Yale University bans students from using the Napster program for downloading and sharing music over the internet. In return, metal band Metallica, which claims Napster costs it enormous record sales, drops its suit against the university. – Wired 04/19/00
Tag: 04.19.00
HOLLYWOOD EAST?
- India already has the biggest film industry in the world. Now it is “riding a growing wave of television, internet and computer animation technologies along with an expanding international audience to become a potential alternative to its State-side big brother, Hollywood.” – New Zealand Herald (Reuters) 04/19/00
- THE LINEUP for this year’s Cannes Film Festival is announced. – Ottawa Citizen (AP) 04/19/00
- Major US studios largely missing in this year’s Cannes lineup. – Variety 04/19/00
- Official Cannes lineup. – Variety 04/19/00
- THE LINEUP for this year’s Cannes Film Festival is announced. – Ottawa Citizen (AP) 04/19/00
SO MUCH FOR EDUCATION
The Australian Film Institute has been told its funding for research and for distribution of documentaries is to be cut. That means that crucial promotion of Australian film is in jeopardy. “It seems almost impossible that in the year 2000 one has to push the concept that information and education are important to industry development. I thought we’d got past that.” – The Age (Melbourne) 04/19/00
IT’S GOT MUSIC, BUT IS IT A MUSICAL?
A musician’s union is protesting the eligibility of the hit dance show “Contact” to compete for the Tony Award for best musical. The show uses all recorded music instead of live musicians. – New York Post
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
What’s up with London’s National Theatre? “The National should be at the centre of the debate about what kind of society we are. It should also be dangerous and controversial.” Sure it’s produced some decent productions of late. But shouldn’t it be “offering us blood, risk and adventure, and an inspirational lead to a theatre already sufficiently mired in caution?” – The Guardian
HIGH STEPPERS
What is it about certain Broadway dancers that when casting lists are announced, their names always appear? – Backstage
JUST A GUY WAVING A STICK?
“On Broadway, a conductor is often as overlooked as so much wallpaper, that nameless fellow waving a stick under the stage. But in addition to wielding the technical skill involved in conducting the orchestra, musical directors play a major role in shaping a show, acting as the liaison between the composer and the cast.”- New York Times
A SHADOW OF ITSELF
BMG Classical was once a giant in the classical music recording business. But a major reorganization will gut the label – where it once produced hundreds of new recordings a year and boasted a roster of the biggest stars, it now focuses on its archives, and will drop most of its recognizable performers. – Washington Post
DIGITAL PLAY-ALONG
Giant EMI Music Publishing will make available the sheet music for one million of the songs it publishes on the web. The sheet music will be downloadable. – Wired
BIG GUYS FOLLOW
Finally the major recording labels are getting into the music download business. But is there any sign they’ve learned lessons from the independent labels already on the web and making money at it? – Wired