• According to numbers by a U.K. ISP, it has witnessed a 900% increase in the amount of encrypted bit torrent traffic in the last 12 months. A spokesman for the BPI put a positive spin on it by saying, "If certain ISPs are experiencing disproportionately high volumes of encrypted torrent traffic we expect it is partly in response to a combination of effective ISP abuse teams the enforcement efforts of the police and industry." (The Register)

• A response from TorrentFreak explains that BitTorrent encryption hides only BitTorrest traffic, not the actual data being shared. (TorrentFreak)

• Is this a first for a musician? Alicia Keys' MySpace page was hacked. Video included. (Exploit Prevention Labs)

• A summary of a 20-minute talk on copyright developments from to the National Association of Recording Industry Professionals by Professor Lon Sobel (Southwestern Law School). On copyright duration for sound recordings and its implications in the U.K., where copyright expires 45 years earlier than in the U.S. and other Western countries: "...the music industry does not need support of the UK government to seek extension from the EU, and whatever is done will be done on EU-wide basis because of the importance of harmonization there as illustrated by royalties from abroad." (NARIP)

• imeem and Nettwerk Music Group have inked a comprehensive audio, video and marketing partnership. (Press release)

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