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
bootlegging activities of, 67–68, 99–101, 175–76, 219–22
chat room presence of, 70–71
Dockery and, 34, 74, 100–101, 142, 148–50
dog breeding business of, 68–69, 100
dominance as leak source, 176–88, 211, 250–52
employment and termination at PolyGram plant, 27–33, 65, 247
FBI investigation of, 222–23, 226, 240, 247–52
indictment and trial of, 253–58
Kali’s association with, 108–9, 139–42, 145–46, 148–51, 215–22
KOSDK (music piracy leader) and, 181–88
lifestyle of, 34–35, 101, 187–88, 216–18
movie bootlegging by, 146–51, 183–88
post-prison life for, 263–64
relationship with Karen Barrett, 101–3, 142, 218
RNS, association with, 106–7, 142, 150–51, 176–79, 217–20
Scene rules violated by, 183–88
sleep apnea of, 31, 101
smuggling at PolyGram plant by, 135–40, 219–22
technology skills of, 30–31, 65–68, 176, 264
testimony against Cassim, 254–58
vehicle purchases of, 33–35, 65–66, 187–88, 218–22
work ethic of, 34–35, 101, 187–88, 216–18
Glover, Markyce, 99–100, 102
Gnutella peer-to-peer network, 160, 165
Graduation (album), 221–22, 248–49
Grainge, Lucian, 229, 260