Wednesday, July 21, 2010

This Blog is Now Closed

Due to time constraints I am no longer able to aggregate the list of links I read each week. I will leave this here as a record that I have been researching far and wide but it will no longer be added to on a monthly basis. Sorry for not getting back to it as I thought I would, if things ease up in the future I may be able to return to it but for now you should subscribe to the wide range of e-newsletters that are available in this field and start reading them directly. Thank you for your support over the years and for being my readers. My other weblog where I write about topics that arise in the field of music/internet/law will remain open so please feel free to leave comments there as you have so kindly been doing.

best wishes
Sally Hawkins

Monday, February 01, 2010

Crunch Time: Where is this industry going?

Ad Supported Music
ZeroPaid, FreeAllMusic Looks Worth the Hype (18 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87811/freeallmusic-looks-worth-the-hype/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 27 January 2010

CNet News, EMI licenses songs to new ad-supported site (19 January 2010) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10436882-261.html> at 24 January 2010

TechDirt, MySpace Replaces All iMeem Playlists With Ads -- Doesn't Ask Permission (5 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100104/1708157604.shtml>at 16 January 2010

Digital Music News, FreeAllMusic Seals Universal Music Licenses... (12 January 2010) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011110free> at 16 January 2010

Anti Trust
ZeroPaid, RIAA Digital Music Price-Fixing Case Reinstated (15 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87781/riaa-digital-music-price-fixing-case-reinstated/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 24 January 2010

Digital Music News, Court Rules Against Majors In Digital Price-Fixing Case... (14 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011310labels> at 16 January 2010

Artists
Digital Music News, Live@Midem: Radiohead, Pharrell Not So Sour on File-Sharing... (25 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012210radiohead> at 31 January 2010

ZeroPaid, Pharrell Williams: Illegal Downloading is “Just Taste-Testing” (25 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87877/pharrell-williams-illegal-downloading-is-just-taste-testing/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 27 January 2010

ZeroPaid, Gorillaz Manager: “P2P Not Taste-Testing, it’s Giving the Whole Meal” (26 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87891/gorillaz-manager-p2p-not-taste-testing-its-giving-the-whole-meal/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 27 January 2010

TechDirt, eMusic: Prices Went Up, But Artists Aren't Seeing Any Of That Cash (7 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100104/1724447606.shtml> at 16 January 2010

ZeroPaid, UK ISP Calls Bono’s Anti-P2P Rant “Outrageous” (8 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87608/uk-isp-calls-bonos-anti-p2p-rant-outrageous/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010

ZeroPaid, Rock Label Refuses to Sign New Artists Until Govt Stops P2P (7 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87606/convicted-file-sharer-drm-free-tracks-on-kazaa-to-blame/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010

Digital Music News, Bono On ISPs: "It's Perfectly Possible to Track Content" (4 January 2010) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010310bono> at 8 January 2010

The Register, Bono accuses ISPs of 'reverse Robin Hooding' over piracy (4 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/04/bono_brings_file_sharer_wrath/> at 8 January 2010

The Register, U2 frontman bitchslapped by TalkTalk (5 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/05/bono_talktalk/> at 8 January 2010

BitTorrent
ArsTechnica, OiNK founder free after two-plus years of legal troubles (15 January 2010) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/oink-founder-free-after-two-plus-years-of-legal-troubles.ars> at 31 January 2010

ArsTechnica, BitTorrent census: about 99% of files copyright infringing (29 January 2010) <http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2010/01/bittorrent-census-about-99-of-files-copyright-infringing.ars> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, OiNK Admin: Not Guilty (15 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100115/1051307772.shtml> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, Recording Industry May Go After OiNK Admin Again (21 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100121/0943437857.shtml> at 31 January 2010

ZeroPaid, OiNK Admin Found Not Guilty! (15 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87801/oink-admin-found-not-guilty/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 24 January 2010

Billboard.biz, U.K. Court Clears P2P Site Owner Of Fraud (15 January 2010) <http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i369762d94b2490b55a7bdfeb178f0163> at 24 January 2010

TechDirt, BREIN Shut Down Hundreds Of Torrent Sites That Apparently No One Ever Used (11 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100110/1558217691.shtml> at 16 January 2010

TechDirt, BREIN Shut Down Hundreds Of Torrent Sites That Apparently No One Ever (11 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100110/1558217691.shtml> at 16 January 2010

TechDirt, Grooveshark Sued Again... Negotiating Via Lawsuit Continues (12 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100111/1230487706.shtml> at 16 January 2010

CD Sales
Slyck, IFPI Digital Report 2010 – The Sky is Falling, Again (21 January 2010) <http://www.slyck.com/story1901_IFPI_Digital_Report_2010_The_Sky_is_Falling_Again> at 2 February 2010

ArsTechnica, Music biz: piracy our "climate change," governments must act! (21 January 2010) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/music-biz-piracy-our-climate-change-governments-must-act.ars> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, Econ 101: Study Shows That If Record Labels Lowered Prices On Music, They Would Sell A Lot More (29 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100129/1221507975.shtml> at 31 January 2010

Digital Music News, Rough Decade: US-Based Albums Tanked 60 Percent In the 2000s... (8 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010710decade> at 16 January 2010

Digital Music News, Same Old Story, But Less Scary: UK Sales Drops Less Severe... (12 January 2010) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011110uk> at 16 January 2010

Constitutional Law
TechDirt, Jammie Thomas Rejects Offer From RIAA To Settle For $25k Plus Request For Judge To Vacate Last Week's Decision (27 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/1255197943.shtml> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, Court Reduces Award In Jammie Thomas-Rasset Case From $80,000 Per Song To $2,250 (22 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100122/1010047873.shtml> at 31 January 2010

ZeroPaid, RIAA Rejects Reduced File-Sharing Judgment (28 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87913/riaa-rejects-reduced-file-sharing-judgment/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, Court Reduces Award In Jammie Thomas-Rasset Case From $80,000 Per Song To $2,250 (22 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100122/1010047873.shtml> at 31 January 2010

CNet, Jammie Thomas rejects RIAA's $25,000 settlement offer (27 January 2010) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10442482-261.html> at 31 January 2010

SiliconValley/Associated Press, Judge cuts $2 million penalty in online song-sharing case (22 January 2010) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_14248428?nclick_check=1> at 27 January 2010

ZeroPaid, Judge: Deterrence Cannot Justify $2 million P2P Verdict (22 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87860/judge-deterrence-cannot-justify-2-million-p2p-verdict/> at 27 January 2010

ZeroPaid, Convicted File-Sharer: DRM-Free Tracks on KaZaA to Blame (7 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87606/convicted-file-sharer-drm-free-tracks-on-kazaa-to-blame/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010

SiliconValley, Music downloader takes issue with $675,000 penalty (4 January 2010) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_14120631> at 8 January 2009

The Register, Record-fine Napsterer wants retrial with RIAA (5 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/05/tenenbaum_files_for_retrial/> at 8 January 2010

Copyright Law Other Countries
ArsTechnica, EU has doubts as ISP rolls out DPI for copyright enforcement (26 January 2010) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/eu-has-doubts-as-isp-rolls-out-dpi-for-copyright-enforcement.ars> at 31 January 2010

Digital Music News, Jammie Thomas Rebuffs $25,000 Settlement Offer... (28 January 2010) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012710riaa> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, Lord Lucas Keeps Wanting To Chip Away At Digital Economy Bill: Exempt Search Engines (28 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/1315407945.shtml> at 31 January 2010

