The Newspaper Shop -- Monday edition

[TankGirl]

Ramona - you naughty naughty boy, don't you have better things to do than to DoS RIAA's site!

Originally posted by walktalker
Independent label waives Web radio fees
Artemis Records, home to such artists as country-rock singer Steve Earle and heavy metal group Kittie, said on Monday it would waive fees charged to Internet radio stations that play music from the independent label's catalog for one year. Artemis' decision, which Webcasters say is the first of its kind from a record label, comes against the backdrop of a struggle over royalty rates with the record industry that Internet radio stations say threatens their livelihood. "We're a small company with a lot of music that doesn't get played on commercial radio," Artemis Chief Executive Danny Goldberg said. "I appreciate the Webcaster. In terms of the future, the diversity they offer is valuable to a label like ours. I wanted to make a gesture of support."
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-947055.html?tag=fd_top

A great example - let's hope many more indie labels will follow it (and give similar green light to p2p as well).

Boeing tries to defy gravity
Researchers at the world's largest aircraft maker, Boeing, are using the work of a controversial Russian scientist to try to create a device that will defy gravity. The company is examining an experiment by Yevgeny Podkletnov, who claims to have developed a device which can shield objects from the Earth's pull. Dr Podkletnov is viewed with suspicion by many conventional scientists. They have not been able to reproduce his results. The project is being run by the top-secret Phantom Works in Seattle, the part of the company which handles Boeing's most sensitive programmes.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2157975.stm

Hmmm..... interesting....

Thanks, WT, a great digest again!

- tg