Friday, October 3, 2014

SXSW Probably Isn't Going Anywhere – But Big Changes Loom





SXSW Probably Isn't Going Anywhere – But Big Changes Loom
  
A new report, commissioned by SXSW from international design and event firm Populous, is causing ripples this week because of a recurring theme: the suggestion that the massive Austin-based festival could, if certain suggestions aren’t implemented, solicit bids from other cities to host the event. The suggestions that the organizers want to see taken into consideration by the City of Austin? A variety of safety recommendations that could mitigate some serious concerns about the difficult-to-manage weeklong party in Austin and -- more controversially -- the creation of a “clean zone” over an undefined-section of central Austin during the duration of SXSW, which runs ten days in the middle of March. 


After Re-Shaping Fashion, MADE Looks to Disrupt Music (With Lyor Cohen in Tow) 
   
Since its launch in 2009, MADE Fashion has been disrupting Mercedes Benz Fashion Week by drawing some of the industry’s biggest names, like Alexander Wang and Proenza Schouler, away from the New York institution. Now, with the launch of MADE Music, the company's partners are aiming to pull off the same feat in the music business.


SiriusXM Will Appeal Last Week's Major Copyright Ruling 
  
SiriusXM has confirmed it will appeal the decision from a U.S. District Court judge in California that determined the service must pay royalties for airing music by "Happy Together" group The Turtles made prior to 1972, when federal copyright law was expanded to include master recordings.


source:Billboard
 
 
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