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"As the person who coined the term The Digital Economy in my 1995 book of that title I do feel obliged to comment on the UK government's recently unveiled Digital Economy Bill. The bill is fundamentally flawed because it punishes Internet users who share songs. File-sharing a classic example of a disruptive technology, and we've got to get over this mindset that peer-to-peer sharing of music is stealing. The government should help the recording industry find a new business model that encourages music fans to enjoy a wide variety of music and compensates artists fairly for their talents. Sadly, obsession with control, piracy, and proprietary standards on the part of large industry players will only serve to further alienate and anger music listeners. Read More

LONDON, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- "As the person who coined the term The Digital Economy in my 1995 book of that title I do feel obliged to comment on the UK government's recently unveiled Digital Economy Bill. The bill is fundamentally flawed because it punishes Internet users who share songs. Read More

File-sharing is a business model issue, and should not be a legal issue. Read More

Musicians from widely different genres all shared a stage and a common goal of helping something bigger than themselves. Read More

In a sense, Elizabeth "Bipsy" Amirian wrote her own movie. Read More

Jim Martin knows the risk of booking big-name acts to appear at the American Music Theatre. Read More

The choir, 100 voices strong, staged a performance Saturday of Ralph Vaughan Williams' "A Sea Symphony" that was unforgettable: visceral, churning, reaching beyond itself. Read More

(Independent Record (Helena, MT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Nov. 29--Rick Franklin has lived in Helena for less than two years, but it's here that he's pushing to bring to fruition a three-decades-old dream. Read More

John & Edward have claimed that they aren't interested in partying. Read More

Just like the 'Twilight' books, it's either you'll love 'New Moon' or absolutely loathe it. Read More