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GOOD IDEA: Beck Re-Records Classic Albums For Free Series
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| Beck has started something he's called the Record Club for which he and
| friends like Devendra Banhart, MGMT, Jamie Lidell, and producer Nigel Godrich
| get together and re-record someone else's classic album in its entirety with
| little or no rehearsal.
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http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2009/07/good-idea-beck-rerecords-classic-albums-for-free-series.html
Brussels claims failed business model is causing online piracy
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| The EU's telecommunications chief, Viviane Reding, blamed the current
| internet business model for the rise in online piracy on Thursday (9 July),
| during a speech in which she outlined a new medium-term strategy for
| a 'digital Europe.'
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| Ms Reding said the European Commission intends to open up a broad
| consultation period on the 'digital Europe' strategy next month, but already
| she has indicated that a central part of the plan for the next five years
| will be to provide greater access to good quality online content.
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http://euobserver.com/9/28438
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Stephen Fry on copyright
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| At an event in London last night, the writer, actor, and gadget fan Stephen
| Fry launched a surprisingly ferocious attack on the music and movie
| industries over the way they have acted to defend their copyright.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/
Richard Marx (!) attacks RIAA after $1.92M Thomas verdict
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| Jammie Thomas-Rasset was held liable to sharing 24 songs, including one by
| pop crooner Richard Marx. But the lawsuit wasn't done in Marx's name—this
| week, he called out the recording industry's "greedy actions."
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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/06/richard-marx-attacks-riaa-after-19m-thomas-verdict.ars
Moby: The RIAA Needs to be Disbanded
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| The two million dollar fine handed out to Jammie Thomas by a Minnesota jury
| this week hasn’t done the music industry’s image much good. While lawyers and
| high level managers at the major labels cracked open the Champagne, artists
| such as Moby and Radiohead shook their heads in shame at what the music world
| has become.
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http://torrentfreak.com/moby-the-riaa-needs-to-be-disbanded-090620/
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