“On-demand services like Spotify, which let people choose exactly which songs to hear, must negotiate directly with the music industry to license the music they play. But Internet radio companies like Pandora — which let people listen to ‘stations’ tailored to their tastes, but do not let them pick specific songs — often use a statutory licensing system under federal copyright law, with rates set by the copyright board.”
Category: issues
What Do You Do When ISIS Steals Your Anti-War Art To Use For Propaganda?
“The Islamic State, also known as ISIS, has a twisted relationship with art. It understands its significance to humanity, and so it is unsurprising that such a brutal and nihilistic organization would want to wipe it out.”
How Are England’s Theatres Doing After Years Of Funding Cuts? Here’s A Dig Into The Data (And An Amazing Surprise)
Comparing Arts Council England data from the seasons 2009-10 and 2014-15, the drop in government funding, especially from local authorities, has been even worse than you think – and the way theatres have coped is even better than you think.
Architect Chosen To Redesign NY Philharmonic’s Lincoln Center Home
“Thomas Heatherwick, 45, is a British designer of sculpture, furniture and architecture who is best known for fanciful, often experimental projects including the British pavilion for Shanghai’s 2010 World Expo; a flaming caldron for the 2012 Olympic Games; and the new hybrid double-decker bus for London. But he has limited experience in major public buildings.”
Los Angeles’ Hot New Arts District Creates Problems For Artists
In 2013, Mayor Garcetti posted a photo of himself to Twitter holding a sign that read #ArtsMatter, with the statement: “Let’s make sure L.A. is the creative capital of the world for years to come.” Good idea. Let’s start by finding a way to keep the artists in town.
Geeks Under The Microscope – Just Who Are They?
“Among their findings is that, contrary to the stereotype of the isolated, obsessed fan, geeks—while largely apolitical—report above-average levels of civic engagement. Many comfortably have one foot in the real world, and another in the fantasy realm.”
Suddenly, Philanthropists Are Getting Grief For Giving Mega-Donations
“In recent months, a hedge fund billionaire was denounced for his $400 million gift to the already wealthy Harvard University, David Geffen took flak for gifts that plaster his name on a Manhattan concert hall and a Los Angeles school, and the wife of a Wall Street banker was roasted for trying to put her name on a small Adirondacks college. Even Bill Gates, who has given billions to battle diseases, is taking lumps.”
Barnes & Noble Tries To Morph From Bookstore Chain To ‘Lifestyle Brand’
New CEO Ron Boire wants to turn around the company – reeling from both the relentless rise of Amazon and continuing losses on the Nook e-reader – by offering toys and games, electronics, and even LPs and turntables. “Everything we do around learning, personal growth and development fits our brand,” he said.
The Cool School And Its Hollowed-Out Values
“I believe that the progressive fervor of the humanities, while it reenergized inquiry in the 1980s and has since inspired countless valid lines of inquiry, masks a second-order complex that is all about the thrill of destruction. In the name of critique, anything except critique can be invaded or denatured. This is the game of academic cool that flourished in the era of high theory.”
‘Cultural Corridor’ Proposed For Northern Berkshires
“The project, intended to draw more visitors to the northern Berkshires and to help the economy of North Adams in particular, would include a new contemporary art museum, the renovation of a 1938 movie palace and the building of what Mr. Krens calls a museum for ‘extreme model railroading and contemporary architecture,’ all in or near North Adams.”