ZeroPaid, Spain Approves Anti-P2P Law (18 January 2010) at 27 January 2010 <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87808/spain-approves-anti-p2p-law/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 27 January 2010

Cnet News, France could tax Google to subsidize music (7 January 2010) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10428434-261.html> at 16 January 2010

The Register, Record labels seek DMCA-style UK takedowns (12 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/12/bpi_uk_takedowns/> at 14 January 2010

The Register, Spain seeks fast track for pirate site shutdowns (9 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/09/spain_proposes_website_shut_down_law_jan_010/> at 14 January 2010

Copyright Law USA
The Register, Spain seeks fast track for pirate site shutdowns (9 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/09/spain_proposes_website_shut_down_law_jan_010/> at 14 January 2010

Digital Music News, But Wait. Is the Jammie Thomas Case Really Over? (26 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012510jammie> at 31 January 2010

Digital Music News, Jammie Thomas Penalty Drastically Reduced... (25 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012210thomas> at 31 December 2009

TechDirt, Jammie Thomas Rejects Offer From RIAA To Settle For $25k Plus Request For Judge To Vacate Last Week's Decision (27 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/1255197943.shtml> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, Verizon -- Who Promised Not To Do This -- Says It's Kicking Accused File Sharers Off The Internet [Update: Or... Maybe Not] (20 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100120/1225577837.shtml> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, Court Reduces Award In Jammie Thomas-Rasset Case From $80,000 Per Song To $2,250 (22 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100122/1010047873.shtml> at 31 January 2010

ZeroPaid, RIAA Rejects Reduced File-Sharing Judgment (28 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87913/riaa-rejects-reduced-file-sharing-judgment/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, Asking Citizens What They Want Out Of Copyright Law Is Really Just A 'Tactic To Confuse'? (18 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100118/1051487802.shtml> at 31 January 2010

Damages
Slyck, Switzerland vs. USA - Who's Paying More for Infringement? (20 January 2010) <http://www.slyck.com/story1900_Switzerland_vs_USA_Whos_Paying_More_for_Infringement> at 2 February 2010

Slyck, Jammie Rassert-Thomas Penalty Reduced to $54,000 (22 January 2010) <http://www.slyck.com/story1902_Jammie_RassertThomas_Penalty_Reduced_to_54000 > at 2 February 2010

ArsTechnica, Judge slashes "monstrous" P2P award by 97% to $54,000 (22 January 2010) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/judge-slashes-monstrous-jammie-thomas-p2p-award-by-35x.ars> at 31 January 2010

ArsTechncia, RIAA offers to settle Thomas-Rasset case for $25,000 (27 January 2010) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/riaa-needs-more-time-to-ponder-bad-choices.ars> at 31 January 2010

Digital Music News, Jammie Thomas Rebuffs $25,000 Settlement Offer... (28 January 2010) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012710riaa> at 31 January 2010

Digital Music News, But Wait. Is the Jammie Thomas Case Really Over? (26 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012510jammie> at 31 January 2010

Digital Music News, Jammie Thomas Penalty Drastically Reduced... (25 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012210thomas> at 31 December 2009

TechDirt, Jammie Thomas Rejects Offer From RIAA To Settle For $25k Plus Request For Judge To Vacate Last Week's Decision (27 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/1255197943.shtml> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, Court Reduces Award In Jammie Thomas-Rasset Case From $80,000 Per Song To $2,250 (22 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100122/1010047873.shtml> at 31 January 2010

ZeroPaid, RIAA Rejects Reduced File-Sharing Judgment (28 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87913/riaa-rejects-reduced-file-sharing-judgment/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, Court Reduces Award In Jammie Thomas-Rasset Case From $80,000 Per Song To $2,250 (22 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100122/1010047873.shtml> at 31 January 2010

CNet, Jammie Thomas rejects RIAA's $25,000 settlement offer (27 January 2010) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10442482-261.html> at 31 January 2010

SiliconValley/Associated Press, Judge cuts $2 million penalty in online song-sharing case (22 January 2010) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_14248428?nclick_check=1> at 27 January 2010

ZeroPaid, Judge: Deterrence Cannot Justify $2 million P2P Verdict (22 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87860/judge-deterrence-cannot-justify-2-million-p2p-verdict/> at 27 January 2010

ZeroPaid, Convicted File-Sharer: DRM-Free Tracks on KaZaA to Blame (7 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87606/convicted-file-sharer-drm-free-tracks-on-kazaa-to-blame/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010

SiliconValley, Music downloader takes issue with $675,000 penalty (4 January 2010) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_14120631> at 8 January 2009

The Register, Record-fine Napsterer wants retrial with RIAA (5 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/05/tenenbaum_files_for_retrial/> at 8 January 2010

Digital Sales
Slyck, IFPI Digital Report 2010 – The Sky is Falling, Again (21 January 2010) <http://www.slyck.com/story1901_IFPI_Digital_Report_2010_The_Sky_is_Falling_Again> at 2 February 2010

ArsTechnica, Music biz: piracy our "climate change," governments must act! (21 January 2010) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/music-biz-piracy-our-climate-change-governments-must-act.ars> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, Econ 101: Study Shows That If Record Labels Lowered Prices On Music, They Would Sell A Lot More (29 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100129/1221507975.shtml> at 31 January 2010

ZeroPaid, RIAA Digital Music Price-Fixing Case Reinstated (15 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87781/riaa-digital-music-price-fixing-case-reinstated/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 24 January 2010

TechDirt, Growth Of Music Digital Sales Is Slowing Down (12 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100108/0331327672.shtml> at 16 January 2010

Digital Music News, Rough Decade: US-Based Albums Tanked 60 Percent In the 2000s... (8 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010710decade> at 16 January 2010

Digital Music News, The Recording Industry In 2009: Albums Down 12.7 Percent, Digital Still Gaining... (8 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010710albu m> at 16 January 2010

Digital Music News, Court Rules Against Majors In Digital Price-Fixing Case... (14 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011310labels> at 16 January 2010

Digital Music News, Same Old Story, But Less Scary: UK Sales Drops Less Severe... (12 January 2010) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011110uk> at 16 January 2010

DMCA
TechDirt, Should Copyright Holders Pay For Bogus DMCA Takedowns? (27 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/0535127927.shtml> at 31 January 2010

ZeroPaid, Verizon Denies Disconnecting File-Sharers (26 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87895/verizon-denies-disconnecting-file-sharers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 27 January 2010

DPI
ArsTechnica, EU has doubts as ISP rolls out DPI for copyright enforcement (26 January 2010) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/eu-has-doubts-as-isp-rolls-out-dpi-for-copyright-enforcement.ars> at 31 January 2010

eMusic
TechDirt, eMusic: Prices Went Up, But Artists Aren't Seeing Any Of That Cash (7 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100104/1724447606.shtml> at 16 January 2010

Digital Music News, Define 'Catalog': Warner Music Picking the Songs for eMusic... (14 January 2010) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011310emusic> at 16 January 2010

Digital Music News, eMusic Licenses Warner Music Group Content... (13 January 2010) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011210emusic> at 16 January 2010

The Register, Indie download site eMusic 'up for sale' (4 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/04/emusic/> at 8 January 2010

Failure to Adapt
The Register, Indie download site eMusic 'up for sale' (4 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/04/emusic/> at 8 January 2010

ZeroPaid, Rock Label Refuses to Sign New Artists Until Govt Stops P2P (7 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87606/convicted-file-sharer-drm-free-tracks-on-kazaa-to-blame/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010

