Policy, Research & Politics
Germany: Foreign ministry cancels controversial concert at consulate in Istanbul
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- Tuesday, 15 November 2016
Germany’s foreign ministry cancelled a 13 November 2016 Dresden Symphony Orchestra performance of ‘Aghet’, commemorating the 100-year anniversary of the Armenian genocide, scheduled to take place at the German consulate in Istanbul, reported Deutsche Welle on 25 October 2016.
Proposal for copyright reform: European Commission stands with creators and the cultural industries
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- Tuesday, 15 November 2016
In 14 September 2016, the European Commission (EC) unleashed its proposal for a new Directive on copyright in the framework of the Digital Single Market strategy, announced by the Juncker Commission in May 2015.
Iran: Musician sentenced to five years in prison and 74 lashes
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- Tuesday, 15 November 2016
On 5 November 2016, Iranian singer Amir Tataloo (real name: Amirhossein Maghsoodloo) was sentenced to five years in prison and 74 lashes after being found guilty of “spreading Western immorality”.
A Los Angeles des manifestants protestent contre le choix d’un chanteur blanc pour interpréter le rôle d’un pharaon
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- Tuesday, 15 November 2016
Plusieurs manifestants se sont rassemblés samedi lors de la première représentation d’Akhnaten de Philip Glass à l’Opéra de Los Angeles. Ils refusent qu’un chanteur blanc interprète le rôle d’Akhenaton.
Is Google Behind the Recent Firing at the U.S. Copyrights Office?
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- Thursday, 27 October 2016
“The people in the creative community are furious about the fact that this was done, but especially about the way it was done.”
Flashy Boy Band Roils Some As It Tours Kazakhstan
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- Thursday, 27 October 2016
It's not easy being a boy band in conservative pockets of Kazakhstan.
Classical music 'excludes' composers from minorities
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- Thursday, 27 October 2016
Composers from minority groups are "effectively silenced" because they do not fit into classical music's "inner club", a composer has said.
When music is violence
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- Thursday, 27 October 2016
In December, 1989, the Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega was expelled from power by American forces.
L’Europe s’ouvre à la musique
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- Thursday, 27 October 2016
Il y a un déficit d’Europe dans le secteur de la musique. C’est un constat que de nombreux professionnels ont posé et que la Commission européenne fait désormais également sien.
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