Music Industry Returns to Court, Altering Tactics on File Sharing

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Music Industry Exec Defends Some File
Sharing

Music Industry Exec Defends Some File
Sharing 01/23/2004 07:37 PM
Coming just as the head of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is claiming that the recording industry needs a "zero tolerance" attitude on file sharing, a 30-year veteran of the music industry is opening his mind to the possibilities and admitting that file sharing appears to have some benefits to the industry. Andy Taylor, who heads the Sanctuary Group, a company that seems to do a variety of things in the music industry including representing various artists and record labels, was quoted saying: "Sharing music is not necessarily a bad thing." He points out that it's a good way for people to investigate what's out there, figure out what they like, and then go and buy it. "They (teenagers) don't have the money, so they will only spend what money they have on something they really, really care about." Fairly stunning to hear this from a recording industry exec. However, he doesn't seem to fully get it. He still complains about "those who have no intention ever of spending money on music," saying that they're the real pirates. They're not, though. If they have no intention of ever spending any money on music than they're certainly not taking away any money from the industry. The industry wouldn't have gotten it either way. In fact, by letting those people listen to music, it's possible that the industry can change those listeners' minds. In listening to the free music, those who had no intention of spending may find certain musicians interesting enough to want to go out and see them, for instance.

Music industry smears file-sharing
research

Music industry smears file-sharing
research 04/14/2004 09:06 AM
Koleman Strumpf, the co-author of the first-ever empirical study on the impact of file-sharing on record sales, has found himself on the receiving end of a withering attack from the music industry who argue that their bought-and-paid-for, non-empirical "research" trumps his analysis, attacking his conclusions.

Two years ago, Strumpf and Oberholzer-Gee set out to research the matter. Strumpf's interest was piqued by the Napster trial, where the recording industry alleged copyright violations that led to the demise of the pioneering Web site in 2001. In the testimony, experts argued that music downloads had to be the cause of slumping sales.

Strumpf read the studies they cited. They were horrible, he said.

"I was like, 'Boy, this is pretty amazing,' " said Strumpf, a Philadelphia native. "Nobody has done a serious study."

Link (Thanks, Thomas!)

Music industry sues 493 more people over
file sharing

Music industry sues 493 more people over
file sharing 05/24/2004 09:48 PM
SiliconValley.com May 25 2004 1:15AM GMT

Music Industry to Target Individuals
Following File-Sharing Ruling?

Music Industry to Target Individuals
Following File-Sharing Ruling? 08/20/2004 09:56 PM
A federal appeals court rules that makers of two leading file-sharing programs are not legally liable for the copyrighted works their users swap online. The decision is likely to force the industry to take the more costly and less popular route of going directly after file-swappers.

Music Industry Develops Centralized
File-Sharing System

Music Industry Develops Centralized
File-Sharing System 12/12/2003 11:38 AM

Short-sighted Music Industry Tactics

Short-sighted Music Industry Tactics 06/02/2004 01:03 AM

Sony and McDonalds Do Download Deal

"Burger behemoth McDonalds is doing a marketing deal with Sony to promote its download music service. Under the terms of the agreement buyers of Big Macs will receive a voucher for a free download, according to the Financial Times." [The Register]

It slays me that these online music services are willing to give away music for free, but they won't work with libraries - in other words, let us circulate their music - in order to introduce the technology to the other 80% of the world.

Sheesh - now they even work with hotels, but completely miss the boat on libraries.

Court mulls file sharing Hollywood and
Silicon Valley square off before Supreme
Court in case that could limit

Court mulls file sharing Hollywood and
Silicon Valley square off before Supreme
Court in case that could limit 03/30/2005 08:56 PM
CBS MarketWatch Mar 31 2005 12:31AM GMT

Court Throws Out Net Music Legal Tactics

Court Throws Out Net Music Legal Tactics 12/19/2003 11:07 PM
Boston Globe Dec 19 2003 9:53PM ET

Shocker: Entertainment Industry Worried
About File Sharing

Shocker: Entertainment Industry Worried
About File Sharing 01/04/2005 03:17 PM
In what may be the most pointless study done in quite some time, a research firm has determined that (no! really?!?) entertainment industry executives are worried about "digital piracy." The study also found that many feel it's already impacting their bottom line. Of course, what it doesn't say is that just because they're afraid of something, doesn't mean it's bad. This is the same industry that was once deathly afraid of the VCR and claimed it would completely destroy the movie industry -- when it actually revived an industry that was in trouble. Also, just because something impacts your bottom line, it doesn't mean it's bad. The automobile business impacted the horse and buggy industry, but most people realized that was a good thing in the long run. If the horse and buggy makers had realized they were in the "transportation business" and not the "horse and buggy business," they would have made out better. All it means is that the companies impacted need to learn to adjust to the changes they face in the market. So far, however, the entertainment industry hasn't shown the ability to do that with these latest changes. Instead of realizing what the "entertainment industry" really means, executives think that they're in the business of selling content on a specific medium (CDs, film etc.) rather than realizing that what they can provide encompasses a much broader picture, which opens up many new opportunities, beyond just selling individual units.

