Video Games Become The New MTV

Musicians, in all genres, are now turning to Video Games to reach a larger audience. Misunderstood in the mainstream, scorned by parents and politicians and embraced by youth, video games are the MTV of this generation. From music-focused games like Dance Dance Revolution and Guitar Hero to sports titles with star-packed sound tracks such as NBA 2K7, music is playing an increasingly bigger role in U.S. video games and, artists agree,...

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Music Copyright Extension Denied

A UK Government-commissioned review has decided there will be no extension of how long copyright on sound recordings lasts. Campaigning artists had hoped rights would be extended to 95 years from the current 50, but an independent review will recommend the terms are not extended, a well-placed government source has disclosed. The decision means that recordings from the 1950s Rock ‘n Roll era will soon be open to free use, thus...

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