– classical music. The city’s only classical music radio station is the top music station in town, narrowly beating an adult-contemporary station. “The breezy, unchallenging classical format currently in favor at KDFC may have raised the ire of committed music lovers, but the station clearly has found a niche among a wider Bay Area audience.” – San Francisco Chronicle
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RETURN TO SENDER
An author is horrified to discover her personal letters offered for sale on the internet – and chagrined to think her life’s aspirations are worth only $125. – Salon
GIANT ONLINE CANADIAN BOOKSELLER —
— Chapters racked up large losses in 1999. – CBC
ART ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK
All internet, all the time. Coming to a website near you. – New York Times 02/10/00
DIGITAL RIGHTS
Musicians and other artists whose work streams across the Web may finally see some of the profits after Microsoft announced new software that enables pay-per-view and pay-per-download distribution of Windows Media audio and video files. The Recording Industry Association of America strikes a deal to pay royalties to millions of major-label artists whose work is webcast. – Wired 02/10/00
FOREVER OR FIVE YEARS … WHICHEVER COMES FIRST
Archivists grapple with digital storage. New-media records of today may make researching us impossible tomorrow. – Boston Globe 02/10/00