We all know that the traditional music business is a dying industry. The records companies and artists need to make changes to their business methods. Here are 5 business plans that might do the trick. picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

At first she thought the email was a scam - something called the Recording Industry Association of America threatened to sue her $3,000 for illegally downloading some old 80's tunes and Spice Girl songs. picked by VooDooPeacock 1 year ago

Cambridge-educated economist-... (Pink Floyd, The Clash, Ian Dury And The Blockheads, Billy Bragg) Peter Jenner put a figure on how much each music fan who buys music would have to pay in order for access to every song ever recorded while maintaining or increasing music sales. picked by charbarred 1 year ago

A teenage boy in southern China, "heavily addicted" to the Internet, killed his mother and severely injured his father with a kitchen knife after he was refused money to go to a cybercafe, state media said on Thursday. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

A woman in Seffner is accused of attacking her roommates with a hammer and a turkey. (Not much of a story but it is Florida) picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

This week the UK charts will start taking downloaded music sales into account. One independent band is poised to enter the top 40 and make history. picked by pedestrian 2 years ago

A car speeding 100 miles an hour launched into the air, flew across a road and slammed into a Beaverton apartment in a fiery crash Thursday night. picked by muppet 8 months ago

Social workers in Paris were astonished to find more than 68,400 euros (94,250 dollars) on a homeless woman when they moved her off the street last week. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A woman who police say assaulted people with a hammer while she was naked was arrested on a variety of charges, including assault and obstruction of emergency communications. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Sweden's Environmental High Court has given the green light to a woman who wants the freedom to smoke in her own garden. Update on this story. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

A woman kicked out of a women's toilet after a New York City restaurant mistook her for a man has settled her discrimination lawsuit for $US35,000 ($37,116). picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Elaine Fulps was unusually happy for a woman who just got her funeral all lined up. Maybe that's because the 60-year-old Arlington woman who just won the funeral in a promotion at a minor league baseball game won't need to cash in her prize any time soon. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

A woman was arrested and charged with arson and burglary after police say she set fire to the home of a neighbor she thought had stolen her keys. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

A woman who was trafficked across the border from Pakistan with her son, 3, was handed to an Afghan who raped her, then beat the toddler to death as she watched.

He was jailed for 20 years for murder - but the woman, Rukhma, was jailed, too. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Nelson saw the woman was in grave danger and feared for her life. But as he pulled out his knife in preparation to save the woman, matters got more difficult.
She pleaded with Nelson not to injure the snake. picked by dollyllama 4 months ago

This woman is accused of stealing a baby parrot and cutting off its leg to remove a store tag.

I'm sure there's some pirate out there that would love to have a one legged parrot. picked by Proverb 10 months ago

"A court in the US has ordered a woman to pay $222,000 (£109,000) in damages for illegally file-sharing music.

The jury ordered Jammie Thomas, 32, from Minnesota, to pay for offering to share 24 specific songs online - a cost of $9,250 per song." picked by Ross 11 months ago

Music performers could see a big boost to their lifetime earnings under planned changes to music rights proposed by the European Commission.

Because thats just what the world needs: richer rock stars [read recording industry]. picked by mahler87 7 months ago

A Farmington woman accused of driving for half a mile with her husband on the hood of her car and her 9-year-old child in the front passenger seat now faces criminal charges. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Two teenagers hid overnight in a house and spent more than six hours torturing a disabled woman after her mother left in the morning, authorities said.

this is despicable.
*theme pic unrelated* picked by indisguise 6 months ago