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Thursday, 20 June 2002
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CBC News:Hotel chain buys opera house name: "Four Seasons Hotels founder and chairman Isadore Sharp has paid $20 million for the naming rights to Toronto's new opera house, which will be called the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts."
It's a go! A new opera house for Toronto. Great news. Let's hope they get it right.
< 8:43:16 PM>. .
Conductors drop their batons , Norman Lebrecht, 6/19/2002 [La Scena Musicale - News]I always enjoy Lebrecht's articles.
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Rates Set for Royalties on Internet. In a victory for Internet music broadcasters, the government decided that songs delivered online will be charged royalty fees at a rate that is half of what was originally proposed by an arbitration panel. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: Technology]It's still a grossly unfair situation. Read the last two paragraphs.
< 8:09:34 PM>. .
Dirk's post about EMusic.com got me interested in their business. These guys are actually clearing rights with owners and making downloadable music in mp3 format available. Sure, you won't find madonna, but there's plenty of good stuff here. They even have an 80's section. Woe is me! And it's legal!
What's even slicker is their affiliate program.
Download, Play, Burn MP3s!!
it's like seeing a micro economy evolve before my very eyes. [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog]
< 8:07:09 PM>. .
Sampling the Music Beneath as It Prepares to Rise Above. A reporter takes a 12-hour musical tour of what is perhaps the world's largest, most diverse and weirdest public performance space, New York City's subway system and train stations. By Jesse Mckinley. [New York Times: Arts]
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