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Right, Wrong, and Digital Music
In the age of music downloading, CD burning, and piracy, music fans are faced with an array of ethical quandaries. Today, Randy Cohen, author of "The Ethicist" column for the New York Times Magazine, answers questions like: "Is it ever okay to bring my laptop to the library to copy CDs?" and "Should musicians disclose when pitch correction software is being used?" Plus, we take your calls and comments.
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Ethics and Music, Part One
It's never been easier to acquire, manipulate and distribute recorded music. Randy Cohen, author of "The Ethicist" column for the New York Times Magazine, joins us to add some color to the "gray areas" in issues like downloading, ripping CDs and pitch correction. Plus, we take your calls and comments.
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Our blog: host John Schaefer and producer Joel Meyer share their musical ethical dilemmas
Ethics and Music, Part Two
Randy Cohen, author of "The Ethicist" column for the New York Times Magazine, joins us to add some color to the "gray areas" in issues like downloading, ripping CDs and pitch correction. Plus, we take your calls and comments.
Ethics and Music, Part Three
Randy Cohen, author of "The Ethicist" column for the New York Times Magazine, joins us to add some color to the "gray areas" in issues like downloading, ripping CDs and pitch correction. Plus, we take your calls and comments.
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