Fair Use/Fair Dealing
TechDirt, Can You Fairly Distinguish Commercial vs. Non-Commercial Use In Copyright? (29 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/0658337941.shtml> at 31 January 2010

Filtering
ZeroPaid, RIAA to FCC: ISPs Need to Filter Content (20 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87829/riaa-to-fcc-isps-need-to-filter-content/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 27 January 2010

Graduated Response Other Countries
Digital Music News, The Battle Over ISPs: RIAA, BPI Working Both Sides of the Atlantic... (19 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011510isps> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, Yes, Three Strikes Laws Have Unintended Consequences That Even Music Industry Execs Hate (27 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100125/1533037892.shtml> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, Insult To Injury: Mandelson Wants Those Wrongly Kicked Off The Internet To Pay To Appeal (28 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/0527467922.shtml> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, IFPI Claims That Three Strikes Can Surgically Remove One Family Member From The Internet, But Not The Rest (28 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/1306367944.shtml> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, Dear Recording Industry: Three Strikes Won't Save Your Business (28 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/0622237940.shtml> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, BPI Insists UK ISPs Overstating The Cost Of Three Strikes; So Will BPI Pay The Difference If Wrong? (21 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100120/1937547848.shtml> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, Yes, Three Strikes Laws Have Unintended Consequences That Even Music Industry Execs Hate (27 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100125/1533037892.shtml> at 51 January 2010

TechDirt, Verizon -- Who Promised Not To Do This -- Says It's Kicking Accused File Sharers Off The Internet [Update: Or... Maybe Not] (20 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100120/1225577837.shtml> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, Insult To Injury: Mandelson Wants Those Wrongly Kicked Off The Internet To Pay To Appeal (28 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/0527467922.shtml> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, IFPI Claims That Three Strikes Can Surgically Remove One Family Member From The Internet, But Not The Rest (28 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/1306367944.shtml> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, Dear Recording Industry: Three Strikes Won't Save Your Business (28 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/0622237940.shtml> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, BPI Insists UK ISPs Overstating The Cost Of Three Strikes; So Will BPI Pay The Difference If Wrong? (21 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100120/1937547848.shtml> at 31 January 2010

ZeroPaid, Consumer Group Publishes Guide on How to Fight False P2P Claims (19 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87825/consumer-group-publishes-guide-on-how-to-fight-false-p2p-claims/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 27 January 2010

Digital Music News, Three-Strikes Snagged Again In France... (6 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010510france> at 16 January 2010

ZeroPaid, UK ISP Calls Bono’s Anti-P2P Rant “Outrageous” (8 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87608/uk-isp-calls-bonos-anti-p2p-rant-outrageous/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010

ZeroPaid, French “Three-Strikes” Delayed Until April? (4 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87542/french-three-strikes-delayed-until-april/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010

The Register, Record labels seek DMCA-style UK takedowns (12 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/12/bpi_uk_takedowns/> at 14 January 2010

The Register, Spain seeks fast track for pirate site shutdowns (9 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/09/spain_proposes_website_shut_down_law_jan_010/> at 14 January 2010

ArsTechnica, France three strikes law delayed by govt's own data watchdog (5 January 2010) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/france-three-strikes-law-delayed-by-govts-own-data-watchdog.ars> at 8 January 2010

Graduated Response USA
ArsTechnica, Verizon: we're not cutting off users over copyright claims (21 January 2010) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/verizon-uh-we-arent-cutting-off-users-over-copyright-claims.ars> at 31 January 2010

Digital Music News, The Battle Over ISPs: RIAA, BPI Working Both Sides of the Atlantic... (19 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011510isps> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, Yes, Three Strikes Laws Have Unintended Consequences That Even Music Industry Execs Hate (27 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100125/1533037892.shtml> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, IFPI Claims That Three Strikes Can Surgically Remove One Family Member From The Internet, But Not The Rest (28 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/1306367944.shtml> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, Dear Recording Industry: Three Strikes Won't Save Your Business (28 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/0622237940.shtml> at 31 January 2010

ZeroPaid, Verizon Denies Disconnecting File-Sharers (26 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87895/verizon-denies-disconnecting-file-sharers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 27 January 2010

Imeem
Digital Music News, At Last: MySpace Music Migrates Imeem Playlists... (19 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011510imeem> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, MySpace Replaces All iMeem Playlists With Ads -- Doesn't Ask Permission (5 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100104/1708157604.shtml>at 16 January 2010

Independents
ZeroPaid, Rock Label Refuses to Sign New Artists Until Govt Stops P2P (7 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87606/convicted-file-sharer-drm-free-tracks-on-kazaa-to-blame/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010

Individual Lawsuits Other Countries
ArsTechnica, EU has doubts as ISP rolls out DPI for copyright enforcement (26 January 2010) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/eu-has-doubts-as-isp-rolls-out-dpi-for-copyright-enforcement.ars> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, Swedish ISP Refuses To Give Up Info; Says IPRED Violates EU Privacy Rules (18 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100118/0212467788.shtml> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, German Court Finds Mother Liable For Kid's File Sharing, Despite Her Ban On The Practice (22 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100120/1622417838.shtml> at 31 January 2010

ZeroPaid, Consumer Group Publishes Guide on How to Fight False P2P Claims (19 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87825/consumer-group-publishes-guide-on-how-to-fight-false-p2p-claims/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 27 January 2010

Individual Lawsuits USA
ZeroPaid, Consumer Group Publishes Guide on How to Fight False P2P Claims (19 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87825/consumer-group-publishes-guide-on-how-to-fight-false-p2p-claims/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 27 January 2010

Slyck, Jammie Rassert-Thomas Penalty Reduced to $54,000 (22 January 2010) <http://www.slyck.com/story1902_Jammie_RassertThomas_Penalty_Reduced_to_54000

ArsTechnica, Judge slashes "monstrous" P2P award by 97% to $54,000 (22 January 2010) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/judge-slashes-monstrous-jammie-thomas-p2p-award-by-35x.ars> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, Jammie Thomas Rejects Offer From RIAA To Settle For $25k Plus Request For Judge To Vacate Last Week's Decision (27 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100127/1255197943.shtml> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, Court Reduces Award In Jammie Thomas-Rasset Case From $80,000 Per Song To $2,250 (22 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100122/1010047873.shtml> at 31 January 2010

CNet, Jammie Thomas rejects RIAA's $25,000 settlement offer (27 January 2010) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10442482-261.html> at 31 January 2010

SiliconValley/Associated Press, Judge cuts $2 million penalty in online song-sharing case (22 January 2010) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_14248428?nclick_check=1> at 27 January 2010

ZeroPaid, Judge: Deterrence Cannot Justify $2 million P2P Verdict (22 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87860/judge-deterrence-cannot-justify-2-million-p2p-verdict/> at 27 January 2010

ZeroPaid, Convicted File-Sharer: DRM-Free Tracks on KaZaA to Blame (7 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87606/convicted-file-sharer-drm-free-tracks-on-kazaa-to-blame/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010

SiliconValley, Music downloader takes issue with $675,000 penalty (4 January 2010) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_14120631> at 8 January 2009

The Register, Record-fine Napsterer wants retrial with RIAA (5 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/05/tenenbaum_files_for_retrial/> at 8 January 2010

International Copyright Law Issues
Slyck, Switzerland vs. USA - Who's Paying More for Infringement? (20 January 2010) <http://www.slyck.com/story1900_Switzerland_vs_USA_Whos_Paying_More_for_Infringement> at 2 February 2010

