Van Buren, Steve, 103–5, 135–36, 149–51, 175

Vega, Suzanne, 16–18, 59

Vevo video syndication service, 232–38, 261

video compression, evolution of, 99

Virgin Records America, Inc. v. Thomas-Rasset, 285n

Vivendi Universal, 122–23, 154–55, 158–59, 189–92, 221, 228

Vu, Peter, 162–63, 203, 223–24, 240, 247–52, 254–58

Waffles.fm website, 239–40

Warez groups, 71–73, 88–89, 99, 105–6. See also “The Scene”

Warner Music Group, 37, 39–42, 50–51, 77, 154, 189, 260

payola scandal and, 196

Project Hubcap lawsuit and, 159

Waterworld (film), 76, 81

West, Kanye, 153, 177, 220–22, 261–62

What.cd website, 239–40

Williams, Bryan (Birdman), 81, 200

Williams, Ronald (Slim), 81, 200

Winamp, 95, 128, 132–33

“Wind of Change” (song), 19, 59

Windows Media Player, 87, 129–30

WinPlay3, 60–63, 88–89, 95

Wired magazine, 227–30

Yahoo! search engine, 70, 130

Yates, Terry, 255–58

YouTube, advertising revenues on, 229–38

Zephyr mp3 conversion boxes, 54–56, 87

zero-day leaks, piracy quest for, 105–9

Zwicker, Eberhard, 7–10, 18–19, 91–92

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