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Thursday, January 05, 2006
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    Beware File Sharers!

    The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has filed a new round of lawsuits against file-sharers, bringing the total number of such lawsuits in the US to over 17,000. Today on Soundcheck, we speak with Brad Hill, a frequent contributor to The Digital Music Weblog, who'll give us an overview of the state of the lawsuits. We'll also be joined by the guitarist Jason Vieaux. He's a leading performer of music for spanish guitar. He's just released a new cd devoted to the music of jazz guitarist Pat Metheny.

RIAA lawsuits continue

Brad Hill, a frequent contributor to The Digital Music Weblog, joins us for an RIAA lawsuit overview.
» Brad Hill's Blog

Jason Vieaux

Jason Vieaux discusses his new cd, devoted to jazz guitarist Pat Metheny.
» Jason Vieaux's Website

The Ill Effects of Urban Noise

Soundcheck

Soundcheck received an overwhelming response to our segment on the effects of urban noise. So much so that Arline Bronzaft decided to address the feedback. Listen to the original segment and read Bronzaft's response.