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The CRIA pays Australians to debunk a Canadian study:

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20 ... o-bad.html

Dontcha love lobbying groups

I thought this was kinda funny:

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/12/04 ... opyright/1

MPAA sends out a kit to universities to help catch copyright infringement. The code is GPL'd and they don't release their source. So they're guilty of copyright infringement. The code author files against them and the code has to be taken down.

Excellent article about the closing of Oink:

http://www.demonbaby.com/blog/2007/10/w ... th-of.html

Fair use backups?

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20 ... rized.html

Yeah, they still think it's stealing.

Just so you know who the pricks are:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_RIAA_member_labels

We can only hope:

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20 ... ppear.html

RIAA may collapse if EMI pulls out.

Interview with the RIAA:

http://www.cnet.com/8301-13506_1-9850568-17.html

Awesome article on the state of the recording industry from a former insider:

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/stor ... 44,00.html

It just goes to show you how corrupt they really are.

A MPAA study that was 1/2 full of $hit?

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j33C ... wD8UB6S0O2

You don't say.

Follow-up on the MPAA's mistake:

http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2008/01/29/green

U2's manager now gets in and says those who download should have their internet removed:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080129/tc_ ... loading_dc

Now I remember why I thought U2 was full of douchebags.


"But Peter, what about the starving children?"

I hate it when Europeans get things right:

http://itnews.com.au/News/69086,eu-cour ... named.aspx

You don't have to be named. However, still open to be sued. I guess it depends on which way they swing it.

Pirate Bay going to court:

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=10489

Most kids pay for music according to study:

http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/01/stu ... ms-mo.html

Download an mp3 in Britain?

http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/08/02/12/1257248.shtml

Lose your internet connection.