“Ovation TV, the arts-themed network that relaunched last year with a focus on making the arts more accessible to viewers, has acquired Universal Music Group’s 24-hour music network International Music Feed.”
Tag: 01.08.08
UK To Change Copyright Law To Allow Personal Music Copying
The British government proposes to change copyright law to allow consumers to copy cd’s onto their computers. Intellectual property minister Lord Triesman said the law should be changed so it “keeps up with the times”. Music industry bodies gave a cautious welcome to the proposals, which are up for public consultation until 8 April.
Violin Str Follows Radiohead Model – Will Release Recording Free
Tasmin Little’s first recording in four years will be released on the internet, downloadable free. “Classical music, for some reason or another, has this reputation that you need a certain kind of education to listen to it, you need to be a certain colour or live in a certain place and I’m a bit fed up with that. I wanted to take away any possible barrier and see if it makes a difference.”
Not Your Mother’s Public Library
“Younger librarians, plus younger patrons, mean a changing library. More are creating bookstore atmospheres by adding cafes and dropping the Dewey Decimal System for topical categories. Three in four, according to Loriene Roy, offer free video gaming events, and of the patrons who attend those programs, well more than half return to the library for other types of events.”
How Rome Got Into Contemporary Art (Finally)
“Rome is a city whose art is inexhaustible; you could come here all your life and never see every altarpiece in every church. And yet, there is a very particular tale it tells about art. The city has never been a simple hive of innocent creativity, but a place where art and power meet. As such, it is the most corrupting place any art lover could visit – because it convinces you that power and wealth can, in fact, create the greatest art of all.”
How Jazz Came Into The Academy
“Jazz education has become a standard part of the music curriculum in high schools and universities around the world. It has been a revolution in music education, and a fairly recent one at that.”
What’s Next For Art In Trafalgar Square?
Finalists for the showcase art in London include “a burnt-out car from Iraq and a replica of Nelson’s ship in a glass bottle.”
LA Billionaire Collector Decides To Hang On To His Art
“Eli Broad, the billionaire financier and philanthropist whose private collection of some 2,000 works of Modern and contemporary art is one of the most sought-after by museums nationwide, has decided to retain permanent control of his works in an independent foundation that makes loans to museums rather than give any of the art away.”
The Internet’s Most-Searched Topics
Porn is No. one, of course. But poker was next. “Poker drew more interest than MySpace, YouTube and golf. It even dominated the interest in the volatile Britney Spears.”
After Harry Potter – Canadian Publisher Scraps Book Lines
“Vancouver-based Raincoast Books announced Monday that it will cease publishing Canadian-written titles by the middle of this year in addition to shedding as many as a dozen client publishers whose books it was distributing across Canada, closing the Toronto warehouse it opened in 2001 and laying off 10 to 15 per cent of its total staff.”