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  | RIAA win: Tennessee to police campus networks Found at 11/18/2008 via news.yahoo.com
Tennessee has agreed to filter computer networks for unauthorized music downloads at the state's colleges and universities. More...
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| Video Chat With Wired.com's David Kravets Found at 11/18/2008 via blog.wired.com
Threat Level's David Kravets will be on justin.tv at 11 a.m. PST Wednesday discussing the Recording Industry Association of America's five-year litigation campaign. Kravets will discuss the conflicting judicial rulings about what level of proof is required for the RIAA to prevail in a file sharing case to alerting readers that damages are as high as $150,000 per copyrighted music track. ... More...
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| RIAA win: Tennessee to police campus networks Found at 11/18/2008 via news.cnet.com
Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen signed into law a bill that requires Tennessee public and private schools ensure their computer networks are free of pirated material. More...
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| Top Cyberspace Lawyer Challenges RIAA's Music-Sharing Lawsuits Found at 11/18/2008 via www.informationweek.com
Harvard Law School professor Charles Nesson is defending Joel Tenenbaum, a Boston University graduate student who has been charged with illegally downloading songs. More...
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| RIAA getting resistance over download stance Found at 11/17/2008 via knoxnews.com
BOSTON - The music industry's courtroom campaign against people who share songs online is coming under counterattack. More...
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| RIAA Wins, Campuses Lose as Tennessee Governor Signs Campus Network Filtering Law Found at 11/17/2008 via 
[R]easonably attempt to prevent the infringement of copyrighted works over the institution's computer and network resources, if such institution receives fifty (50) or more legally valid notices of infringement as prescribed by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 within the preceding year. More...
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| Gigs & Bytes: Prof Enters RIAA Lawsuit Controversy Found at 11/17/2008 via www.pollstar.com
A Harvard Law School professor representing a Boston University student accused of copyright infringement is attacking the constitutionality of lawsuits launched by the RIAA against individuals. More...
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| Conservative Think Tank: RIAA v. Thomas Mistrial Was 'Unreasoned' Found at 11/17/2008 via blog.wired.com
A conservative think tank on Monday attacked the Minnesota federal judge who declared a mistrial in the nation's only RIAA file sharing case to go to trial. The Washington-based Progress and Freedom Foundation said U.S. District Judge Michael Davis' decision overturning a $222,000 jury verdict in the Jammie Thomas trial was "unreasoned," "unreasonable" and "injudicious." ... More...
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| Law Professor Hits Back At RIAA File-Swap Suits Found at 11/17/2008 via cbs13.com
The music industry's courtroom campaign against people who share songs online is coming under counterattack. A Harvard Law School professor has launched a constitutional assault against a federal copyright law at the heart of the industry's aggressive strategy, which has wrung payments from thousands of song-swappers since 2003. More...
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| Law Professor Hits Back At RIAA In File-Swap Suit Found at 11/17/2008 via kdka.com
The music industry's courtroom campaign against people who share songs online is coming under counterattack. A Harvard Law School professor has launched a constitutional assault against a federal copyright law at the heart of the industry's aggressive strategy, which has wrung payments from thousands of song-swappers since 2003. More...
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| Harvard Law Prof Takes on RIAA in Music Copyright Fight Found at 11/17/2008 via hosted.ap.org
Harvard Law School professor Charles Nesson has launched a constitutional assault against a federal copyright law at the heart of the industry's aggressive strategy, which has wrung payments from thousands of song-swappers since 2003. Neeson has come to the defense of a Boston University graduate student targeted in one of the music industry's lawsuits. By taking on the case, Nesson hopes to ... More...
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| Analysis: Duke's new P2P policy won't stop RIAA lawsuits Found at 11/16/2008 via arstechnica.com
Duke University says it's not going to cough up any student info to the RIAA without proof of illegal behavior. It sounds good in theory, but it's not going to slow down the RIAA's legal juggernaut. Read More... More...
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| Harvard Law Vs RIAA Found at 11/16/2008 via www.antimusic.com
A top story from this week. A Harvard Law School professor filed a counterclaim last Friday against the Recording Industry Association of America More...
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| How Big Media Can Beat P2P and Make a Killing in the Recession Found at 11/15/2008 via mashable.com
There are only a few places around the world where the vice of art of consumerism is having a good day. Suffice it to say that the holiday season will be celebrated; it just won?t be full of so much?stuff. And maybe a bit less happiness to show for it, too. So Scrooge wins this time around. But here?s a glimmer of hope to nibble on. In the media world, in an industry dominated by the RIAA ... More...
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| Plies Goes Gold With "DEFINITION OF REAL"; Blockbuster Album Receives Certification as Fla-Based MC Unveils Two New ... Found at 11/12/2008 via biz.yahoo.com
"DEFINITION OF REAL," the blockbuster second album from Big Gates/Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic recording artist Plies, has been certified gold by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000. The album -- which features the #1 single, "Bust It Baby Part 2" -- debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart upon its June release, with sales of 214,000 -- the highest selling first-week numbers in the history of the ... More...
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