Layoffs at Rhapsody... (7 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080609rhapsody> at 7 August 2009

Digital Music News, Exclusive: What Really Happened at RealNetworks, Rhapsody... (3 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/073009realnetworks> at 7 August 2009

RIAA
TechDirt, Yes, People Dislike The RIAA Because Of Its Actions, Not Because Everyone Hates Music Business People (14 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090814/0456465884.shtml> at 16 August 2009

TechDirt, Why Are RIAA Supporters So Scared Of What Actual Musicians Think? (10 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090808/0949315807.shtml> at 14 August 2009

TechDirt, Correcting A Few 'Facts' From The RIAA... For Which We Feel We Deserve Payment (6 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090806/0152595783.shtml> at 7 August 2009

Royalties
ArsTechnica, Is radio suppressing pro-Performance Rights Act artists? (17 August 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/08/is-radio-suppressing-pro-performance-rights-act-artists.ars> at 30 August 2009

CNet News, Yahoo wins appeal of music-streaming case (21 August 2009) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10315484-265.html> at 25 August 2009

Digital Music News, Another Legal Boundary Drawn; This Time, In Yahoo's Favor... (24 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082309legal> at 25 August 2009

TechDirt, RIAA Loses To Yahoo Over Webcasting Rates (21 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090821/1541385962.shtml> at 25 August 2009

Digital Music News, Want Terrestrial Royalties? Then Parity Could Come With It... (3 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080209parity> at 7 August 2009

Digital Music News, Terrestrial Radio: This Is the Bad Time... (25 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082409radio> at 25 August 2009

Digital Music News, SoundExchange Reveals Public Radio Webcasting Accord... (12 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081109soundexchange> at 14 August 2009

Digital Music News, Live @ Senate Performance Hearing: Say What? (5 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080409senateperf2> at 7 August 2009

Digital Music News, The Reasoned Debates Over Performance Royalties... (5 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080409senateperf3> at 7 August 2009

Satellite
TechDirt, Sirius XM Passes RIAA Tax On To Consumers (19 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090818/1543205916.shtml> at 25 August 2009

Digital Music News, The Slipping Subscriber: Sirius XM Suffers Another Drop... (7 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080609sirius> at 7 August 2009

Digital Music News, Want Terrestrial Royalties? Then Parity Could Come With It... (3 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080209parity> at 7 August 2009

Security
ZeroPaid, P2P Gets Banned in Antarctica (20 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86866/p2p-gets-banned-in-antarctica/> at 25 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Congressman Proposes Banning P2P from Govt PCs (4 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86772/congressman-to-propose-banning-p2p-from-govt-pcs/> at 6 August 2009

Social Networking Music
Digital Music News, MySpace Officially Confirms iLike Purchase... (20 August 200) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081909myspace> at 25 August 2009

SiliconValley, MySpace acquires social music application iLike (19 August 2009) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_13161283?nclick_check=1> at 25 August 2009

Digital Music News, The iLike Buyout... More Details On a Not-So-Grand Exit (19 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081809ilike> at 25 August 2009

CNet News, iLike's download store debuts (14 August 2009) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10310456-93.html> at 19 August 2009

Streaming
Digital Music News, Another Legal Boundary Drawn; This Time, In Yahoo's Favor... (24 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082309legal> at 25 August 2009

CNet News, Yahoo wins appeal of music-streaming case (21 August 2009) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10315484-265.html> at 25 August 2009

TechDirt, RIAA Loses To Yahoo Over Webcasting Rates (21 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090821/1541385962.shtml> at 25 August 2009

Digital Music News, Another Round of Layoffs at Rhapsody... (7 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080609rhapsody> at 7 August 2009

Subscription
Digital Music News, Another Round of Layoffs at Rhapsody... (7 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080609rhapsody> at 7 August 2009

Digital Music News, Exclusive: What Really Happened at RealNetworks, Rhapsody... (3 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/073009realnetworks> at 7 August 2009

Terrestrial Radio
ArsTechnica, Is radio suppressing pro-Performance Rights Act artists? (17 August 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/08/is-radio-suppressing-pro-performance-rights-act-artists.ars> at 30 August 2009

Digital Music News, Terrestrial Radio: This Is the Bad Time... (25 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082409radio> at 25 August 2009