File sharing goes to the Supreme Court

File sharing goes to the Supreme Court 03/29/2005 06:49 AM
Personal Computer World Mar 29 2005 10:51AM GMT

High Court Looks At File Sharing

High Court Looks At File Sharing 03/28/2005 11:33 PM
CBS Now Mar 29 2005 4:22AM GMT

File sharing networks win in court

File sharing networks win in court 08/19/2004 08:36 PM
USA Today Aug 20 2004 0:31AM GMT

Canadian Recording Industry Appeals File
Sharing Ruling

Canadian Recording Industry Appeals File
Sharing Ruling 07/12/2004 07:26 PM
Not much of a surprise, but the Canadian recording industry (with the movie industry playing the role of the enthusiastic partner right behind them) is appealing the ruling from earlier this year saying that ISPs don't have to reveal the names of customers to the recording industry just because they've put unauthorized copyrighted material in a shareable folder. In that case, the judge pointed out that just because someone has placed a file in a shared folder, there is no evidence they actually shared the file, and, thus, the recording industry has no proof a crime was committed. The recording industry disagrees, claiming the judge misinterpreted the law. In fact, the Canadian recording industry claims that "the computer user is inviting others to copy or burn the tracks" by putting them into a shared folder. Unfortunately, this sounds eerily similar to the whole point of the INDUCE Act here in the US -- where it will suddenly be a crime to tempt others to commit a crime.

A Supreme Court Showdown for File
Sharing

A Supreme Court Showdown for File
Sharing 03/27/2005 09:28 PM
The Supreme Court will hear a case in which the recording and film industries seek to hold makers of file-sharing software liable for illegal copying.

File sharing goes to high court
(USATODAY.com)

File sharing goes to high court
(USATODAY.com) 03/30/2005 07:17 AM
USATODAY.com - Supreme Court justices voiced concerns Tuesday that a ruling against file-sharing services that allow millions of Americans to freely download music and movies could impede novel products such as the iPod music player.

Court mulls file-sharing future

Court mulls file-sharing future 03/30/2005 11:24 AM
The dispute between P2P networks and the entertainment industry is being heard in the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court Weighs in on File-Sharing
(AP)

Supreme Court Weighs in on File-Sharing
(AP) 03/29/2005 02:57 PM
AP - The Supreme Court expressed concerns Tuesday over allowing entertainment companies to sue makers of software that allows Internet users to illegally download music and movies, questioning whether the threat of such legal action might stifle Web innovation.

High Court Eyes Web File Sharing

High Court Eyes Web File Sharing 03/29/2005 11:45 PM
CBS Now Mar 30 2005 3:54AM GMT

Supreme Court Weighs in on File-Sharing

Supreme Court Weighs in on File-Sharing 03/30/2005 05:27 PM
Techzonez Mar 30 2005 9:37PM GMT

The Court of Online Opinion Has Its Say
on File Sharing

The Court of Online Opinion Has Its Say
on File Sharing 06/22/2005 02:03 AM
The Supreme Court agreed to hear the entertainment industry's case against the file-sharing software companies last December. People have been debating it online ever since.

Supreme Court to Weigh in on
File-Sharing (AP)

Supreme Court to Weigh in on
File-Sharing (AP) 03/29/2005 09:22 AM
AP - The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Tuesday on file-sharing technology. How the justices rule could redefine how consumers can watch television shows and films and listen to songs that increasingly are delivered in digital formats.

Court Rules Some File-Sharing Companies
Are Not Liable

Court Rules Some File-Sharing Companies
Are Not Liable 08/19/2004 05:02 PM
New York Times Aug 19 2004 9:49PM GMT

High court weighs Internet file sharing

High court weighs Internet file sharing 03/30/2005 11:39 AM
Seattle Times Mar 30 2005 2:49PM GMT

Supreme Court Hears File-Sharing Case
(AP)

Supreme Court Hears File-Sharing Case
(AP) 03/29/2005 11:03 PM
AP - The mostly silver-haired Supreme Court debated the file-swapping, instant-messaging world of the justices' grandchildren Tuesday, openly worrying that allowing lawsuits to protect Internet movie and music rights could stunt development of the next iPod or other cool high-tech gadget.