TechDirt, ACTA One Step Closer To Being Done; Concerns About Transparency Ignored (29 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100129/0505077972.shtml> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, UK Gov't Tells MPs They Can't See ACTA Details (21 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100121/0946567860.shtml> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, UK Agrees That ACTA Secrecy Is Not In The Public Interest (5 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100104/1800557607.shtml> at 16 January 2010

TechDirt, Explaining The Copyright Bubble... And Why Big Corporations Want To Keep ACTA Secret (11 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100110/2302157699.shtml> at 16 January 2010

Wired, Senator Demands IP Treaty Details (7 January 2010) <http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/01/senator-demands-details/> at 16 January 2010

ISP Liability
ZeroPaid, UK ISP Calls Bono’s Anti-P2P Rant “Outrageous” (8 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87608/uk-isp-calls-bonos-anti-p2p-rant-outrageous/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010

Digital Music News, Bono On ISPs: "It's Perfectly Possible to Track Content" (4 January 2010) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010310bono> at 8 January 2010

The Register, Bono accuses ISPs of 'reverse Robin Hooding' over piracy (4 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/04/bono_brings_file_sharer_wrath/> at 8 January 2010

The Register, U2 frontman bitchslapped by TalkTalk (5 January 2010) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/05/bono_talktalk/> at 8 January 2010

Jamendo
Digital Music News, Please, Buy Me (Continued): Jamendo Latest to Eye the Exit Door... (8 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010708please> at 16 January 2010

Labels Revenue
TechDirt, Time To Recognize That The Recording Industry Is Not The Music Industry (20 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100119/0354137811.shtml> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, As Warner Music Collapses, Its Two Top Execs Got Paid $14 Million (12 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100112/0610087715.shtml> at 16 January 2010

Digital Music News, Rough Decade: US-Based Albums Tanked 60 Percent In the 2000s... (8 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010710decade> at 16 January 2010

Digital Music News, The Recording Industry In 2009: Albums Down 12.7 Percent, Digital Still Gaining... (8 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/010710albu m> at 16 January 2010

Digital Music News, Same Old Story, But Less Scary: UK Sales Drops Less Severe... (12 January 2010) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011110uk> at 16 January 2010

ZeroPaid, Rock Label Refuses to Sign New Artists Until Govt Stops P2P (7 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87606/convicted-file-sharer-drm-free-tracks-on-kazaa-to-blame/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010

Leaks
Digital Music News, The Leaks That Sting: An Emotional Timbaland Opens Up... (12 January 2010) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011010timbaland> at 15 January 2010-02-02

Levies
Cnet News, France could tax Google to subsidize music (7 January 2010) <http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10428434-261.html> at 16 January 2010

ZeroPaid, French Pres Considers “Google Tax” to Help Artists (8 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87612/french-pres-considers-google-tax-to-help-artists/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010

MySpace
ZeroPaid, French Pres Considers “Google Tax” to Help Artists (8 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87612/french-pres-considers-google-tax-to-help-artists/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010

Digital Music News, At Last: MySpace Music Migrates Imeem Playlists... (19 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011510imeem> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, MySpace Replaces All iMeem Playlists With Ads -- Doesn't Ask Permission (5 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100104/1708157604.shtml>at 16 January 2010

Other File Sharing Lawsuits
Billboard.biz, U.K. Court Clears P2P Site Owner Of Fraud (15 January 2010) <http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i369762d94b2490b55a7bdfeb178f0163> at 23 January 2010

ZeroPaid, UK Law Firm Drops “Non-Viable, Non-Beneficial” P2P Cases (30 December 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87476/uk-law-firm-drops-non-viable-non-beneficial-p2p-cases/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 14 January 2010

P2p Statistics
ZeroPaid, UK Law Firm Drops “Non-Viable, Non-Beneficial” P2P Cases (30 December 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87476/uk-law-firm-drops-non-viable-non-beneficial-p2p-cases/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 14 January 2010

TechDirt, What The IFPI Report Left Out: Its Own Study Showed That File Sharers Do Buy (22 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100122/0921257872.shtml> at 31 January 2010

TechDirt, IFPI: Piracy Bad!!! Government Must Fix Because We Don't Want To Adapt! (21 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100121/0825147855.shtml> at 31 January 2010

ZeroPaid, Study: Illegal Downloads at Work Up 55% (19 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87822/study-illegal-downloads-at-work-up-55/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 27 January 2010

ZeroPaid, BitTorrent Use Rising, uTorrent Userbase Tops 52 Million p/mo (31 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87479/bittorrent-use-rising-utorrent-userbase-tops-52-million-pmo/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010

Plagiarism
Digital Music News, Coldplay Weathers Another Copyright Lawsuit... (19 January 2010) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011710coldplay> at 31 January 2010

Privacy
TechDirt, Swedish ISP Refuses To Give Up Info; Says IPRED Violates EU Privacy Rules (18 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100118/0212467788.shtml> at 31 January 2010

RIAA
ZeroPaid, RIAA to FCC: ISPs Need to Filter Content (20 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87829/riaa-to-fcc-isps-need-to-filter-content/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 27 January 2010

Search Engine
ZeroPaid, RIAA to FCC: ISPs Need to Filter Content (20 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87829/riaa-to-fcc-isps-need-to-filter-content/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 27 January 2010

Digital Music News, Baidu Beats the Copyright Case, Again... (27 January 2010) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/012610baidu> at 31 January 2010

The Pirate Bay
TechDirt, Record Labels Demanding Cash From Pirate Bay Founders (12 January 2010) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100112/0451127713.shtml>at 16 January 2010

Digital Music News, The Pirate Bay Is Still Ticking, And Labels Are Ticked Off... (14 January 2010) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/011210pirate> at 16 January 2010

ZeroPaid, Italian Appeals Court Explains Decision to Block the Pirate Bay (7 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87604/italian-appeals-court-explains-decision-to-block-the-pirate-bay/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010

ZeroPaid, Record Labels Demand $143,000 from Pirate Bay Founders (13 January 2010) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87684/record-labels-demand-143000-from-pirate-bay-founders/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 15 January 2010

Traffic Shaping/Network Neutrality
ArsTechnica, Could P2P blocking be legalized by new net neutrality rules? (28 January 2010) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/eff-bittorrent-blocking-legalized-by-net-neutrality-rules.ars> at 31 January 2010

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Shhh its December ... Don't Mention the War (against consumers)

Ad Supported Music
TechDirt, Yet Another Attempt At Ad Supported Music (29 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091229/1704277539.shtml> at 31 December 2009

Artists
ArsTechnica, Artists' lawsuit: major record labels are the real pirates (7 December 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/artists-lawsuit-major-record-labels-are-the-real-pirates.ars> at 31 December 2009

ZeroPaid, Can CRIA Recover from the Largest Copyright Infringment Case In Canadian History? (9 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87347/can-cria-recover-from-the-largest-copyright-infringment-case-in-canadian-history/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 11 December 2009

TechDirt, Major Labels Accused Of $6 Billion Worth Of Copyright Infringement In Canada (7 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091207/1201017234.shtml> at 9 December 2009

ZeroPaid, Damage of CRIAs $6 Billion Lawsuit Felt in Anti-Piracy Operation (16 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87413/damage-of-crias-6-billion-lawsuit-felt-in-anti-piracy-operation/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 17 December 2009

ArsTechnica, Week in tech: are-the-record-labels-the-real-pirates? edition (12 December 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/week-in-tech-are-the-record-labels-the-real-pirates-edition.ars> at 31 December 2009

