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The article focuses on Internet music piracy which is a serious threat to music business industry. A controversial portable audio device capable of playing songs downloaded from the Net has record executives increasingly worried over the related threat of Internet music piracy. The Rio, launched by computer peripherals maker Diamond Multimedia Systems Inc., employs a new digital audio standard called MP3 that squeezes sound files down to less than 10% of their original size. That means one can copy a song off a CD onto the hard drive and then transmit the song over a standard Internet connection in about 20 minutes. It costs about $200.

The article discusses how the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) says illegal World Wide Web Sites offering free music downloads could eventually cost the industry two billion dollars a year. Most people wouldn't walk into a store and pay money for a compact disk that was being given away on the street outside. That holds true when the street is the Information Superhighway, too. RIAA says illegal Web sites offering free music downloads could eventually cost the industry $2 billion a year. It recently won court orders against three illegal sites.

The article reports that record companies and music publishers in the U.S. are expecting compensation as many people are found to be using home audiocassette recorders to make copies of their music. The U.S. Congress has been urged by the music industry to impose a royalty on sales of tape machines and blank tapes. It has been reported that legislators in both houses of the Congress have been persuaded to introduce a legislation that would add $15 to $25 to the cost of recorders.

Reports that bootleggers of products released by the music industry may in the late 1990s be turning to making illegal copies of music releases on the Internet. How much money they deprive the music industry of each year; David Dowie's release of the single `Telling Lies' on the Internet.

Reports on developments concerning Mexico's pirated-music market. Implication of the pirated cassettes of Mexican teen idol Luis Miguel; Mexico as the second-largest pirated-music market after China; International Federation of Phonographic Industry's (IFPI) plan to promote Mexican talent if the enforcement against music-pirating improves.

Reports on Midem's 38th international music conference. Issues of piracy and digital music market; Launch of Coca-Cola's download platform mycoke-music.com at Midem-Net; Issue of fighting illicit technology; Importance of promoting benefits of legal downloading; Focus on new formats, DVD-Audio and SACD.

The article discusses the issue whether the Watergate Scandal tapes are tampered or not involving the abuse of power and bribery as well as obstruction of justice under the leadership of U.S. President Richard M. Nixon. Audio experts believe that a right person with enough skill and time and have accessed to the original tape recorder could make substantial changes that would defy detection in changing or tampering the tapes. However, Court of Appeals Judge John J. Sirica cooperates with audio experts to examine the Watergate tapes whether the electrical impulses of sound into visual patterns have erasures or have been edited.

The article reports on the engagement of record and tape counterfeiters in the U.S. in international markets after a law which prohibits the piracy of recorded performances was launched in February 1972.

Reports on the dispute between Verizon Communications Inc. and the U.S. music recording industry over the identity of a peer-to-peer file trader accused of music piracy. Overview of the case; Impact of the case on copyright holders; Repercussions of the case for the telecommunication industry.

Presents an article on the dispute between Napster and the music industry in the U.S. over copyrights and patents. Implications of patents and copyrights for the promotion of innovation; Role of the economy in the promotion of innovation; Obstacles to innovation; Discussion on the economics of innovation.

Presents news items on the sound recording industry worldwide, as of May 6, 2000. Death of a Philippine police officer after irate vendors violently resisted an anti-piracy raid conducted by police at the Greenhills Shopping Center in Manila; Music sales in France in first quarter 2000; British music download Web site peoplesound.com's launch of a licensing division.

The article focuses on the secret to successful campaigns and why people buy a book. It mentions that people buy a book because they heard the author on a podcast and thought they were a pretty interesting guest. It also mentions that listeners would happily pay a few cents per track to avoid the headache of dealing with sketchy, complicated software and having to piece together a bootleg album piece by piece.

An interview with Richard Parker, the man behind the formation of the Tame Impala rock band, is presented. Topics discussed include the creation of the band's album called "Currents," Parker's views about recording expenses, and the decline of the physical value of music due to piracy and the emergence of the digital age.

An editorial is presented which discusses growth in the revenue of the music industry with aspects including the adoption of streaming services, sales of downloaded digital content, and trends in music piracy.

