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Albanese, Andrew. "Cyberexperts: Fight the RIAA!." Library Journal 132.10 (June 2007): 15-18. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. 10 Aug. 2009 https://login.lib-proxy.usi.edu/url="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct="true&db="aph&AN="25266055" loginpage="login.asp&site="ehost-live&scope="site".The article reports on efforts by academics at Harvard University Law School to influence the university's cooperation with the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) attempts to identify students allegedly downloading music files illegally. Wendy M. Seltzer and Charles R. Nesson published an editorial in the April 2007 "Harvard Crimson" saying that university compliance would undermine the "educational mission" of the school, chill innovation, and compromise students' rights. Not very in depth material. No good.

Associated Press. “Jury Awards $675K in Music Sharing Case” 31 July 2009. 6 Aug. 2009 http://news.aol.com/article/student-joel-tenenbaum-to-pay-675000-in/535370. This article explains the case against a Boston University student who was sued by the record industry for illegally sharing and downloading songs. Has good information on the consequences of downloading and sharing music illegally.

BBC News. “Legal Downloads Swamped by Piracy”. 16 Jan. 2009. 6 Aug. 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7832396.stm. This article explains how nearly all of music that is digitally downloaded, is done illegally. Nearly 95% of all music that is downloaded is illegally downloaded. It also shows the decline is album sales due to the increase in illegally downloaded music. This contains good information on the growth of illegallky downloaded music and how it has influenced album sales.

Berr, Bruce. "iSwoons Over iTunes." American Music Teacher 58.3 (Dec. 2008): 72-72. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO.10 Aug. 2009 https://login.lib-proxy.usi.edu/login url="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?" direct="true&db="aph&AN="35981642&l" oginpage="login.asp&site="ehost-live&scope="site".The article discusses the advantages of iTunes software and its ability to download individual pieces from collections in the U.S. The author stated that iTunes help save the time in gaining access to a specific track from CDs and at the same time it facilitates recital management. In addition, downloading music helps in solving problems identifying the similarities and differences of the music. Good information on the advantages of iTunes.

Greenwood, B.. "Campus Crackdown: Law Targets Music Pirates. " Information Today 1 Feb. 2009: Research Library Core, ProQuest. Web. 10 Aug. 2009. Ever since Shawn Fanning created the original Napster in a Northeastern University dorm room, colleges have struggled to keep students from illegally downloading music over school Internet networks. Over time, anti-piracy strategies have evolved continuously, adapting to the fluidity of the music industry. Recently, the government entered the fray with the passage of the Higher Education Opportunity Act. Signed into law in August 2008 and set to take effect in July 2010, the act states that universities must develop plans to effectively combat the unauthorized distribution of copyrighted material via technological deterrents. Colleges pursuing site-license agreements are finding that fewer companies are now providing them. About three years ago, the Illinois State University kicked off its Digital Citizen Project, the goal of which is to research, discover, and establish best practices for shifting consumption of media on university campuses, according to the project's Web site. Has good material on how illegal music downloading has grown more popular on college campuses and how they are trying to eliminate it.

Knopper, Steve. "Digital Album Prices Slashed." Rolling Stone (05 Feb. 2009): 13-14. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. 10 Aug. 2009 https://login.lib-roxy.usi.edu/login? url="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct="true&db="aph&AN="36288219&login" page="login.asp&site="ehost-live&scope="site".This article reports that music labels and digital music retailers are beginning to reduce the prices for downloading music singles and albums. The iTunes Store from Apple and the Amazon digital music store have both begun offering reduced prices on certain selections. iTunes sales promotions of the music albums "Fleet Foxes," by Fleet Foxes, and "Oracular Spectacular," by MGMT, are cited as examples. Good material on decreasing value of recorded music.

"NEWS CAPSULES." Student Affairs Leader 36.19 (Oct. 2008): 3-3. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO.10 Aug. 2009 https://login.lib-proxy.usi.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost direct="true&db="aph&AN="34948501&loginpage="login.asp&site="ehost-live&scope="site".The article offers news briefs related to the developments of campuses in the U.S. Campuses are increasingly adopting a new way to reduce waste and water use by serving food without trays in campus cafeterias. University of Kansas and other universities will not forward the pre-litigation letters from the Recording Industry Association of America to students suspected of illegally downloading music. Doesn’t have much to do with the topic I am writing.

Thompson, Robert. "Throttled." Billboard 120.18 (03 May 2008): 20-20. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO.10 Aug. 2009 https://login.lib-proxy.usi.edu/login?url=http://search. direct="true&db="aph&AN="31837083&loginpage="login." site="ehost-live&scope="site". The article discusses Canadian Internet service providers (ISPs) Bell Canada and Rogers Communications, which have been cutting network speeds for peer-to-peer (P2P) and torrent use, a practice known as throttling. It is said that 95% of such traffic on most Canadian networks is created by less than 10% of users, the majority of whom are illegally downloading music and movies. Legal downloading services, like iTunes Canada and Puretracks, are unaffected by throttling. Has good information on how file sharing programs are becoming more popular and how it’s used to illegally download music.