Music industry websites and various links:
Guardian research into Digi:nation click here



Controversy and Legal issues: Click here

According to a June 28, 2005, report in The New York Times, Lime Wire LLC was considering ceasing distribution LimeWire due to the outcome of MGM v. Grokster. On September 25, 2005, it was reported that Lime Wire LLC was working on a version of the program which will refuse to share files that lack valid license information. Neither of these events occurred, and as of March 2007, it is still possible to download LimeWire and share copyrighted files.

File Sharing: Click here to see the article

MySpace sued by Universal Music: Click here

Universal Music Group is suing MySpace - claiming the online social network site is encouraging its users to illegally share music and music videos.
It accuses MySpace of allowing people to illegally upload videos and of providing the technology for users to share the content with others.
Links to work by its artists including The Killers, Jay-Z and Gwen Stefani are available, Universal alleges.

MySpace set to sell music online: Click here

Website MySpace is to allow unsigned bands featured on the social networking site to sell their music as downloads.
The site - which has 106 million users - is currently testing the idea, and hopes to rival market leader iTunes.
Nearly three million bands feature on the site, with individual bands set to decide on the price of their tracks.