opening a new center to combat theft of intellectual property. Seizures of stolen movies, software and music have nearly doubled since 1994. CBC
Author: Douglas McLennan
OUTOFBUSINESS.COM
Hollywood literary agents rallied to shut down a new internet site that promised overnight review of scripts submitted to the industry for bidding. Variety.com
WRITING AND TALKING
Two very different things. But in this age of the book tour and chat shows, writers must learn both. Did anyone ever ask Proust to talk about his work? – Toronto Globe and Mail
IN EUROPE – CLASSIC BOOKS BY THE POUND
Publisher still makes money selling the classics at rock-bottom prices. – Washington Post
ITALY EXPECTS A FLOOD OF VISITORS next year to mark the millennium.
So it’s cleaning up its monuments and buildings and finding some surprises underneath. ARTnewspaper.com
TAKING AIM AT AN ICON
Haida artist Bill Reid was a Canadian national hero, revered for championing a dying art form. But this article, a year after he died, claims the artist relied so heavily on assistants that much of his work wasn’t his own. Maclean’s Magazine (Canada)
ALSO: Art community defends Reid CBC 10/14/99
AND: Irresponsible article seems more at home “in the art-ignorant” National Inquirer.” Toronto Globe and Mail 10/15/99
PRAIRIE THEATRE EXCHANGE
Minnesota’s Twin Cities have seen an explosion of theater in the past few years. Collaboration is the key, says one director. Christian Science Monitor
YO-YO MA LEFT HIS $2.5 MILLION CELLO –
– in a New York City cab last weekend. But he had his receipt for the ride and was able to track down the cabbie and get it back. – MSNBC (Reuters)
SOUNDS OF THE CENTURY
547 selections by 479 artists: Sony releases 26-disk set it describes as the “The Most Comprehensive Collection of Popular Music Ever Assembled.” All for $349. – Los Angeles Times
TORONTO SYMPHONY MUSICIANS STRIKE is about money, but also about –
– the shifting balance between government and private support for the arts in Canada. – The Globe and Mail (Canada)