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265 Middelhoff treated Shawn to dinner The dinner details and Middelhoff’s quote were from “Napster Meister,” in Time.

265 Napster added sweeteners for Shawn The figures were disclosed in the documents for Bertelsmann’s loan, filed as an exhibit in Napster’s bankruptcy.

266 The executives were coached The coaching came in a question-and-answer preparation sheet filed as an exhibit in Napster’s bankruptcy.

273 Richard Parsons, co-chief operating officer The comment was reported in the New York Times of June 10, 2001.

274 “Is anyone out there besides me wincing” Bo’s All Things Napster, http://www.uninet.net/~blaisdel/napster.htm.

277 when Congress got involved, it tended to favor copyright holders Lawrence Lessig provides a good history of copyright evolution in The Future of Ideas and Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace.

278 The bill was challenged in court Eldred v. Ashcroft, U.S. Supreme Court case number 01-618. Many of the case documents are available at http://eldred.cc/.

278 that involving the DVD encryption technology known as CSS Universal City Studios et al. v. Shawn Reimerdes et al., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, case number 00-CV-277 (LAK)(RLE). Lessig’s Future of Ideas gives a summary of the issues. Many of the case filings are available at http://www.eff.org/IP/Video/MPAA__DVD__cases/.

279 The labels went after MP3.com Universal Music Group et al. v. MP3.com, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, case number 00-CV-00472. A copy of the judge’s ruling is available at http://news.findlaw.com/cnn/docs/mp3/0906__mp3__unoffruling.html.

280 “I know something about songwriting” A Web video of Hatch’s remarks was posted at http://www.webnoize.com.

280 So he explicitly asked Congress not to change The testimony of Barry, Ulrich, and Kan are available at http://www.senate.gov/~judiciary/search__testimony.cfm?testimony=napster.

281 Only now did Barry ask Congress to force digital licenses on the record industry The testimony is available at http://www.senate.gov/~judiciary/search__testimony.cfm?testimony=napster.

281 The most impressive display of the second tactic This was based on interviews with people who attended. The National Academy’s version of events is from a press release dated April 6, 2001.

282 perhaps by replacing HB The eCommerce Group meeting agenda was filed as an exhibit in Napster’s bankruptcy.

284 he thought a full release needed Hilbers’s deposition, filed as an exhibit in Napster’s bankruptcy.

284 Napster has shown two things Farmer’s comment appeared in an interview available at http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2000/09/mann-farmer.htm.

284 Sorenson wrote to his boss Sorenson’s memo, Hilbers’s description of the AOL terms, and Hilbers’s e-mail to Middelhoff were filed as exhibits in Napster’s bankruptcy. Other Hilbers quotes are from an author interview.

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