mp3 technology and, 16–17, 57–58, 60, 94, 96

audiobooks, 211–14

“Back That Azz Up” (song), 80–81

Barrett, Karen, 101–2, 142, 187, 223, 247

BearShare peer-to-peer network, 160, 165

Beatles, 120, 155, 234, 261

Bell Labs, 16–17, 96

Bennett, Bill, 49–50, 79–80, 119

Berns, Bert, 38–39, 199

Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG), 57–58, 154, 159, 189

Big Five music conglomerates, 114, 159

“Big Pimpin’” (song), 113, 125

Big Six music conglomerates, 50–51, 57, 114

Big Tymers (rap group), 81, 177, 200

Billboard charts, 43–44, 106–7, 190,

202, 262

BitTorrent, 166–70, 261. See also torrent technology

Black Entertainment Television, 178–79

The Blueprint (album), 140, 260

The Blueprint 3 (album), 237–38

Bon Jovi (band), 68, 82, 84–85

bootlegged movies, Glover’s operation for, 146–51, 183–88

bootlegged music, 67–68, 71–74, 83–85, 148–51, 183–83. See also music piracy

Brandenburg, Karlheinz

Advanced Audio Coding project, 60, 88

Apple and, 132–34

Bell Labs research by, 16–17

compression algorithm developed by, 10–11, 13–16, 22–25

digital piracy opposed by, 89–90, 130–31, 155, 168

market expertise of, 96–98

meeting with RIAA, 89–92

mp3 development and, 5–6, 18–21,

53–57, 128

MPEG format war and, 18–19, 21–25

Ogg Vorbis and, 259

psychoacoustics research and, 9–12

public image of, 93–98, 127, 133–34

royalties from mp3 received by, 128–31

surround sound ventures of, 165

WinPlay3 development and, 60–63

Brandenburg Ventures, 132, 165

Bronfman, Edgar Miles Jr., 75–77, 82, 102, 116–18, 122–23, 155, 189, 196, 227

Buckles, Brad, 162, 202

cable television, prerelease leaks from, 185–86

“California Love” (song), 73, 77–78

camcorder in-theater bootlegging, 165, 185

Carey, Mariah, 176, 179

Carter, Shawn Corey. See Jay-Z

Cash Money Records, 80, 84–85, 103, 109, 113, 200–202

Cassim, Adil R., 262

arrest and trial of, 253–58

denial of RNS involvement by, 254–55

FBI investigation of, 248–50

Cassim, Bilkish, 251, 254

catalog orders, Morris’ tracking of, 43–44

chat rooms. See also Internet Relay

Chat (IRC)

evolution of, 70

music piracy and role of, 105–8, 180–88

Chess.net, 116–17

Chiariglione, Leonardo, 127, 274n

Chow, Matthew, 248, 251, 255–58, 262

Chronic (album), The, 46, 48, 68, 77

Chronic 2001 (album), 124, 140

Church, Steve, 53–55, 61, 277n

Cohen, Bram, 166–68

College Dropout (album), The, 153, 177

compact discs

bootlegging of, 67–68, 71–74, 83–85

impact in music industry of, 8–9, 48, 56–57, 79–80, 124–25, 154, 189–92, 225, 262