TechDirt, Dirty Politics? FCC Opens Inquiry Into Radio Royalty Tactics... (11 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081009fcc> at 14 August 2009

TechDirt, Why Is The FCC Even Giving The Time Of Day To RIAA's Bogus Radio Witchhunt? (11 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090811/0152565837.shtml> at 14 August 2009

Digital Music News, Live @ Senate Performance Hearing: Say What? (5 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080409senateperf2> at 7 August 2009

Digital Music News, The Reasoned Debates Over Performance Royalties... (5 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080409senateperf3> at 7 August 2009

Digital Music News, Want Terrestrial Royalties? Then Parity Could Come With It... (3 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080209parity> at 7 August 2009

The Pirate Bay
ArsTechnica, Swedish court rules TPB admins too broke to pay damages (24 August 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/08/swedish-court-rules-tpb-admins-too-broke-to-pay-damages.ars> at 30 August 2009

TechDirt, Swedish Court Get The Pirate Bay Taken Down (24 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090824/1057245978.shtml> at 25 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Swedish Court Orders ISP to Block the Pirate Bay (25 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86888/swedish-court-orders-isp-to-block-the-pirate-bay/> at 30 August 2009

Digital Music News, The Pirate Bay Back Online... With a Vengeance (26 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082509piratebay> at 30 August 2009

NetworkWorld, The Pirate Bay down after ISP cuts its connection (24 August 2009) <http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/082409-the-pirate-bay-down-after.html> at 25 August2009

Digital Music News, The Pirate Bay Suddenly Offline (at Least for Now)... (25 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082409piratebay> at 25 August 2009

The Register, Pirate Bay site down as anchor set adrift (25 August 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/25/pirate_bay_down/> at 29 August 2009

ArsTechnica, Pirate Bay sale approved; legal version coming soon (27 August 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/08/pirate-bay-sale-approved-legal-version-coming-soon.ars> at 30 August 2009

The Pirate Bay, GGF Shareholders Approve Pirate Bay Buy... But No One Knows Where The Money Is (27 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090827/1035276024.shtml> at 30 August 2009

ZeroPaid, GGF Shareholders Approve Pirate Bay Deal, “Finalize In 8 Days” (28 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86912/ggf-shareholders-approve-pirate-bay-deal-finalize-in-8-days/> at 30 August 2009

Digital Music News, The Pirate Bay Plan: More Details Start to Unfold... (20 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081909piratebay> at 25 August 2009

TechDirt, No Surprise Here: Pirate Bay Acquisition Falling Apart (21 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090821/1120015961.shtml> at 25 August 2009

CNet News, Pirate Bay bidder loses chairman (23 August 2009) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10315698-93.html> at 25 August 2009

The Register, Pirate Bay saviour faces more trouble (27 August 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/27/global_gaming_factory_stock_exchange/> at 29 August 2009

ZeroPaid, GGF Stock Halted Until it Shows Pirate Bay Cash (21 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86876/ggf-stock-halted-until-it-shows-pirate-bay-cash/> at 25 August 2009

ZeroPaid, GGF, Performing Rights Group Negotiate Licensing Agreement (19 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86861/ggf-performing-rights-group-negotiate-licensing-agreement/> at 25 August 2009

ZeroPaid, GGF Deal Gets Murkier, Cops Suspect Insider Trading (24 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86885/ggf-deal-gets-murkier-cops-suspect-insider-trading/> at 25 August 2009

ZeroPaid, GGF Investors Abandon Pirate Bay Deal (27 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86903/ggf-investors-abandon-pirate-bay-deal/> at 30 August 2009

Digital Music News, Drama, Again: Trading Halts on Pirate Bay Buyer... (24 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082109piratebay> at 25 August 2009

Digital Music News, Global Gaming Bites Back, Again: 'There Is No Change In Plan'... (25 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082409global> at 25 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Irish ISP to Start Blocking Pirate Bay Sep 1st (20 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86868/irish-isp-to-start-blocking-pirate-bay-sep-1st/> at 25 August 2009

IrishTimes, Eircom to block internet access to Pirate Bay as other firms refuse (20 August 2009) <http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2009/0820/1224252952116.html> at 25 August 2009

