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01/06/2009 09:40 AM
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Apple to end music restrictions (BBC News)
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Apple has announced at Macworld that music on its iTunes store will now be DRM free.
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01/06/2009 04:10 PM
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Hearing set in RI court in music downloading case (Boston Globe)
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A Boston University graduate student accused of illegally sharing songs online is due back in court as music industry lawyers seek access to his parents' home computer.
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01/05/2009 10:56 PM
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Music marketers target female shoppers at home (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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With CD sales dropping fast, the music business is exploring nontraditional ways to expose consumers to recording artists. Among the new sales and marketing vehicles are Tara Leigh Music Party and musicShop.
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01/05/2009 10:55 PM
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Music industry eases tactics in fighting piracy (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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The Recording Industry Association of America's decision not to pursue new lawsuits against online file-sharers marks a fundamental shift in the music business's battle against piracy, from one focused on enforcement to one emphasizing education.
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01/06/2009 01:42 PM
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Beatles Music Online at Last (PC World)
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After years of legal squabbles with digital download services such as Apple's iTunes, the music of The Beatles can now be legally downloaded.
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01/06/2009 04:20 PM
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CARNEGIE HALL CELEBRATES THE MUSIC OF HUNGARY FROM JANUARY 24FEBRUARY 14 (All About Jazz)
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From January 24 through February 14, Carnegie Hall presents Celebrating Hungary, a collection of concerts that place the spotlight on the folk, symphonic, chamber, and new music of Hungary with performances by leading artists.
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01/05/2009 09:30 PM
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Hyundai Super Bowl ad to feature music by Yo-Yo Ma (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Hyundai Motor Co. will use music by famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma in a Super Bowl XLIII television commercial that consumers can re-edit online, Billboard has learned.
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01/06/2009 04:22 PM
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Judge: Racetrack owes composers $90,000 for using music (St. Petersburg Times)
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TAMPA -- Tampa Bay Downs must pay $90,000 for the unauthorized use of six musical compositions during a Kids and Family Day event nearly three years ago, a federal judge ordered today. Several music companies and composers sued the racetrack...
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01/06/2009 03:11 PM
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Apple drops copy protection on iTunes music (Business Day)
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Apple will offer all music sold through its iTunes music store without copy protection and will introduce variable pricing for tracks.
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01/06/2009 02:53 PM
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Northeast Band Going To D.C. For Inauguration Music Festival (The Tampa Tribune)
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Two busloads with 62 students from Northeast High School's marching band will travel to Washington, D.C., next week to perform in the Presidential Inaugural Heritage Music Festival, one of the activities leading to Barack Obama taking the oath of office. The group will be among 4,000 musicians from around the world playing at the festival, which runs Jan. 16 to 19.
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