TechDirt, Musician Christopher Bryant 'Opens For Himself' To Connect With Fans... And To Find New Ones (29 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091228/1748127524.shtml> at 31 December 2009

TechDirt, Nine Inch Nails Fans Create Incredible Live DVD From Footage: Encourage Everyone To Share Widely (28 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091228/0124587508.shtml> at 31 December 2009

TechDirt, Former Musician Now Lawyer Comes To Terms With What's Happening To His Music Online (24 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091223/2253347494.shtml> at 31 December 2009

TechDirt, Warner Music's Royalty Statements: Works Of Fiction (2 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091201/1957497156.shtml> at 8 December 2009

TechDirt, More Creative Fiction In Warner Music Royalty Statements (4 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091203/1853507190.shtml> at 8 December 2009

TechDirt, Higher iTunes Prices? How Much Goes To The Artists? (21 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091211/1236517310.shtml> at 31 December 2009

Digital Music News, December, 2009: The Artists Still Holding Out on iTunes... (18 December 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/121709holdouts> at 20 December 2009

TechDirt, More Charts The Record Labels Don't Want You To See: Swedish Musicians Making More Money (14 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091213/1648377324.shtml> at 20 December 2009

TechDirt, Getting Past The 'But Artists Should Just Be Artists' Myth (9 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091208/1116027253.shtml> at 20 December 2009

TechDirt, Dear Peter Mandelson... Dan Bull Sings His Opposition To Kicking People Off The Internet (30 November 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091130/0445237119.shtml> at 9 December 2009

BitTorrent
Slyck, Demonoid Returns (13 December 2009) <http://www.slyck.com/story1887_Demonoid_Returns> at 31 December 2009

ZeroPaid, Demonoid Returns! (13 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87382/demonoid-returns/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 16 December 2009

TechDirt, Post-Pirate Bay, Post-Mininova, isoHunt Grabs the Glare... (2 December 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/120109isohunt> at 9 December 2009

ZeroPaid, Record Label Sues Google, Microsoft for Copyright Infringement (11 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87370/record-label-sues-google-microsoft-for-copyright-infringement/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 16 December 2009

The Register, Google and MS sued over links to file-sharing site (9 December 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/09/blue_destiny_suit_against_google_and_microsoft/> at 11 December 2009

TechDirt, Mininova Deletes Most Torrents Under Court Threat (30 November 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091126/1159467097.shtml> at 9 December 2009

ArsTechnica, Mininova buries pirate booty in its index, aims to go legit (30 November 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/11/mininova-buries-pirate-booty-in-its-index-aims-to-go-legit.ars> at 2 December 2009

Digital Music News, Another Tracker Sidetracked... Mininova Cleans Its Results (30 November 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/112909mininova> at 2 December 2009

CBC News, Mininova removes links to copyrighted files (26 November 2009) <http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/26/mininova-removes-torrents.html> at 2 December 2009

Slyck, isoHunt: Last Stand in Canada (30 November 2009) <http://www.slyck.com/story1884_isoHunt_Last_Stand_in_Canada> at 2 December 2009

ZeroPaid, isoHunt Files Claim Against CRIA with BC Supreme Court (30 November 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87313/isohunt-files-claim-against-cria-with-bc-supreme-court/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 2 December 2009

Blanket/Collective Licensing
ArsTechnica, Inside the Isle of Man's £1/month unlimited music plan (25 February 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/02/inside-the-isle-of-mans-1month-unlimited-music-plan.ars> at 22 November 2009

CD Sales
Working Knowledge, Tracks of My Tears: Reconstructing Digital Music (30 November 2009) <http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6312.html> at 9 December 2009

Digital Music News, Bundle This: The Latest Math from Harvard Business School... (4 December 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/120209latest> at 9 December 2009

Concerts
Digital Music News, The Robbie Williams Experiment Continues... (24 November 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/112309robbie> at 2 December 2009

Constitutional Law
ArsTechnica, How Team Tenenbaum missed a chance to shape P2P fair use law (7 December 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/how-team-tenenbaum-missed-a-chance-to-shape-p2p-fair-use-law.ars> at 31 December 2009

Copyright Law EU
ZeroPaid, Canada and the EU Secretly Negotiating One Strike Policy? (16 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87414/canada-and-the-eu-secretly-negotiating-one-strike-policy/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 17 December 2009

Copyright Law Other Countries
ArsTechnica, Big Music: damn the numbers, give us antipiracy laws anyway (21 December 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/music-damn-the-numbers-we-need-laws.ars> at 31 December 2009

ZeroPaid, UK’s Lord Lucas Compares P2P to Sharing a Newspaper (9 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87352/uks-lord-lucas-compares-p2p-to-sharing-a-newspaper/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 11 December 2009

TechDirt, Lord Lucas Wants UK Digital Economy Bill To Include Remedy For Bogus Copyright Threats (22 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091222/0158207459.shtml> at 31 December 2009

TechDirt, UK Government Report Shows That Digital Economy Bill Will Cost More Than Highest 'Piracy' Estimates, Drive 40,000 Offline (28 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091228/0335197514.shtml> at 31 December 2009

TechDirt, Dear Peter Mandelson... Dan Bull Sings His Opposition To Kicking People Off The Internet (30 November 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091130/0445237119.shtml> at 9 December 2009

TechDirt, UK Record Label Boss Resigns From BPI/IFPI Committees Due To Mandelson's Digital Economy Bill (4 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091204/1128277207.shtml> at 8 December 2009

BBC News, Web giants unite against Digital Britain copyright plan (2 December 2009) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8390623.stm> at 8 December 2009

ArsTechnica, UK "Pirate Finder General" law innocuous now, could get ugly (22 November 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/11/uk-pirate-finder-general-law-innocuous-now-could-get-ugly.ars> at 2 December 2009

TechDirt, UK Politicians Pushing Back On Mandelson's Digital Economy Bill (3 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091203/0906507179.shtml> at 8 December 2009

The Register, File-sharing Bill could give Government control of the internet (18 December 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/18/government_to_control_the_web/> at 30 December 2009

TechDirt, Chile Rejects Attempt To Force ISPs To Filter And Block Copyrighted Works (24 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091222/1029097470.shtml> at 31 December 2009

ZeroPaid, Canada and the EU Secretly Negotiating One Strike Policy? (16 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87414/canada-and-the-eu-secretly-negotiating-one-strike-policy/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 17 December 2009

CBC News, Mininova removes links to copyrighted files (26 November 2009) <http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/26/mininova-removes-torrents.html> at 2 December 2009

ZeroPaid, Post IPRED, File-Sharing in Sweden is “Healthier than Ever” (8 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87342/post-ipred-file-sharing-in-sweden-is-healthier-than-ever/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 11 December 2009

ArsTechnica, Swedes start buying music; are anti-P2P laws working? (24 November 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/11/swedes-start-buying-music-are-anti-p2p-laws-working.ars> at 2 December 2009

The Local, Music industry to test Sweden's anti-piracy law (7 December 2009) <http://www.thelocal.se/23698/20091207/>at 9 December 2009

ZeroPaid, Battle Over Copyright Law Reform Heats Up in Spain (3 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87324/battle-over-copyright-law-reform-heats-up-in-spain/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 9 December 2009

The Register, IFPI aims legal broadside at single filesharer (7 December 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/07/ifpi_law/> at 8 December 2009

SiliconValley, Proposal of Web shutdown power angers Spanish Internet users (3 December 2009) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_13918879?nclick_check=1> at 8 December 2009