market collusion and, 114

Napster’s impact on, 124–25

prerelease leaks of, 144–45, 157–58, 176–77, 185–88

production process for, 28–29

shelf life of, 123–24

Compress ’Da Audio (CDA), 73, 105–6

compression technology

Brandenburg’s algorithm and, 10–11, 13–16, 22–25

Ogg Vorbis compression scheme,

132, 259

threat to recording industry of, 85

Congress, recording industry and, 119–21

conspiracy laws, 193–203, 251–58

copyright law

audiobook piracy and, 212–14

Brandenburg’s support for, 89–90

Fraunhofer’s support for, 89–90

mp3 technology and, 59, 94–96, 111, 165

music industry attitudes concerning, 56–58

Napster and infringement of, 114–21

peer-to-peer file-sharing and, 121–22

Pirate Party protests against, 243–45

Project Hubcap lawsuit and, 158–61

torrent tracking and, 240–43

Copyright Term Extension Act, 287n

cost per thousand impressions (CPM), 232–38

Cracked Rear View (album), 42, 45

crime triangle theory, 103–5

Curtis (album), 221–22

Death Row Records, 46–50, 78, 109

Def Jam Recordings/Def Jam South, 112–13, 148–49, 153

Diamond Multimedia Systems, 93, 121, 165

digital audio research. See psychoacoustic compression

digital jukebox. See streaming of music

digital piracy

evolution of, 1–4, 71–73

impact on recording industry of, 83–85, 124–25, 139–40, 154, 189–203

law enforcement crackdown on, 193–203

mp3 and growth of, 95–98

peer-to-peer file-sharing and, 114–16

Scene community involvement in, 72–73

torrent technology and, 168–70

Dockery, James Anthony (Tony)

chat room participation by, 70–71, 250

dismissal from PolyGram, 247

Glover and, 34, 74, 100–101, 142, 148–50

as “Jah Jah,” “StJames, ” 70

movie bootlegging by, 147, 184

music piracy activities of, 105–9, 142, 145, 176, 216, 220

at PolyGram Kings Mountain plant, 27–30, 102

trial and imprisonment of, 253, 262

Dolby systems, Advanced Audio Coding project and, 60

Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (album), The, 78–79

Drake, Nick, 205–6

Drama, DJ, 201–3

Dre, Dr. (artist), 46, 48, 73–74, 77–78, 103, 124, 140, 153

Duke University, music piracy at, 149–50

DuPont corporation, 76, 82

DVD technology, 22, 146–51, 165, 183–88

Eberlein, Ernst, 13, 88

EGO music piracy group, 176, 179

Elektra Records, 42, 202

Ellis, Alan, 170–74, 205–14, 239–43, 262–63

Eminem, 103, 124, 140, 153, 182, 184, 197, 201

Eminem Show (album), The, 140–41, 153

EMI recording company, 154, 159, 189, 260

Encore (album), 182, 184

Entertainment Distribution Company (EDC), 191–92, 215, 221, 253

Ertegun, Ahmet, 39–42, 46, 48, 191, 199, 278n

European Parliament, 243–45

Fanning, John, 116, 119

Fanning, Shawn, 114, 116–19, 132

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

crackdown on digital piracy by, 193–203

surveillance of the Scene by, 147–48, 162, 203, 217, 226

50 Cent (artist), 144, 153, 177, 197, 220–22, 230

file-sharing subculture. See also peer-to-peer file-sharing

Fraunhofer’s opposition to, 89–90, 130–31

growth of, 71, 95–98, 133

Napster and, 114–18

Oink’s Pink Palace and, 210–14

threat to recording industry of, 193–203

filter bank technology, 9–10, 19–21, 55, 94

“First” (song), 197–98

“Fish” (RNS participant), 180–88, 220

Fix (album), The, 149–50, 158, 175–76

Flash codec multimedia system, 87

Frankel, Justin, 95, 128

Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology, 132, 259

Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits

Advanced Audio Coding project and, 60, 88

break in at, 22

commercial success of mp3 and, 87, 93–98, 128

format war with Philips and, 21–25, 128

L3Enc device and, 55–56

mp3 development and, 12, 15, 53–60

MPEG format war and, 18–20, 128

music piracy opposed by, 89–90

psychoacoustic compression and, 12, 15–18, 56

recording industry relations with, 57–58, 89–92

royalties from mp3 received by, 128–31

WinPlay3 development and, 60–62

Fry, Stephen, 211, 240

Fuchs, Michael, 42, 46, 50–51, 76–77, 278n

gaming software, piracy of, 108, 186

gangsta rap. See rap music

Geller, Harvey, 121, 158–61

Gerhäuser, Heinz, 13, 88, 132

Germany, patent protection in, 95–96

Get Rich or Die Tryin’(album), 153, 177,

199, 216

“Gin and Juice” (song), 50–51

Glover, Bennie Lydell (Dell)

as ADEG, 70–71, 145, 183, 251

albums released by, 103, 108–9, 135–41, 149, 158, 176–79, 184–85. 220–222, 226–27