Controlling the distribution of music — and thus making sure composers get paid for their labour and talent — has been a problem that dates back to the invention of the printing press.
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This is fun: An actual Monty Python-like stand-up joke written in medieval times. No mention of hamsters or smelling like elderberries. (Via Larry) Here’s what I have for music news for June 2,
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The US Supreme Court ruled this week that Andy Warhol infringed copyright by painting a portrait of Prince based on a photo taken by Lynn Goldsmith for Vanity Fair. Warhol’s estate argued that
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Nothing is sucking up more oxygen in the world of music than the topic of artificial intelligence and the implications the technology has for the future. Because things are moving fast, ignore these
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The science is in! Having too many tabs open on your computer’s browser is bad for your mental health. Now some music news for May 3, 2023. BONUS: More helpful science. We now
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The use of artificial intelligence in music has suddenly become front-and-centre with everything, thanks to some recent deepfakes (cf. Ghostwriter and Drake/The Weeknd) and growing demands that someone do something about…well, everything involving
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[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] When a jury ruled that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams had plagiarized Marvin Gaye’s 1977 hit Got to Give It Up for their song Blurred Lines, a
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Is Ryan Reynolds the richest Canadian entertainer ever. Maybe, now that this deal has gone down. Moving on to music news for March 17, 2023. More music news? Check here. BONUS: Gwyneth Paltrow
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Back in 1986, an ice cream lover named Jane Williamson wrote to the Ben & Jerry’s headquarters in Burlington, Vermont. The note read “We’re great fans of the Grateful Dead and we’re great
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One of the biggest areas of computer science research is that of artificial intelligence. And because making music is such a human thing, scientists believe that creating a machine that makes credible, emotional,
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Sounds like the guys in Muse were always keen on world domination and had some good advice on how to do it. Around the time of their first album, Showbiz, in 1999, they
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