Slyck, isoHunt: Last Stand in Canada (30 November 2009) <http://www.slyck.com/story1884_isoHunt_Last_Stand_in_Canada> at 2 December 2009

ZeroPaid, isoHunt Files Claim Against CRIA with BC Supreme Court (30 November 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87313/isohunt-files-claim-against-cria-with-bc-supreme-court/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 2 December 2009

The Register, Filesharing laws to hit websites and newsgroups too (20 November 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/20/digital_economy_bill/> at 2 December 2009

Guardian, Pub fined £8,000 for customer's illicit downloads, ZDNet reports (27 November 2009) <http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/nov/27/pub-file-sharing-cloud-fine> at 2 December 2009

Copyright Law USA
Slyck, Christmas Blues for isoHunt – Liable for Inducing Copyright Infringement (24 December 2009) <http://www.slyck.com/story1891_Christmas_Blues_for_isoHunt_Liable_for_Inducing_Copyright_Infringement> at 31 December 2009

ArsTechnica, How Team Tenenbaum missed a chance to shape P2P fair use law (7 December 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/how-team-tenenbaum-missed-a-chance-to-shape-p2p-fair-use-law.ars> at 31 December 2009

ArsTechnica, isoHunt loses big: infringement "old wine in a new bottle" (24 December 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/judge-slams-isohunt-infringement-old-wine-in-a-new-bottle.ars> at 31 December 2009

TechDirt, IsoHunt Loses Big; Court Says: You Induce, You Lose (23 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091223/1924027493.shtml> at 31 December 2009

TechDirt, Hey Whatever Happened To Those Andrew Cuomo-Backed, RIAA Agreements With ISPs To Kick People Off The Internet? (23 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091223/1125567490.shtml> at 31 December 2009

TechDirt, Court Says Just Because Baidu Is Listed On NASDAQ, Doesn't Mean It Can Be Sued For Copyright Infringement In The US (28 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091224/0143287501.shtml> at 31 December 2009

Copyright Term
TechDirt, And Here We Go Again: Argentina Extends Copyright (22 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091221/1756577455.shtml> at 31 December 2009

Damages
ArsTechnica, How Team Tenenbaum missed a chance to shape P2P fair use law (7 December 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/how-team-tenenbaum-missed-a-chance-to-shape-p2p-fair-use-law.ars> at 31 December 2009

Digital Sales
Working Knowledge, Tracks of My Tears: Reconstructing Digital Music (30 November 2009) <http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6312.html> at 9 December 2009

Digital Music News, Bundle This: The Latest Math from Harvard Business School... (4 December 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/120209latest> at 9 December 2009

DMCA
ZeroPaid, Record Label Sues Google, Microsoft for Copyright Infringement (11 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87370/record-label-sues-google-microsoft-for-copyright-infringement/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 16 December 2009

DRM
ArsTechnica, Current ACTA drafts ban DRM interoperability laws (30 November 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/200/11/current-acta-drafts-bans-drm-interoperability-laws.ars> at 2 December 2009

eMusic
Digital Music News, Does Everyone Want Out? eMusic Knocking the Exit Door... (28 December 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/122409out> at 31 December 2009

Failure to Adapt
TechDirt, Why The Record Labels Are Still Confused: The Difference Between Transformative And Incremental Change (21 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091114/1824226931.shtml> at 31 December 2009

TechDirt, Understanding The Decline And Fall Of The Major Record Labels (11 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091210/0529417288.shtml> at 20 December 2009

Fair Use/Fair Dealing
ZeroPaid, Harvard Prof to Appeal File-Sharing Trial Under “Fair Use” Claims (10 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87365/harvard-prof-to-appeal-file-sharing-trial-under-fair-use-claims/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 16 December 2009

Filtering
ArsTechnica, Aussie content filters "work" (not counting IM, P2P, FTP...) (15 December 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/aussie-content-filters-work-if-you-dont-count-im-p2p-ftp.ars> at 31 December 2009

ZeroPaid, South Korean Copyright Groups Demand P2P Site Filters “Or Else” (16 November 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87243/south-korean-copyright-groups-demand-p2p-site-filters-or-else/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 19 November 2009

Graduated Response Other Countries
ZeroPaid, Canada and the EU Secretly Negotiating One Strike Policy? (16 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87414/canada-and-the-eu-secretly-negotiating-one-strike-policy/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 17 December 2009

ArsTechnica, Big Music: damn the numbers, give us antipiracy laws anyway (21 December 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/music-damn-the-numbers-we-need-laws.ars> at 31 December 2009

TechDirt, UK Government Report Shows That Digital Economy Bill Will Cost More Than Highest 'Piracy' Estimates, Drive 40,000 Offline (28 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091228/0335197514.shtml> at 31 December 2009

TechDirt, Chile Rejects Attempt To Force ISPs To Filter And Block Copyrighted Works (24 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091222/1029097470.shtml> at 31 December 2009

The Register, File-sharing Bill could give Government control of the internet (18 December 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/18/government_to_control_the_web/> at 30 December 2009

ArsTechnica, After delay, Kiwis to get kinder, gentler "3 strikes" policy (16 December 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/after-delay-kiwis-to-get-kinder-gentler-3-strikes-policy.ars> at 31 December 2009

Digital Music News, New Zealand Considers a Kinder, Gentler Three-Strikes... (19 December 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/032909nz> at 20 December 2009

ZeroPaid, New Zealand Three Strikes Law Moves Ahead (16 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87412/new-zealand-three-strikes-law-moves-ahead/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 17 December 2009

TechDirt, New Zealand Brings Back Three Strikes... With Some Oversight (16 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091215/2316327378.shtml> at 20 December 2009

stuff.co.nz, Govt reveals revamped Section 92A (16 December 2009) <http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/3167690/Govt-reveals-revamped-Section-92A> at 17 December 2009

ZeroPaid, UK’s Lord Lucas Compares P2P to Sharing a Newspaper (9 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87352/uks-lord-lucas-compares-p2p-to-sharing-a-newspaper/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 11 December 2009

TechDirt, Dear Peter Mandelson... Dan Bull Sings His Opposition To Kicking People Off The Internet (30 November 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091130/0445237119.shtml> at 9 December 2009

ZeroPaid, UK ISP Association Criticizes “Three-Strikes” Plan – Again (4 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87327/uk-isp-association-criticizes-three-strikes-plan-again/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 9 December 2009

TechDirt, UK Record Label Boss Resigns From BPI/IFPI Committees Due To Mandelson's Digital Economy Bill (4 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091204/1128277207.shtml> at 8 December 2009

TechDirt, UK Politicians Pushing Back On Mandelson's Digital Economy Bill (3 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091203/0906507179.shtml> at 8 December 2009

ArsTechnica, UK "Pirate Finder General" law innocuous now, could get ugly (22 November 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/11/uk-pirate-finder-general-law-innocuous-now-could-get-ugly.ars> at 2 December 2009

BBC News, Web giants unite against Digital Britain copyright plan (2 December 2009) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8390623.stm> at 8 December 2009

ZeroPaid, Leak Confirms ACTA Is As Bad As Feared (30 November 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87310/leak-confirms-acta-is-as-bad-as-feared/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 2 December 2009

The Register, Filesharing laws to hit websites and newsgroups too (20 November 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/20/digital_economy_bill/> at 2 December 2009

Graduated Response USA
TechDirt, Hey Whatever Happened To Those Andrew Cuomo-Backed, RIAA Agreements With ISPs To Kick People Off The Internet? (23 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091223/1125567490.shtml> at 31 December 2009

