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Link: RIAA Abandons Lawsuits
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The RIAA has just announced it will stop suing people and look for more effective ways to combat music piracy. It's a Christmas miracle! Or, a belated realization that suing teenagers for huge sums of money makes you look like a bunch of jerks.
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The Smashing Pumpkins On Guitar Hero
Music Buzz Their new single, “G.L.O.W.,” will be premiered exclusively on Guitar Hero World Tour, marking the first time the game has previewed a new release before it’s made available anywhere else. The song will be available for download in a “bundle” with two old Pumpkins tunes on the game, where Corgan will also appear as an avatar. May we suggest he face his manga?
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Nine Inch Nails Free Album
Music Buzz One-upping himself (and Radiohead), Trent Reznor is giving away the brand new Nine Inch Nails album away for free online. You don’t even have the option of paying this time around. Just enter your email address and “The Slip” is yours, free, in a format of your choosing — you can also send the album to your high school friends who really loved NIN back in the day.
