The San Antonio Symphony hasn’t performed in eight months, and despite plans to regroup in fall 2004, some observers aren’t sure that it will ever perform again. But if the SAS doesn’t make it back from the brink, it clearly won’t be for lack of effort: on New Year’s Eve, the orchestra’s musicians, music director, and audience reunited for a special benefit concert designed to provide some financial relief for the musicians, who won’t be paid again until September. The concert was a success, but more than 20 SAS musicians have moved on to other cities and other jobs since the shutdown, which doesn’t bode well for the future.
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Hollywood Gets Tough On Piracy
The movie industry, taking a cue from the success of the music industry’s hardline efforts to curb illegal copying and distribution, is lobbying for tougher laws against videotaping of films inside of movie theaters. “Offenders caught during the latest crackdown in Ohio could face six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. The penalty in Michigan, by contrast, is up to five years in jail and a $250,000 fine.”