ZeroPaid, Leak Confirms ACTA Is As Bad As Feared (30 November 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87310/leak-confirms-acta-is-as-bad-as-feared/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 2 December 2009

iLike
Digital Music News, Exclusive: iLike Matching $8 Million for SoundExchange... (8 December 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/120709soundexchange> at 9 December 2009

Imeem
Digital Music News, MySpace Music: Imeem Playlist Transfers Still Weeks Away... (23 December 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/122209imeem> at 31 December 2009

Digital Music News, Imeem Users, Welcome to MySpace Music... (9 December 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/120809imeem2> at 20 December 2009

Independents
Digital Music News, Finally, MySpace Music Licenses Merlin Labels... (23 November 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/112009myspace> at 2 December 2009

Individual Lawsuits Other Countries
The Local, Music industry to test Sweden's anti-piracy law (7 December 2009) <http://www.thelocal.se/23698/20091207/>at 9 December 2009

ZeroPaid, IFPI Uses Sweden’s IPRED Law to Target Music Pirates (7 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87329/ifpi-uses-swedens-ipred-law-to-target-music-pirates/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 9 December 2009

ZeroPaid, UK Law Firm to Target 15,000 Illegal File-Sharers Jan 1st (1 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87314/uk-law-firm-to-target-15000-illegal-file-sharers-jan-1st/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 8 December 2009

The Register, IFPI aims legal broadside at single filesharer (7 December 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/07/ifpi_law/> at 8 December 2009

Individual Lawsuits USA
ArsTechnica, How Team Tenenbaum missed a chance to shape P2P fair use law (7 December 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/how-team-tenenbaum-missed-a-chance-to-shape-p2p-fair-use-law.ars> at 31 December 2009

TechDirt, Nesson Asking For Retrial In Tenenbaum Case, Claims It Was The Judge Who Screwed Up, Not Him (9 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091209/0357087263.shtml> at 20 December 2009

ZeroPaid, Harvard Prof to Appeal File-Sharing Trial Under “Fair Use” Claims (10 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87365/harvard-prof-to-appeal-file-sharing-trial-under-fair-use-claims/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 16 December 2009

The Register, US judge excoriates Harvard team's P2P defense (9 December 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/09/tenenbaum_defense_excoriated/> at 11 December 2009

TechDirt, P2P Pre-Settlement Letters In Germany May Have Been Illegal; Lawyer Who Reveals This Threatened With Lawsuit (7 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091204/0924437205.shtml> at 9 December 2009

TechDirt, Judge Finalizes Tenenbaum Ruling, Trashes Nesson For Chaotically Bad Defense (7 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091207/1149277233.shtml> at 9 December 2009

SiliconValley, YouTube music video channel Vevo signs EMI Music (7 December 2009) <http://www.siliconvalley.com/latest-headlines/ci_13945654> at 9 December 2009

International Copyright Issues
TechDirt, Hey Whatever Happened To Those Andrew Cuomo-Backed, RIAA Agreements With ISPs To Kick People Off The Internet? (23 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091223/1125567490.shtml> at 31 December 2009

ZeroPaid, A New Zealand Political Party Wants Answers on ACTA (15 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87407/a-new-zealand-political-party-wants-answers-on-acta/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 17 December 2009

ZeroPaid, New ACTA Coalition Launches in New Zealand (13 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87381/new-acta-coalition-launches-in-new-zealand/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 16 December 2009

TechDirt, More ACTA Leaks; Still Looking Really Bad (30 November 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091130/0813357132.shtml> at 9 December 2009

ZeroPaid, US Trade Ambassador: “Complex” Anti-Piracy Treaty Details Prevent Transparency (7 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87331/us-trade-ambassador-complex-anti-piracy-treaty-details-prevent-transparency/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 9 December 2009

TechDirt, Why Would Countries Leave ACTA Negotiations If Text Was Public? (4 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091203/1626497186.shtml> at 8 December 2009
Wired, Report: U.S. Fears Public Scrutiny Would Scuttle IP Treaty Talks — Update (4 December 2009) <http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/12/feds-fear-acta-scrutiny/> at 8 December 2009

The Register, Europe's ISPs object to secret copyright treaty talks (3 December 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/03/isp_treaty_secrecy_objections/> at 8 December 2009

ArsTechnica, Current ACTA drafts ban DRM interoperability laws (30 November 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/200/11/current-acta-drafts-bans-drm-interoperability-laws.ars> at 2 December 2009

ZeroPaid, Leak Confirms ACTA Is As Bad As Feared (30 November 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87310/leak-confirms-acta-is-as-bad-as-feared/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 2 December 2009

TechDirt, Senators Begin Questioning ACTA Secrecy (23 November 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091123/1541197061.shtml> at 2 December 2009

PC World, European ISPs Lash out at Secret ACTA Negotiations (30 November 2009) <http://www.pcworld.com/article/183333/european_isps_lash_out_at_secret_acta_negotiations.html> at 2 December 2009

ISO Hunt
Slyck, isoHunt: Last Stand in Canada (30 November 2009) <http://www.slyck.com/story1884_isoHunt_Last_Stand_in_Canada> at 31 December 2009

ArsTechnica, isoHunt loses big: infringement "old wine in a new bottle" (24 December 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/judge-slams-isohunt-infringement-old-wine-in-a-new-bottle.ars> at 31 December 2009

Slyck, Christmas Blues for isoHunt – Liable for Inducing Copyright Infringement (24 December 2009) <http://www.slyck.com/story1891_Christmas_Blues_for_isoHunt_Liable_for_Inducing_Copyright_Infringement> at 31 December 2009

TechDirt, IsoHunt Loses Big; Court Says: You Induce, You Lose (23 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091223/1924027493.shtml> at 31 December 2009

TechDirt, Post-Pirate Bay, Post-Mininova, isoHunt Grabs the Glare... (2 December 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/120109isohunt> at 9 December 2009

iTunes
TechDirt, Higher iTunes Prices? How Much Goes To The Artists? (21 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091211/1236517310.shtml> at 31 December 2009

Digital Music News, December, 2009: The Artists Still Holding Out on iTunes... (18 December 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/121709holdouts> at 20 December 2009

Labels Revenue
ZeroPaid, UK’s Lord Lucas Compares P2P to Sharing a Newspaper (9 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87352/uks-lord-lucas-compares-p2p-to-sharing-a-newspaper/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 11 December 2009

Working Knowledge, Tracks of My Tears: Reconstructing Digital Music (30 November 2009) <http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6312.html> at 9 December 2009

Digital Music News, Bundle This: The Latest Math from Harvard Business School... (4 December 2009) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/120209latest> at 9 December 2009

Digital Music News, Breaking: Warner Music Posts Substantial Quarterly, Annual Losses (24 November 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/112309wmg> at 2 December 2009

Digital Music News, What Is a Lala Worth? More Signs of a Fire-Sale... (8 December 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/120709lalavaluation> at 9 December 2009

Lala
Digital Music News, What Is a Lala Worth? More Signs of a Fire-Sale... (8 December 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/120709lalavaluation> at 9 December 2009

The Register, Apple to acquire music streamer Lala? (5 December 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/05/apple_to_aquire_lala_rumor/> at 8 December 2009

Leaks
TechDirt, Ever-Shifting Release Date Prompts Lil' Wayne Leak... (16 December 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/120609wayne> at 20 December 2009

