Not all free online music swapping violates the will of the copyright holders. Where do you find digital online music that its makers and owners have consented to share freely? Jon Pareles lists a good number of sources in today's New York Times (free registration required).
Posted by
Peter Suber at 9/10/2004 05:48:00 PM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.