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...Berry's Johnny B. Goode. Two years ago, Orishas introduced a new song, 537 Cuba, that transformed the stately Cuban classic Chan Chan (a universally recognized tune among Cubans, like Guantanamera) into a rollicking American-style hip-hop anthem. The song struck a chord; young fans began eagerly trading bootleg tapes of the group and flocking to their concerts. Orishas' fame rose so rapidly that last year the group was invited to the presidential palace to meet Fidel Castro. "So you are the ones who have been making so much noise," said El Presidente admiringly. This from a leader...
...potentially giant Chinese market is another target. Shiri's North Korean angle was ideologically sensitive for Chinese tastes, but bootleg copies of the movie circulate widely underground. Korea Pictures, which produced Friends, sold the movie to China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. And, even before shooting begins, distributors in all three places have purchased the rights to Failan, a Korean-made film starring popular Hong Kong actress Cecilia Cheung...
...Although tired, Reggae beats bouncing off the soulful wails of Sam Cooke and Otis Redding irresistibly call me east again. I purchase a cassette from "Powell" at 125th and Fifth Avenue called "Classic Soul 2" for $5. Blithely bootleg oldies, this compilation of soul tunes is the bargain of the day. It's the essence of this new Harlem Renaissance: Faith, Joy, Beauty and Soul wrapped in global entrepreneurial vision. It's been said faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains. So, mountains don't get in Harlem...
...million households in China, out of 320 million residences with televisions.) Currently the only subscription revenue earned by broadcasters like CNN or ESPN is from hotels and foreign residential compounds. The vast majority of Chinese people who watch satellite TV get it from cable operators known to use bootleg decoders, sometimes smuggled in from Thailand, to capture the signals illegally...
...online libraries hope to prevent such bootleg copies of books by regulating use and charging a membership fee—either a flat per-month fee or a pay-per-service...