The Australian Ballet goes to New York with a “Madame Butterfly” dance. Neither opera nor Miss Saigon, there aren’t any helicopters landing onstage either. – The New York Times
Tag: 10.19.99
OWNING THE AIR
When the New Zealand government wanted to auction off part of the wireless transmission spectrum earlier this year, the indigenous Maori claimed it as property granted them under 19th Century treaties with settlers. The government rejects those claims. Wired
PIRACY PRESCRIPTION
Russia – where copyright piracy is rampant – agrees to align its copyright laws with the European Union. Variety.com
WRESTLING MARTHA STEWART
The doyenne of do-it-yourself and the World Wrestling Federation venture onto the floor of the stock market with initial public stock offerings. Variety.com
OWNING THE AIR
When the New Zealand government wanted to auction off part of the wireless transmission spectrum earlier this year, the indigenous Maori claimed it as property granted them under 19th Century treaties with settlers. The government rejects those claims. Wired
PIRACY PRESCRIPTION
Russia -where copyright piracy is rampant – agrees to align its copyright laws with the European Union. Variety.com
TRUE ALTERNATIVE
With the Village Voice empire up for sale, New York Magazine media critic Michael Wolff wonders what’s so alternative about alternative weeklies – and offers a plan to go head-to-head with the New York Times. – New York Magazine
THE MEN BEHIND THE MAN
Canadian magazine says Haida artist Bill Reid didn’t make much of his work. The protests – the issue – is about art as money, writes one critic. Toronto Star
MARKETING THE AVANT GARDE
Deutsche Grammophon releases a new line of contemporary music – a nod to proper packaging. – The New York Press
DIVVYING UP THE SPOILS
Music business types gathered last week to talk about the commercial future of popular music. No consumers allowed. “I hate when they call music ‘content’,” says one musician. “I play the guitar, not content.” – Wired