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Artist Rights Symposium 5: Panelists for Ghost Busters: Fighting Back Against Speculative Tickets with Randy Nichols, Jay Gilbert and Mala Sharma musictechpolicy.com/2026/10/…
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Today is the day we say goodbye to my childhood home. Soon to be demolished by Georgia Power for the data centers. Thank you to ALL of you, we wouldn’t be so gracious about it if it weren’t for all the support.
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Happy Birthday to two notable musicians: fellow bassist Mr. Dave Holland and singer Mr. Donny Hathaway.
In the 70s, I had the opportunity to work with both of these gentlemen. Learn about those collaborations via RonCarterUniverse.com
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Gwen Seale @Sealeinthedeal and Chris Castle @musictechpolicy discuss songwriter panel at Artist Rights Symposium 5 10-19 at @TerryCollege youtu.be/EIUnGxg-oVA?si=f49N…
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Texas is staring down an 11-gigawatt AI data center campus in the Panhandle.
Project Matador has already secured a state permit for 6 gigawatts of natural-gas power generation.
A project this massive raises serious questions about the strain on Texas water, power, and rural communities.
Though currently paused, if restarted it could start draining resources and harming communities in the panhandle.
ALT Graphic featuring a photo of Texas Governor Greg Abbott with the headline, “Greg Abbott approves world’s biggest data center that uses more power than 35 states.” The “Let’s Address Texas” logo appears above the headline.
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Georgia Power tearing down homes for data centers. Abusing eminent domain laws.
The Bad Hemingway Contest at Main Justice, or What Judge Chhabria Actually Said musictechpolicy.com/2026/09/…
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Today's #FlashbackFriday is to September of 1986, the release of the Academy Award Winning Round Midnight soundtrack. I had the pleasure of playing on that soundtrack with many noteworthy jazz talents...
Listen here: ow.ly/wTZJ50MhzbY
Phonorecords V: The Copyright Royalty Judges Are Asking the Right Questions for Songwriters musictechpolicy.com/2026/09/…
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I am not an A.I. doomer, in fact I’m excited about all the ways it can help humanity.
what a great mom!
Yesterday, I had the very special honour of singing “O Canada” 🇨🇦 alongside my son, Blu, at the Apple Bowl.
Blu was very nervous before we began. I told him, “I’ll be right there beside you. And if you make a mistake, just keep going.” ❤️
This was only his second time singing publicly, and sharing that moment with him—standing side by side and singing our national anthem here in his hometown of Kelowna—is something I’ll treasure for a very long time. 🍁
A heartfelt thank you to Eric Stansfield, everyone at the Apple Bowl, and the Okanagan Sun Football team for inviting us to perform. It was truly an honour to be part of the day. 🙏🏼🇨🇦❤️
And thank you to our friend Eric for capturing this video and giving us such a beautiful keepsake of the moment.
O Canada 🇨🇦🍁
#OCanada #AppleBowl #Kelowna #Okanagan #OkanaganSun #CanadianNationalAnthem #MotherSonDuet
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"This is a billionaire land grab," Dustin McAnn told us at our stop in Boyce, Louisiana. He's a teacher, a farmer, and now the founder of the Louisiana Landowners Coalition.
If your land, your bill, or your community is on the hook for someone else's data center, join us. We're stopping in 35 cities and counting, link in bio to find one near you.
#HumansFirst #AIDataCenterRevolt
Why Is DistroKid Holding Out on Streaming Integrity? musictechpolicy.com/2026/09/…
Gloria Steinem artistrightswatch.com/2026/0… via @artistrights
Happy birthday Freddie King, weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
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The Trump admin has always sided with big tech on the question of whether AI training is fair use, so their position here isn’t a surprise
But it seems notable they have weighed in on this lawsuit at all. I suspect they wouldn’t bother if they didn’t think the NYT might win.
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1988: Four days before Christmas, a terrorist bomb rips apart a Boeing 747 six miles over Scotland, raining bodies, wreckage, and debris across the small market town of Lockerbie. The horrifying attack, which killed 270 men, women, and children, would launch one of the world’s largest manhunts, spanning decades across dozens of countries.
TARGETED: PAN AM 103 – LOCKERBIE, LIBYA, AND THE ATTACK THAT BROUGHT TERROR HOME, the next instalment in the Targeted nonfiction series, co-written with historian, Pulitzer Prize finalist, and New York Times bestselling author James M. Scott @jamesmscott3 hits shelves on April 13, 2027.
There are lessons in the pages of history.
Preorder your copy today in hardcover, eBook, and audiobook.
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RIP Cassandra Wilson… nytimes.com/2026/09/02/arts/…
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A nice #flashback shot of Bob Cranshaw and Yours Truly… courtesy of Hugo Dusk. Thank you for the memory Mr. Dusk.
DOJ Wants an AI Training Safe Harbor Without Going Through Congress musictechpolicy.com/2026/09/…
