“The battle for levies on new digital music players, such as the popular Apple iPod, was fought and lost in 2007 and early 2008, when the Federal Court of Appeal blocked an attempt by the Canadian Copyright Board to impose a tariff of up to $75 on new iPods and similar devices. Levies on smaller devices in place in 2003 and 2004 were struck down by the court. Now industry insiders have another avenue to pursue the levies.”
Tag: 08.31.09
Joffrey Ballet Gets Infusion Of New Dancers
“The changes at the Joffrey Ballet during the past half year have been more substantial than usual, with many longtime company members moving on and a slew of new hires now being announced.”
Is India The Next Big Thing?
“India as a creative arts, fashion, film and technology force has not arrived fully formed. But since its economic reforms and liberalisation of trade and investment in the early 1990s, the country has put out the welcome mat and accommodated the resulting rush.”
Network TV Audiences’ Median Age Pushes Above 50
“The broadcast networks, including the CW, as a whole have once again grown older than ever. This year, the five broadcast networks’ average median age of live viewers is 51. Ten years ago, the networks’ median age was 43.”
LA’s Geffen Playhouse Goes Half-Price
The financially-strapped theatre hopes to create some buzz. Buyers snapped up the limited offer in a matter of days, purchasing 287 five-play subscriptions for $87.50, plus Goldstar’s $10.50 service fee.
Wikipedia To Color Code Entries By Trust Level
“Called WikiTrust, the program assigns a color code to newly edited text using an algorithm that calculates author reputation from the lifespan of their past contributions. It’s based on a simple concept: The longer information persists on the page, the more accurate it’s likely to be.”
Is Improvisation Returning To Classical Music?
“The art of embellishment–improvising cadenzas, adding ornaments, taking other opportunities for creativity in performance–is a hot topic in classical music these days. For generations, conservatories preached absolute fidelity to the score: do what the composer wrote and nothing more. The problem is that the scores of prior eras can leave quite a bit to the performer’s imagination.”