Greenspan, Alan, 83–84, 111, 113, 243
Grill, Bernhard
Advanced Audio Coding project and, 88, 128
German Future Prize awarded to, 131
L3Enc development and, 55–56, 62–63
mp3 promotion and, 53–54, 59, 94–95, 97–98, 130–31, 134, 168
MPEG format wars and, 20–21, 23–25
psychoacoustic compression research and, 12–16, 19
WinPlay3 development and, 60–63, 95
Hanson (band), 82, 84
Harry Potter franchise, 211–14
Herre, Jürgen, 13, 59, 88
Hootie & the Blowfish, 42–45, 276n
Horowitz, Zach, 158–61, 231
Huckfeldt, Bruce, 194–96, 262
Huffman coding, 11, 16
“In Da Club” (song), 153, 199, 230
intellectual property law. See copyright law
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI),
213–14, 217
Internet Relay Chat (IRC), 70–71, 105–6, 114, 130, 166, 182. See also chat rooms
Interpol, 147–48, 213, 217
Interscope Records, 45–50, 73, 77–80, 112–13, 153, 189
Iovine, Jimmy, 45–48, 76–80, 92, 112, 191
IP addresses
limits on for Scene members, 160–61, 180
traceability of, 70–71, 160–61, 250–52
iPod device, 155–57, 192–93, 202
iTunes Store, 132–33, 155–58, 189, 192, 205–6, 209, 235–36
Jackson, Michael, 84, 234
Japanese electronics industry, 93, 97,
127, 144
Jay-Z (artist), 103, 112–13, 125, 140, 177, 179, 201, 237–38, 260
Jobs, Steve, 132–33, 155–57, 189, 192–93, 227–28, 235–37
Johnston, James, 16–17, 20–21, 60, 96, 274n
Juvenile (artist), 80–81, 200
“Kali” (RNS ringleader)
as“Blazini,” “Death, ” 181
Glover’s association with, 108–9, 139–42, 145–46, 148–51, 215–22
law enforcement investigation of, 195–203, 248–52
leadership of RNS by, 106–8, 180–88, 217–20
paranoia of, 147, 217
post-RNS activities of, 251, 262
Saunders’ association with, 179
shutdown of RNS by, 218–22, 249–52
Tai’s association with, 143–45
Kaminska, Izabella, 244–45
Kazaa peer-to-peer network, 160, 165, 209, 225, 252
Knight, Suge, 46–50, 78, 81
KOSDK (RNS participant), 181–88, 220
Laurie Records, 38, 43–44, 199
Led Zeppelin (band), 39–41, 124, 199, 261
Level 3 encoder (L3Enc), 55–56, 62–63, 72–73, 88–89, 91
Lévy, Jean-Bernard, 155, 190
licensing agreements
mp3 technology and, 56–58, 90–91, 94, 128–29
music publishing business and, 234
for streaming media, 261
Lil Wayne, 81, 140, 154, 179, 200–202, 226
LimeWire peer-to-peer network, 160, 165, 171, 184, 252
Limp Bizkit, 79, 112, 123
Linde, Henri, 57–63, 93–94, 96, 127–29, 133
“Little Bit O’ Soul” (song), 43–44
Ludacris (artist), 140, 143–44, 148–49,
153, 177
Macintosh systems, mp3 and, 62, 132–33
Mannie Fresh (artist), 81, 154
Marilyn Manson (artist), 77, 79
market research, Morris’s reliance on, 42–50, 156–57, 190, 198–99
Marshall Mathers LP (album), The,
124–25
Messier, Jean-Marie, 122, 155
Metallica (band), 73, 202
Microsoft, 87, 128–30, 133
Middelhoff, Thomas, 116–17, 119
mixtapes, Internet distribution of, 201–2
Mnookin, Seth, 227–29
Mohan, Edward, 248, 251
MojoNation peer-to-peer network, 166–67
Montejano, Richard (RickOne) (OSC leader), 221–22, 248–49
Morris, Doug
advertising streaming revenue, 231–38
artists’ relationships with, 112–13, 120–21, 158–59, 191, 229–32
at Atlantic Records, 39–42
bootlegged music and, 84–85
Cash Money records and, 80, 113. 200, 202
earnings of, 189–90, 227, 260
Ertegun and, 39–42, 46, 48, 191, 199, 278n
Iovine and, 45–47
Jay-Z and, 103, 237
Jobs and, 155–57, 192–93, 227–28, 235–37
market research skills of, 42–50, 156–57, 190, 198–99, 228–29
MCA Music Entertainment Group and, 75–79
Napster, reaction to, 117–20
payola scandal and, 196–98
PolyGram merger and, 102–3
Project Hubcap lawsuits and, 158–61, 193
rap music expansion and, 148–51,
154–55, 221
as Sony Music CEO, 260
Universal Music Group and, 79–85, 111–12, 153, 155
Vevo and, 232–38, 261
Vivendi merger and, 122–25, 158–59, 189–92, 225–38
as Warner Music Group CEO, 37–38, 42–46, 50–51
Wired magazine interview and, 227–30
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)
DVD technology and, 165
mp3 development and, 17–20, 61–62, 94, 97–98, 127, 134
organizational structure of, 274n
Philips lobbying of, 20–21
psychoacoustic compression competition held by, 17–19, 53
support of mp2, 5–6, 20–25, 58
mp2 technology
MPEG endorsement of, 20–25
popularity of, 5, 53, 192
mp3 technology
bootlegged music using, 85, 88–89
Brandenburg’s development of, 2–6, 16, 18–21, 53–58, 128
commercial success of, 87
copy-protectable version of, 90
encoding process, 282n
Morris’ reaction to, 117–18, 120–21, 193
MPEG endorsement of, 20
music piracy and, 72–73, 193
patents on, 56–58, 90–91, 93–96, 128–29
player development for, 58–60, 125–26
psychoacoustic research and, 7–16, 128
recording industry resistance to, 5–6, 56–57, 90–92
MPMan player, 97, 259
MTV, 40, 179, 192–93
Murphy, George, 255–58
MUSICAM, 18–21, 24–25, 55, 60–61, 94, 97, 128, 134
Music Explosion (band), 43–44, 123
music festivals, growth of, 233–38, 260–61
music retailers
as prerelease source, 144–45, 176–77
price collusion and, 114
sales figures for, 43, 154
music videos, syndication of, 232–38, 260–61
Napster, 244
emergence of, 114–21
impact on recording industry of,
156–57, 244
mp3 technology and, 128, 130–31
peer-to-peer file-sharing and, 160, 165
portable player development and, 125–26
National Hockey League, 54–55
NEET demographic, 209–14
NetFraCk (piracy leader), 72–73
NFO files, Scene’s use of, 140–41, 182,
216, 219
Nicks, Stevie, 41, 45
Nine Inch Nails (band), 77, 208
No Doubt (band), 77, 79
Nominet domain name, 212–14
Ogg Vorbis, 132, 259
Oink’s Pink Palace, 170–74, 205–14, 239–43, 252, 263
Old Skool Classics (OSC) piracy group, 179, 220–22, 248–49
open-source software, 132, 168, 170–71, 259
Operation Buccaneer, 147–48, 162, 194
Operation Fastlink, 162–63, 182, 195, 203, 239, 257–58
organized crime, bootlegged music and, 67–68, 71–74, 83–85
Outkast, 108, 143–44, 148, 179
Pandora, 253, 261
Parker, Sean, 116–17
patent law, mp3 protections and, 95–96
PC systems, mp3 player development and, 55–56, 59, 62, 85
peer-to-peer file-sharing, 114–18, 121–22