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The Empire strikes back
Amid declining CD sales, weak releases, and the continued rise of online file-sharing, the five major labels are fighting to regain market share
BY TED DROZDOWSKI

Sue you, sue me blues
The recording industry tries to scare 60 million file-swappers by suing 261 of them
BY DAVID S. BERNSTEIN

College try
Local institutions of higher learning seek to stop their students from using school networks for illegal file-sharing � sort of
BY ADAM REILLY

Sounds like stealing to me
Call it �trading� if you want, but I don�t buy it
BY SAM PFEIFLE

The young and the board
With little sympathy for the record industry, the P2P generation is takin� it to the screen
BY MIKE MILIARD

The iCollector
There�s a history to this file-sharing thing that can help us anticipate its future
BY CARLY CARIOLI

Future imperfect
Copy protection won�t work, and compulsory licensing raises the specter of government control. Why our best hope may be just to muddle through.
BY DAN KENNEDY

Sonic youth
Musical adolescence in three parts
BY CAMILLE DODERO

Issue Date: September 26 - October 2, 2003
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