interview with Geoff Taylor about the Digital Economy Bill

http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i33e34f97cdbeee3e0eaad733e0048c8c

"But instead of trying – and failing – to stop us downloading music for free..."

"media companies have to make their more obscure content easier to obtain than illegally hosted versions..."

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/cyber-clinic-does-the-digital-economy-act-mean-the-end-of-rapidshare-1943831.html

A deeper look at how much musicians make online

http://johnsonsrambler.wordpress.com/2010/04/13/a-deeper-look-at-how-much-musicians-make-online/


attacks on low revenue received by songwriters from Spotify:
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/spotify-1-million-plays-163108-return-1944051.html

more on what Spotify pays:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/7590782/Spotify-rejects-claims-that-it-rips-off-artists.html

plus an attack on the Digital Economy Bill:
http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/04/op-ed-neil-cartwright-on-why-uks-digital-economy-bill-is-technology-censorship-.html