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...years later, Idol's greatest-hits album, released as an afterthought by EMI, became a surprise platinum seller. Idol, sensing opportunity, got a band together and hit the road, filling 3,000-seat venues on the strength of his catalog and charisma. ("There's not much you can do about the face at my age," he says, "but you can keep your body together. I can still take my shirt off.") Impressed by his drawing power, Sanctuary Records--current home of Morrissey, Robert Plant and Kiss--signed him to the 2003 deal that resulted in Devil's Playground, which...
...says, "I don't think [the record labels] are being unrealistic." Not to be forgotten are the music publishers and artists, who complain their rights are ignored. "For the most part, they are not getting paid," says David Simmons, chief executive of Songseekers International, a London company that represents EMI's publishing division in ring-tone matters. He says publishers last year collected just $3.6 million in ring-tone-related fees in Britain, well below 10-20% of that country's estimated $130 to $165 million in overall sales. That's because many fly-by-night ring-tone suppliers...
...Dmitri Furman. It can't hurt to try - By Peter Gumbel. With reporting by Yuri Zarakhovich Someone's Paying The Price Global music-industry trade body IFPI filed the first suits against online piracy outside the U.S. , targeting 250 alleged file sharers in four countries. And British music group EMI blamed the effect of illegal downloads when it cut 1,500 staff and one-fifth of its artists...
...shame not to take advantage of one of the best sushi bars in the area—Oishii Sushi Bar in Chestnut Hill. Preceptor in Japanese Itsuko Nakamura says “the restaurant is supposed to have the best sushi in Boston.” Preceptor in Japanese Emi Yamanaka notes that in comparison to other sushi restaurants in the area, the food is relatively authentic because of the “freshness of fish.” The quality of food and the atmosphere transport the diner to Japan, as Oishii closely resembles the typical little sushi bars...
...music-industry types, but it found its way onto the Web and became an underground sensation. Hits on Burton's website went from 30 a day to 11,000, and he distributed an extra 3,000 CDs, many to independent record stores, hoping to recoup some costs. No go. EMI Group, which releases the Beatles' recordings, ordered him to stop. So we've finally come to this: illegal downloads of illegal music...