Musicians Politics
TechDirt, Dear Peter Mandelson... Dan Bull Sings His Opposition To Kicking People Off The Internet (30 November 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091130/0445237119.shtml> at 9 December 2009

MySpace
Digital Music News, MySpace Music: Imeem Playlist Transfers Still Weeks Away... (23 December 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/122209imeem> at 31 December 2009

Digital Music News, Imeem Users, Welcome to MySpace Music... (9 December 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/120809imeem2> at 20 December 2009

Digital Music News, Finally, MySpace Music Licenses Merlin Labels... (23 November 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/112009myspace> at 2 December 2009

New Business Models
TechDirt, Musician Christopher Bryant 'Opens For Himself' To Connect With Fans... And To Find New Ones (29 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091228/1748127524.shtml> at 31 December 2009

TechDirt, Nine Inch Nails Fans Create Incredible Live DVD From Footage: Encourage Everyone To Share Widely (28 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091228/0124587508.shtml> at 31 December 2009

TechDirt, Are New Music Tiers Segregating Fans? (24 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091222/1030327473.shtml> at 31 December 2009

TechDirt, Former Musician Now Lawyer Comes To Terms With What's Happening To His Music Online (24 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091223/2253347494.shtml> at 31 December 2009

ZeroPaid, Broken Bells Give Away Track from Upcoming Album (22 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87440/broken-bells-give-away-track-from-upcoming-album/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 30 December 2009

TechDirt, More Charts The Record Labels Don't Want You To See: Swedish Musicians Making More Money (14 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091213/1648377324.shtml> at 20 December 2009

TechDirt, Getting Past The 'But Artists Should Just Be Artists' Myth (9 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091208/1116027253.shtml> at 20 December 2009

TechDirt, Public Enemy Not Selling Well Enough On Sellaband: What Went Wrong? (17 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091214/1152057344.shtml> at 20 December 2009

TechDirt, Corey Smith Details His Experience In Becoming A Massively Successful Indie Artist(10 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091208/0152167242.shtml> at 20 December 2009

TechDirt, Time For Musicians To Take Charge: Stop Waiting For Others To Fix The Music Business (3 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091202/1845377172.shtml> at 8 December 2009

Other
Slyck, Top 10 P2P News Stories of this Decade (16 December 2009) <http://www.slyck.com/story1889_Top_10_P2P_News_Stories_of_this_Decade> at 31 December 2009

Other File Sharing Lawsuits
TechDirt, Post-Pirate Bay, Post-Mininova, isoHunt Grabs the Glare... (2 December 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/120109isohunt> at 9 December 2009

TechDirt, Swedish Court Gets One Right: Won't Shut Down OpenBitTorrent (2 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091202/1157037164.shtml> at 8 December 2009

Piracy
Guardian, Pub fined £8,000 for customer's illicit downloads, ZDNet reports (27 November 2009) <http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/nov/27/pub-file-sharing-cloud-fine> at 2 December 2009

Politics
ArsTechncia, New Internet Bill of Rights contender comes from... pirates? (11 December 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/new-internet-bill-of-rights-contender-comes-from-pirates.ars> at 31 December 2009

Privacy
ZeroPaid, House Passes “Informed P2P User Act” (10 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87362/house-passes-informed-p2p-user-act/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 16 December 2009

Recording Contracts
ArsTechnica, Week in tech: are-the-record-labels-the-real-pirates? edition (12 December 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/week-in-tech-are-the-record-labels-the-real-pirates-edition.ars> at 31 December 2009

TechDirt, Higher iTunes Prices? How Much Goes To The Artists? (21 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091211/1236517310.shtml> at 31 December 2009

ZeroPaid, Damage of CRIAs $6 Billion Lawsuit Felt in Anti-Piracy Operation (16 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87413/damage-of-crias-6-billion-lawsuit-felt-in-anti-piracy-operation/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 17 December 2009

Digital Music News, The Robbie Williams Experiment Continues... (24 November 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/112309robbie> at 2 December 2009

Royalties
ArsTechnica, Artists' lawsuit: major record labels are the real pirates (7 December 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/artists-lawsuit-major-record-labels-are-the-real-pirates.ars> at 31 December 2009

Digital Music News, More Checks In the Mail: SoundExchange Taps Sonicbids On Latest Payouts... (28 December 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/122709soundexchange> at 31 December 2009

TechDirt, SoundExchange Claims To Open Up, But Somehow Its List Of Unpaid Musicians Has Disappeared (29 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091229/1202367531.shtml> at 31 December 2009

ZeroPaid, Damage of CRIAs $6 Billion Lawsuit Felt in Anti-Piracy Operation (16 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87413/damage-of-crias-6-billion-lawsuit-felt-in-anti-piracy-operation/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 17 December 2009

ZeroPaid, Can CRIA Recover from the Largest Copyright Infringment Case In Canadian History? (9 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87347/can-cria-recover-from-the-largest-copyright-infringment-case-in-canadian-history/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 11 December 2009

TechDirt, Major Labels Accused Of $6 Billion Worth Of Copyright Infringement In Canada (7 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091207/1201017234.shtml> at 9 December 2009

TechDirt, Warner Music's Royalty Statements: Works Of Fiction (2 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091201/1957497156.shtml> at 8 December 2009

TechDirt, More Creative Fiction In Warner Music Royalty Statements (4 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091203/1853507190.shtml> at 8 December 2009

The Star, Geist: Record industry faces liability over `infringement' (7 December 2009) <http://www.thestar.com/business/article/735096--geist-record-industry-faces-liability-over-infringement> at 8 December 2009

Search Engines
TechDirt, Court Says Just Because Baidu Is Listed On NASDAQ, Doesn't Mean It Can Be Sued For Copyright Infringement In The US (28 December 2009) <http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091224/0143287501.shtml> at 31 December 2009

ZeroPaid, Record Label Sues Google, Microsoft for Copyright Infringement (11 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87370/record-label-sues-google-microsoft-for-copyright-infringement/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 16 December 2009

The Register, Google and MS sued over links to file-sharing site (9 December 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/09/blue_destiny_suit_against_google_and_microsoft/> at 11 December 2009

Security
ZeroPaid, House Passes “Informed P2P User Act” (10 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87362/house-passes-informed-p2p-user-act/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 16 December 2009

The Pirate Bay
Slyck, BREIN: Pirate Bay Does Not Appeal (8 December 2009) <http://www.slyck.com/story1886_BREIN_Pirate_Bay_Does_Not_Appeal> at 31 December 2009

Traffic Shaping/Network Neutrality
ArsTechnica, Big Cable: Net neutrality violates ISP 1st Amendment rights (9 December 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/big-cable-pro-net-neutrality-arguments-turn-first-amendment-on-its-head.ars> at 31 December 2009

ArsTechnica, Comcast settles P2P throttling class-action for $16 million (22 December 2009) <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/comcast-throws-16-million-at-p2p-throttling-settlement.ars> at 31 December 2009

ZeroPaid, Israeli ISPs Could Face Lawsuit Over P2P Interference (14 December 2009) <http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87395/israeli-isps-could-face-lawsuit-over-p2p-interference/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zeropaid+%28Zeropaid+File+Sharing+P2P+News%29> at 17 December 2009

Vevo
The Register, Music industry website debut turns into a mosh pit (10 December 2009) <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/10/vevo_titsup/> at 16 December 2009

Digital Music News, Days Before Launch, Vevo Dealmaking Continues... (4 December 2009) <http://digitalmusicnews.com/stories/120309vevo> at 9 December 2009