Policy, Research & Politics
Playlist chansons politiques
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- Tuesday, 17 March 2015
L'Angleterre commémore ce mois-ci le 30ème anniversaire de la fin de la grève des mineurs qui marqua symboliquement le basculement du pays vers le libéralisme.
Young Composer's Work Dropped For Nazi Melody
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- Tuesday, 17 March 2015
Within the 9-minute piece called, in Ukrainian, Marsh u Nebuttya (March to Oblivion), Tarm says he used two musical quotes, each about 45 seconds long.
The secret policy war at the Grammys
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- Saturday, 28 February 2015
A virtually unknown appendage of the Library of Congress – a panel of three unelected judges known as the Copyright Royalty Board – is preparing for the first time in five years to approve new royalty rates that Internet services like Pandora have to pay record labels.
Pakistan: Music shops disappeared as result of war on music
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- Friday, 27 February 2015
Around 95 per cent of all music shops disappeared as result of war on music in Swat Valley.
New UNESCO Report on Festival Impact
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- Friday, 27 February 2015
In any community, festivals are an important showcase of culture and creativity, and the cornerstone of economic development strategies to attract tourists.
Somalia: A Jihad Against Somali Music is Under Way
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- Friday, 27 February 2015
Unbeknown to many people, some powerful conservative Somali clerics are strong-arming famous musicians into ending and disowning their own musical careers, on spurious claims that the music is prohibited in Islam.
De la culture contre le jihad
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- Friday, 27 February 2015
Sur Internet comme sur le terrain, aucun projet culturel n'a été proposé pour sortir ces enfants du cercle infernal de la victimisation, du trafic et autre banditisme des cités.
Music Freedom Day 2015
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- Tuesday, 17 February 2015
Music Freedom Day on 3 March is established as an international day to celebrate freedom of expression and to demonstrate support for persecuted and threatened artists on the music stage worldwide.
Swedish songwriters call for more clarity and fairness over digital royalty distribution
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- Tuesday, 17 February 2015
Swedish songwriters, including some of the country's champion pop makers, have followed the lead of their UK counterparts in going public about what they see as the unfair and unsustainable way in which royalties stemming from streaming services are being shared between different stakeholders.
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