How about them standing up to the RIAA :) http://torrentfreak.com/santa-cruz-university-fights-back-at-riaa-081009/

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10050757-38.html?tag=mncol Apparently the ASSHOLES at the RIAA do not understand "innocent until proven guilty" quote: ""Requiring proof of actual transfers would cripple efforts to enforce copyright owners' rights online--and would solely benefit those who seek to freeload off plaintiff's investment," RIAA attorney Timothy Reynolds wrote in a court filing."

BOOYAH! TWO great pieces of news today! Judge says SIKE! to RIAA Others have written that this is quite a big deal and quite a huge blow (the bad kind) for the "MAFIAA." If you've been following what else has been going on with them lately, this is like someone's pants falling down as they're being kicked out of a restaraunt for punching an old lady in the face. If you haven't been following...

Okay, so Muxtape was a website that allowed people to create mixtapes online for people to see. Well, the RIAA, once again, has become a jerk with an ego problem and has tried to take it down. It is temporarily down. This is getting annoying. I mean seriously. And my new philosophy in a song is "There's Always Someone Cooler Than You" by Ben Folds. (Ha! I used a song without getting permission of...

Fascinating. Apparently the Republicans have been using music without authorization this campaign season, from Heart, John Mellencamp, Jackson Browne, and Boston. I guess copyright laws don't apply to them, though they're certainly in bed with the RIAA (though what major politician isn't these days).

August 23, 2008 6 Posted by Declan McCullagh By choosing Joe Biden as their vice presidential candidate , the Democrats have selected a politician with a mixed record on technology who has spent most...unapproved computer programs. Biden's bill was backed by content companies including News Corp. but eventually died after Verizon, Microsoft, Apple, eBay, and Yahoo lobbied against it. --MORE--

Washington Post reports: Giant of Internet Radio Nears Its 'Last Stand' In comment, I wrote: The problem here is the music publishing side of the business. We need less streaming and more publishers...as terrestrial broadcasters also contract directly with ASCAP, BMI and SESAC. I do not know (but am curious!) about whether they deal with SoundExchange when streaming their terrestrial signal.

RIAA killed the radio star.... http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/06/recording-indus.html

...his webserver, Justin Levine notes that the report concerning what was on the server also found music MP3s from musicians like Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan and Weird Al Yankovic. Levine wonders if the RIAA will now sue this federal judge as well. In fact, things could get tricky in that some research suggests not only was Kozinski storing MP3s, he may have actively been sharing some of those MP3s as...

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