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WTO Says China Unfairly Restricting U.S. Music, Films
The World Trade Organization's top arbitrators upheld a ruling that China is illegally restricting imports of U.S. music, films and books, and Washington pushed forward with a new case accusing China of manipulating the prices for key ingredients in steel and aluminum production.
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Big Music: damn the numbers, give us antipiracy laws anyway
The UK has just started to consider a new Digital Economy bill that could eventually usher in sanctions for illegal P2P use. From a rightsholder perspective, this makes it an inconvenient time for studies showing that P2P use is actually dropping, so the music industry commissioned a new study of its own which shows that other techniques for infringing copyright are picking up the slack. Would ...
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Music teachers strike a chord with disabled students
Learning to play an instrument, experts say, allows hidden talents to sing Elizabeth "Lizzi" Gottlieb loves music and she loves an audience, so when her flute teacher comes calling on Tuesday evenings, she is quick to assemble her family for an impromptu concert.
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Castlevania music collection will ship on 19 discs
Castlevania fans are going to get the chance to own the most complete music collection yet for the series in March next year, but it’s not only the price that will hit you hard. If you intend to transfer it to MP3 then expect a long ripping session as you’ll have to get through 19 [...]
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Plea to delay music school
A resource consent hearing for a new music school should be delayed because Christchurch residents have been denied the chance to take part, the High Court in Christchurch was told yesterday.
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NPD: the music game revolution is over
Provided you haven’t been either comatose or in some cryonics-induced stasis for the last few years, you’ve probably picked up a plastic instrument and played a music video game. Much to the chagrin of professional musicians, Guitar Hero set the stage for millions of people to pick up a toy guitar and start jamming, and [...]
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Winter music
Winter music Julie Kasa conducts the Lincoln Area Music Society orchestra this weekend during the organization’s annual winter concert at Lincoln Community High School. Rich Reinwald directed the LAMS choir, which also performed.
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Nashville welcomes visitors to Music City
It'll be the roar of the crowd, rather than the twang of the strings, that will have people flocking to Nashville this weekend as Clemson gets set to face the University of Kentucky in the Music City Bowl.
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Samsung launches M5650, a music-oriented feature phone
Samsung has quietly announced the M5650, a touchscreen feature phone built with music lovers in mind. The phone features a 2.8-inch touchscreen, 3G data connectivity and WiFi capability, along with music and social networking features to entice users.
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