Supreme Court Hears File-Sharing Case

Supreme Court Hears File-Sharing Case 03/30/2005 03:45 AM
Red Nova Mar 30 2005 8:12AM GMT

As File Sharing Nears High Court, Net
Specialists Worry

As File Sharing Nears High Court, Net
Specialists Worry 03/17/2005 03:53 AM
The pro-technology camp is growing increasingly anxious as the bitter debate over computer file sharing heads toward the Supreme Court.

Kazaa wins in European file-sharing
court battle

Kazaa wins in European file-sharing
court battle 12/19/2003 05:13 PM
The Dutch Supreme Court found for the makers of Kazaa in a battle over the legality of the file-sharing software.

Grokster File-Sharing Case Hits The
Supreme Court

Grokster File-Sharing Case Hits The
Supreme Court 03/31/2005 12:35 PM
The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday from representatives of major film studios and the recording industry who are seeking to shut down peer-to-peer services they say are costing them billions of dollars. One of the questions the court kept coming back to was this: What's more important — preventing potential copyright violations or allowing the market to come up with innovative new products?

The case began when MGM and several record labels filed suit against StreamCast Networks and file-sharing network Grokster, arguing that they were intentionally created to allow people to illegally trade copyrighted material. That case was thrown out by a circuit court in August, paving the way for it to be argued in front of the Supreme Court. "The scale of the whole thing is mind-boggling," argued recording industry lawyer Donald Verrilli. "They intentionally built a network of infringing users."

News source: mtv.com

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High Court Hear Arguments on
File-Sharing Technology

High Court Hear Arguments on
File-Sharing Technology 03/29/2005 02:03 PM
New York Times Mar 29 2005 6:33PM GMT

Music file sharing traffic down: who
gets the credit?

Music file sharing traffic down: who
gets the credit? 01/05/2004 04:10 PM
A recent study shows that P2P traffic has dropped dramatically since September 2003. Is it the result of the RIAA's strategy, or the availability of online music stores?

New Legal Regime for Music File Sharing

New Legal Regime for Music File Sharing 08/11/2004 10:18 AM
When disruptive new technologies have emerged that changed the way in which consumers have gotten access to news and entertainment (e.g., radio and cable television), the existing legal structures of the Copyright Act often could not accommodate the challenges posed by the new technology. In the early case of piano...

File Sharing not hurting Music Sales

File Sharing not hurting Music Sales 04/09/2004 04:00 PM
We have all heard it from the RIAA mobsters that Music Sharing is destroying the music sales of all their...

Supreme Court To Hear Internet File
Sharing Case Today

Supreme Court To Hear Internet File
Sharing Case Today 03/29/2005 09:08 AM
Komoradio.com - Tue Mar 29, 10:43 am GMT

Supreme Court Weighs Internet
File-Sharing Case (Reuters)

Supreme Court Weighs Internet
File-Sharing Case (Reuters) 03/29/2005 02:57 PM
Reuters - Supreme Court justices questioned on Tuesday whether the recording industry's attempts to shut down online file-sharing networks would deter inventors from developing new products like Apple's iPod music player.

Execs vow global crackdown on music file
sharing

Execs vow global crackdown on music file
sharing 01/22/2004 02:07 PM

Music biz appeals Canada file
sharing-is-legal ruling

Music biz appeals Canada file
sharing-is-legal ruling 04/19/2004 04:29 PM
Music to lawyers' ears

Licensed online music services see
upside to limited file-sharing

Licensed online music services see
upside to limited file-sharing 07/27/2004 09:43 PM
SiliconValley.com Jul 27 2004 11:38PM GMT

Music sellers build fan base using
file-sharing services
(SiliconValley.com)

Music sellers build fan base using
file-sharing services
(SiliconValley.com) 06/26/2004 06:09 AM
SiliconValley.com - On any given day, popular movies such as "Harry Potter" and "Around the World in 80 Days" are illegally traded over Internet file-sharing services like so many baseball cards.

Industry Sues 532 Music File
Distributors (AP)

Industry Sues 532 Music File
Distributors (AP) 01/22/2004 10:21 AM
AP - The recording industry on Wednesday sued 532 computer users it said were illegally distributing songs over the Internet, the first lawsuits since a federal appeals court blocked the use of special copyright subpoenas to identify those being targeted.
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