The article discusses singer-songwriter Madonna and her 13th music album "Rebel Heart." Topics include the illegal posting of 13 unfinished songs from the album four months prior to the album's planned release date, Madonna's decision with her manager Guy Oseary to finish and release the leaked songs on the media player iTunes within a week of the incident, and her collaboration with producers such as Diplo for the song "Living for Love," DJ Dahi for the song "Devil Pray," and Kanye West for the song "Illuminati."

The article presents a reprint of a press release from Sweetwater Sound Inc., a dealer of musical instruments, alleging theft of its intellectual property. Topics discussed include the allegation that the company's web content has been plagiarized by music industry (MI) retailers including UniqueSquared, ProAudioStar, and Island Music Co., illegal copying of sweetwater.com's content by Chicago Music Exchange, and copyright infringement.

An interview with Andy Heath, chairman of UK Music Industry Trusts, is presented. He mentions that the music industry is robust and is taken care of its interest pretty well. He believes that there would have been too many encounters within the industry without UK Music's uniform voice. He claims that piracy is a threat, but the industry cannot be obsessed by it, they have to be obsessed with maximizing revenues and entrepreneurism.

The article is about musical artist Girl Talk, and the potential for copyright violation lawsuits in his music. Girl Talk's music is a sampling of songs performed by other artists, fused together on a computer by Gregg Gillis. His recording label, Illegal Art, has been involved in copyright lawsuits in the past, but his record, "Night Ripper," has not been.

The article provides an update on the music industry in the U.S. as of February 18, 2006. XM Satellite Radio Holdings has signed a deal with talk show host Oprah Winfrey to introduce a channel on its radio service. The California Senate passed a bill that reduces the felony threshold for possession or sale of pirated music. HMV Group has turned down a takeover bid from private equity firm, Permira Advisers.

Presents news briefs concerning the music industry as of October 22, 2005. Indictment of several men in connection with counterfeit CD raid in the U.S.; Decline in the value of the shares of Apple Computer; Deal between Universal Music U.K. and Dandelion Records.

Discusses the implication of a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Nashville, Tennessee in 2004 for the use of samples in hip-hop and other recordings. Background of a lawsuit on the unauthorized sample of a guitar solo from "Get Off Your Ass and Jam," by Funkadelic; Views of copyright practitioners on musical samples prior to the decision; Issue on the classification of an original sound recording.

Digital piracy has long been a headline issue for the intellectual property community, but only recently has it been thrust upon the public. For the entertainment industry such heightened awareness is the culmination of several years of public campaigning, but it also marks a new phase in the battle to win the hearts and minds of consumers. The stakes were raised in September when the Recording Industry Association of America Inc. issued a spate of civil lawsuits against individuals it claimed had illegally distributed substantial amounts of copyrighted music on peer-to-peer networks.

Reports on the pre-release of music recordings by the music group Oasis and rapper Eminem on the Internet as of June 22, 2002. Rank of the music recording 'The Eminem Show,' by Eminem; Statement issued by the rapper regarding Internet piracy; Information on an unofficial release of the music recording 'Heathen Chemistry,' by Oasis on the Internet.

Reports on the proliferation of digital music file swapping sites on the Internet, despite legal challenges to the practice by the sound recording industry. Difficulty of stopping this practice; Details of litigation involving such services as Napster and Aimster; Effectiveness of litigating against users of these services; Legislative support for ending this practice in the United States; Legal implications for business involved in these services; Distrust between record labels and artists.

Reports on the piracy problems faced by the music recording industry in Australia as of July 27, 2001. Music retailers Sanity Music's purchase of pirated music recordings from a Malaysia-based supplier; Implications for Australia's parallel-import laws. INSET: RECORD COMPANIES FIGHT BACK..

Focuses on the music industry in Italy as of June, 2001. Decline in sales experienced by the industry in 2000; How an abundance of music television stations and radio stations has affected sales; Problems with music piracy; Suggestion that the Italian government should do more for the industry.

The article reports on the research study from Rice University and Duke University which claims that elimination of digital rights management restrictions can decrease music piracy.