Student vs. RIAA? $675,000 in damages!

Oh my, Boston grad student Joel Tenenbaum lost his case against the RIAA.  He was accused of downloading and sharing hundreds of tracks, but the case had focused on just 30.  Of those 30, the jury agreed with the RIAA that Tenenbaum caused substantial damages and loss.  But $675,000???  That’s sounds ludicrous.  There’s no way he . . . → Read More: Student vs. RIAA? $675,000 in damages!

Music reduces pain in babies

Interesting – looks like music can reduce the sensation of pain in babies.  Scientists got together a bunch of studies and looked at them to conclude the soothing music reduced pain, lowered heart rates, and increased oxygenation in blood.  How can you tell from a baby whether this is working?  Looks like they looked at these . . . → Read More: Music reduces pain in babies

iTunes freed from DRM

DRM is “digital rights management”, and is a label usually attached to music files like mp3s purchased over the internet at vendors like Napster, eMusic or iTunes.  Music files with DRM are restricted in the sense that they cannot be easily transferred from one computer to another with playability intact.  When it’s moved to a computer . . . → Read More: iTunes freed from DRM

Allman Brothers and Bruce Willis

One of the greatest Southern rock bands Allman Brothers spent the last two weeks playing at New York’s Beacon Theater.  Stars such as Boz Skaggs, Eric Clapton, and strangely enough, Bruce Willis, joined them on stage.  Apparently Bruce Willis had a lot of practice with the harmonica in an R&B band in his younger days before . . . → Read More: Allman Brothers and Bruce Willis