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# Hypebot’s New Music Industry Briefing For Thursday August 3rd, 2006
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/hypebots_new_mu_2-7/
- Published: 2006-08-03T04:18:00.000Z
- Updated: 2006-08-03T04:18:00.000Z
- Description: – Recently the RIAA has been backing down on suing people who use the "my IP address isn’t necessarily my PC" defense. So ZDnet has come up with a plan. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2006/08/hypebots_new_mu_2-7.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:10

[![Riaa_12](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/riaa_12.jpg "Riaa_12")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/riaa%5F12.jpg?ref=hypebot.com)

– Recently the **RIAA** has been backing down on suing people who use the

"my IP address isn’t necessarily my PC" defense. So ZDnet has come up with a plan for **file sharers to offer a free hotspot service from their broadband connections as the perfect alibi if the RIAA wants to sue.** ([ZDNet](http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=282&ref=hypebot.com))

– **Norway is unhappy with the iPod** only working with the iTune’s music store and yesterday their top consumer agency rejected Apple’s arguments to the contrary. (AP)

– More on **Mashboxx’s deals with three of the four majors** and the service to debut this Fall.

[![Mtv_24](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/mtv_24.jpg "Mtv_24")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/mtv%5F24.jpg?ref=hypebot.com)

([NewsFactor](http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20060802/tc%5Fnf/45028?ref=hypebot.com))

**– MTV turns 25.** ([NPR audio](http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5595384&ft=1&f=1039&ref=hypebot.com))

– The [Motley Fool](http://www.fool.com/news/commentary/2006/commentary06073109.htm?source=eptyholnk303100&logvisit=y&npu=y) calls **Digital Music Group stock a looser**