Digital Music News, The Pirate Bay Presents.... DJ Joel's $675,000 Playlist (14 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081309piratebay> at 16 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Pirate Bay Offers DJ Joel Tenenbaum’s “$675,000 Mixtape” (14 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86831/pirate-bay-offers-dj-joel-tenenbaums-675000-mixtape/> at 16 August 2009

Digital Music News, The Pirate Bay: What Are You Doing August 27th? (11 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081009piratebay> at 14 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Pirate Bay to Challenge Dutch Ban (12 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86814/pirate-bay-to-challenge-dutch-ban/> at 13 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Something “Broken” at the Pirate Bay? (11 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86807/something-broken-at-the-pirate-bay/> at 13 August 2009

CNet News, Labels pressure Global Gaming for Pirate Bay money (6 August 2009) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10305092-93.html> at 10 August 2009

Slyck, Peace Out: The Pirate Bay Sold - Changes Ownership (30 June 2009) <http://www.slyck.com/story1864_Peace_Out_The_Pirate_Bay_Sold_Changes_Ownership> at 10 August 2009

Slyck, Court to The Pirate Bay: Cut Access to the Netherlands (30 July 2009) <http://www.slyck.com/story1867_Court_to_The_Pirate_Bay_Cut_Access_to_the_Netherlands> at 10 August 2009

ArsTechnica, Pirate Bay sale imminent, but who owns it to begin with? (6 August 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/08/pirate-bay-sale-steams-ahead-but-whos-doing-the-selling.ars> at 10 August 2009

ZeroPaid, GGF to Acquire More BitTorrent Tracker Sites? (6 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86786/ggf-to-acquire-more-bittorrent-tracker-sites/> at 7 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Major Record Label Deal with New Pirate Bay “Imminent” (6 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86788/major-record-label-deal-with-new-pirate-bay-imminent/> at 7 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Brokep Sets Sail from the Pirate Bay (4 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86767/brokep-sets-sail-from-the-pirate-bay/> at 6 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Dutch Court Orders Pirate Bay to Block Netherlands (3 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86761/dutch-court-orders-pirate-bay-to-block-netherlands/> at 6 August 2009

ZeroPaid, US ISP Blocking the Pirate Bay? (3 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86765/us-isp-blocking-the-pirate-bay/> at 6 August 2009

guardian.co.uk, Pirate Bay spokesman calls it quits (3 August 2009) <http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/aug/03/pirate-bay-peter-sunde> at 6 August 2009

TechDirt, Italian Recording Industry Sues Pirate Bay As Well (31 July 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090731/1523255732.shtml> at 2 August 2009

Traffic Shaping/Network Neutrality
ArsTechnica, FCC enforcing imaginary laws in P2P ruling, says Comcast (17 August 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/08/fcc-enforcing-imaginary-laws-in-p2p-ruling-says-comcast.ars> at 30 August 2009

ZeroPaid, Aussie ISP Wants to Ban P2P Traffic on Off-Peak Hours (9 August 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86796/aussie-isp-wants-to-ban-p2p-traffic-on-off-peak-hours/> at 13 August 2009

ArsTechnica, DPI vendor says 90% of ISP customers engage in traffic discrimination (3 August 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/08/network-neutrality-dead-in-practice-as-most-isps-throttle.ars> at 10 August 2009

Webcasting
TechDirt, RIAA Loses To Yahoo Over Webcasting Rates (21 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090821/1541385962.shtml> at 25 August 2009

Digital Music News, Another Legal Boundary Drawn; This Time, In Yahoo's Favor... (24 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/082309legal> at 25 August 2009

CNet News, Yahoo wins appeal of music-streaming case (21 August 2009) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10315484-265.html> at 25 August 2009

Digital Music News, SoundExchange Reveals Public Radio Webcasting Accord... (12 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/081109soundexchange> at 14 August 2009

Digital Music News, Supporting Ad-Supported: Pandora Taps Katz Online Network... (4 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080309pandora> at 7 August 2009

Digital Music News, Want Terrestrial Royalties? Then Parity Could Come With It... (3 August 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/080209parity> at 7 August 2009

Weblogs
TechDirt, Music Reviewer's Blog Suspended For Promoting Music (28 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090826/1427276008.shtml> at 30 August 2009

YouTube
TechDirt, Copyright Conundrum: Was 'Public Domain' Music Silenced On YouTube? (5 August 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090804/1119255768.shtml> at 7 August 2009