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...billion files - was illegal. That would suggest that a ban in France might not actually help French artists too much because their work could still be pilfered elsewhere. But the sad truth is that royalties for presidential buddies like withered rocker Johnny Hallyday or comic actor Christian Clavier still do come primarily from France. After all, who else really wants their stuff in the first place...
...allegation follows a protest on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, where a small minority of nationalist militants has agitated for greater autonomy from France for decades. On Aug. 30, a group of 50 or so activists occupied the luxury villa of comic actor and Sarkozy intimate Christian Clavier. The protest, which sought to highlight the "colonization" of the island by wealthy French mainlanders, was clearly also designed to embarrass Sarkozy by targeting his film star buddy's sumptuous vacation abode. Protesters stayed about 90 minutes, just long enough to help themselves to some of the cellar's best bottles...
...Sarkozy and Elysée officials have so far refused comment on the controversy. But France's Interior Ministry denies Rossi's punishment was either imposed by Sarkozy, or had any relation to his long friendship with Clavier...
...Gaulle, the intellectual loftiness exhibited by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and François Mitterrand, and the less formal yet dignified detachment of Jacques Chirac. The French media has wryly covered Sarkozy's open affection for celebrities like iconic rock star Johnny Hallyday, popular comic actor Christian Clavier, and the subtly named Doc Gyneco - a rapper whose dwindling popularity and fan base further shrunk when he announced his support for Sarkozy's presidential bid. Sarkozy has no lack of famous, wealthy friends - nor any problem broadcasting them...
...famous Toccata and Fugue in D Minor. Jones performed the impressive piece at an atypically brisk pace, but did a fine job all the same.Tamar H. Grader ’10 continued with the Prelude in G Minor from Bach’s second Well-Tempered Clavier. The piece was short but well played. Grader set up the next performer, Yoshitaka Yamamoto ’08, very nicely. Yamamoto played Franz Liszt’s Prelude and Fugue on the name “BACH.” Yamamoto displayed agility and attention to detail here, playing blistering lines with...