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How Music Got Free: The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy

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by Stephen Witt


  formation of, 79–85, 101–3, 107–9

  Morris’ retirement from, 260

  Napster and, 118

  payola scandal and, 196–98

  Project Hubcap lawsuit and, 158–61, 225–26

  rap music acquired by, 148–51, 153–55

  revenue declines at, 154, 189–92, 199–203

  Universal Studios, 76, 82

  “unsecured wireless” defense in music piracy trials, 256–58

  upload ratio requirements, 170–74, 210–14

  USA Today, 89, 93

  Valenti, Jack, 119–20

  Van Buren, Steve, 103–5, 135–36, 149–51, 175

  Vega, Suzanne, 16–18, 59

  Vevo video syndication service, 232–38, 261

  video compression, evolution of, 99

  Virgin Records America, Inc. v. Thomas-Rasset, 285n

  Vivendi Universal, 122–23, 154–55, 158–59, 189–92, 221, 228

  Vu, Peter, 162–63, 203, 223–24, 240, 247–52, 254–58

  Waffles.fm website, 239–40

  Warez groups, 71–73, 88–89, 99, 105–6. See also “The Scene”

  Warner Music Group, 37, 39–42, 50–51, 77, 154, 189, 260

  payola scandal and, 196

  Project Hubcap lawsuit and, 159

  Waterworld (film), 76, 81

  West, Kanye, 153, 177, 220–22, 261–62

  What.cd website, 239–40

  Williams, Bryan (Birdman), 81, 200

  Williams, Ronald (Slim), 81, 200

  Winamp, 95, 128, 132–33

  “Wind of Change” (song), 19, 59

  Windows Media Player, 87, 129–30

  WinPlay3, 60–63, 88–89, 95

  Wired magazine, 227–30

  Yahoo! search engine, 70, 130

  Yates, Terry, 255–58

  YouTube, advertising revenues on, 229–38

  Zephyr mp3 conversion boxes, 54–56, 87

  zero-day leaks, piracy quest for, 105–9

  Zwicker, Eberhard, 7–10, 18–19, 91–92

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