Xzibit Slams Commercial Rap, Urges New Message
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International hip-hop star Xzibit urged artists on Wednesday to try harder to communicate through their music, saying they should stop glorifying violence and get back to being the voice of rebellion and protest.
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To some, it's a hurtful racial epithet. For Nas, it's an album title.
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Michael Jackson is angered by the way he is mocked in rapper Eminem&#39;s new video, ``Just Lose It,&#39;&#39; and has asked cable music stations to can it.
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Sharman Networks launched its counter attack against the record labels in the Australian Federal court yesterday. The company attacked the labels for their anti peer-to-peer tactic of deluging such services with so-called &#39;spoof files&#39;.
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Independent music labels in the United States and Britain, upset with YouTube over how content is used on the site, are threatening legal action. The labels are upset with terms the social networking service proposed for the use of copyright-protected work, Billboard said Tuesday.
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New licensing language would put Zune owners in violation of Creative Commons licenses if they distribute CC-licensed songs with the devices. In Listening Post.
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An anti-discrimination group is warning parents about a "white power" music label that is using bulk mailing lists to send racist CDs to teenagers across the country.
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Rapper 50 Cent on Friday sued Internet advertising company Traffix Inc. for using his image without permission in the graphic "Shoot the Rapper" ad, which he says promotes violence and threatens his safety.
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New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer&#39;s office now shits their attention to the music industry, particularly its practices for influencing what songs are heard on the public airwaves.
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iNuisance Miscreants have created a proof-of-concept sample of adware that targets Apple Mac OS X users.â¦
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"Copyright officials recommended on Thursday that U.S. law be amended so that companies that rely on copyright infringement to make a profit can be held liable for their actions."  Which of course applies only to US companies.  Kazaa should be free and clear.  ...  Should have supplied a link.  I'm a BAD blogger!
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Icon sparks speculation Sony may have made a slight PlayStation 3 faux pas by posting the image of a potential update to the XrossMediaBar (XMB) user interface that would give gamers access to in-game communications options.â¦
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Creative has unveiled a new device called the Xmod, which is based upon the company's X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity audio platform and promises to improve the audio quality of compressed music, such as that purchased from Apple's iTunes or any MP3 files.
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Earlier this month, Warner became the first major record label to ask MP3 blogs to play its music. The company's approach did not go as planned.
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Gay-killer reggae lyrics spark outrage
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LOS ANGELES Michael Jackson says he&#39;s very angry at rapper Eminem about a recently released video. Jackson has asked cable music stations to remove the video &quot;Just Lose It&quot; from their rotations.
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Some of the songs have terrible lyrics.