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Last updated on 3-15-2008.

News Stories (from various sources)

  1. 1,700 Bands, Rocking as the CD Industry Reels ; New York Times, March 15, 2008;

  2. Why We're Powerless to Resist Grazing on Endless Web Data; Wall Street Journal, March 12, 2008;

  3. Music Industry Proposes a Piracy Surcharge on ISPs; Wired, March 14, 2008;

  4. Video Road Hogs Stir Fear of Internet Traffic Jam; New York Times, March 13, 2008;

  5. Copyright this; OpEd, Los Angeles Times, February 27, 2008;

  6. File 'Sharing' or 'Stealing'?; OpEd, Los Angeles Times, February 18, 2008;

  7. More teenagers ignoring CDs, report says; Los Angeles Times, February 27, 2008;

  8. Mysteries of computer from 65BC are solved; The Guardian, November 30, 2006;

  9. Toshiba quits HD DVD business; CNNMoney.com; February 19, 2008;

  10. Digital Music Sales Grow, but at Slower Rate; New York Times; January 25, 2008;

  11. Recording industry threatens to sue students; San Francisco Chronicle; Jan 22, 2008.

  12. Initial Bids Reach $2.4 Billion in Wireless Auction; New York Times (Reuters); January 24, 2008;

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