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Singers Challenge Lily Over Download Debate
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| Shakira, Norah Jones and Nelly Furtado have
| added their weight to the ongoing crisis in
| the music industry about whether or not fans
| should be able to listen to music for free.
|
| When asked about Allen's recent outburst on
| the subject Shakira insisted she embraced
| the inevitable sharing of her songs.
|
| "I like what's going on because I feel
| closer to the fans and the people who
| appreciate the music," she explained.
|
| "It's the democratisation of music in a way,
| and music is a gift. That's what it should
| be, a gift."
|
| Songwriter Norah Jones agreed she was less
| concerned about illegal downloads than
| others but conceded she was in a better
| place than some smaller artists might be.
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http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Showbiz-News/Illegal-Downloading-Shakira-Norah-Jones-and-Nelly-Furtado-Disagree-With-Lily-Allens-
Crackdown/Article/200910315408601?lpos=Showbiz_News_Second_Home_Page_Article_Teaser_Region_2&lid=ARTICLE_15408601_Illegal_Downloading%3A_Shakira%2C_Norah_Jones_and_Nelly_Furtado_Disagree_With_Lily_Allens_Crackdown
Artists to Fans to Artists: Positive Feedback
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| One of the sad things about the current mess
| in the music industry is that artists are
| too often pitted against fans, when in fact
| both want the same thing: good music in a
| convenient format at a fair price.
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http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2009/10/artists-to-fans-to-artists-positive.html
Recent:
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 nameâthis
| 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 hasnât done the music industryâs 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/
Morrissey tells fans to boycott new box set reissues
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| The former Smiths singer claimed in a statement issued to fan site
| True-to-you.net, which he often communicates through, that he wouldn't
| receive any money from the reissues, released on November 2, and that he was
| not asked for approval for their release.
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http://www.nme.com/news/morrissey/46616
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