Aram Sinnreich on Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines

Pin the Flag on Liberty

2008-07-05T18:25:00+00:00

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Closing the Box on Pandora?

2007-04-24T18:16:00+00:00

The Internet radio business changed suddenly on April 16, when the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board decided in favor of drastic hikes in the royalty fees that webcasters pay record labels to play their music. Pandora founder Tim Westergren (above) says this ruling could put an end to American internet radio as we know it.

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Right Move, Wrong Reasons: Inside the EMI/Apple Deal

2007-04-17T16:09:00+00:00

Media analyst, scholar and musician Aram Sinnreich takes a close look at tech giant Apple’s joint venture with major recording label EMI to offer music that is free of the restrictions imposed on consumers by “digital rights management.” Sounds like music to our ears, and those of the iPod-toting masses, but the author detects a hidden agenda behind the deal.

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