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January 01, 1990 - October 07, 2012 + On the Beat
Auto-Tune and Melodyne 
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American Idol has already run eight seasons. Since its debut in 2002, watching non-singers belting out of tune has become an amusing addiction. When Karaoke...
Anvil; MusicTech Summit
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Rooting for the underdog can be an awesome experience. But when the road continually eludes positive results, frustration and pity can eclipse any enthusiasm. Rock...
Censorship
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It's been a busy week for Trent Reznor, the mastermind of rock band Nine Inch Nails. In the midst of touring North American amphitheaters, word...
Frank Zappa: Man of the Year
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Most record executives attribute the demise of the record business to 1999, when digital maverick Shawn Fanning opened his peer-to-peer music site, Napster. From that...
Righting the 'Copywrongs'
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Courtroom decisions dominate the news this week underscoring the
potential legal opportunities copyright attorneys are facing. To those
graduating college this May, think about taking your LSAT's...
Arts and the Stimulus Package
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As the financial recession deepens, government and non-profit organizations alike have been forced to weed out the expendable from the essential. Sadly, music and the...
The Music Business Trial of the Year
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I can imagine that when Joel Tenenbaum downloaded seven songs from a file sharing service, he didn't think it would be a big deal. He...
Mellencamp, The Allman Brothers and Top Spin
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Singer, songwriter, musician and activist John Mellencamp has written an interesting commentary in The Huffington Post about the decline of the American record business. He...
Azoff and Corgan
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Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins has been laying down his guitar,
putting on a suit and Mr. Smithing it over in Washington. Last week he
testified...
Girl Talk
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One of the most polarizing topics within the music industry today is
the battle over copyright law, more specifically the murky waters of
fair use. No figure...
Licensing or Royalty Income?
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The legal battle to watch right now is the lawsuit against Universal Music Group by Eminem's former publishing company, FBT Productions. Enimem himself probably won't...
The Pirate Bay and Ticketmaster-Live Nation
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The record business watched with baited breath this week as Swedish prosecutors began their trial with a company called The Pirate Bay. The Pirate Bay...
Indaba Music
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Indaba Music is an on-line collaboration site aimed to bring the independent artist out of isolation and onto the net. The name is Zulu, evoking...
Ticketmaster and Live Nation
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The music industry has been buzzing. Ticketmaster and Live Nation have just announced their plans to merge. The two live show giants are each others’...
The Reality
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The big news in the music business involves seven songs, a Harvard Law professor, and a million dollars...
