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  • July 2008
    • Online Spaces Snub Free Speech That Offends

      Online Spaces Snub Free Speech That Offends

      (Newser) - A variety of websites are deleting postings that could offend, and with full legal protection—sparking debate about whether free speech exists online. Case in point: an image of a young smoker posted on Yahoo's photo service. It was cut for promoting underage smoking, but the photographer calls it a comment on Romanian street life. "I never thought of it as a photo of a smoking kid," he said. More »

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      Internet   Yahoo   Facebook   MySpace   free speech   Flickr   Pearl Jam   LiveJournal

  • June 2008
    • Pearl Jam Mixes Dylan, Politics at Bonnaroo

      Pearl Jam Mixes Dylan, Politics at Bonnaroo

      (Newser) - Pearl Jam stormed Bonnaroo's massive stage last night for a 3-hour live show that mixed B-sides and Bob Dylan covers with a heapin' helping of politics, reports Rolling Stone . The performance in front of tens of thousands was rare for grunge's supergroup, reports the AP, which has largely avoided such scenes since 9 were trampled to death at a 2000 show. But lead singer Eddie Vedder was far from shy. More »

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      music   festival   music festival   Pearl Jam   Bonnaroo

  • May 2008
    • Nine Inch Nails Pinch Scalpers

      Nine Inch Nails Pinch Scalpers

      (Newser) - Nine Inch Nails aims to outmaneuver scalpers and undercut premium ticket brokers with an online strategy during an upcoming summer concert tour, Reuters reports. Tickets will be sold directly to fans registered on the band's website beginning 72 hours before each concert date. Organizers hope tight ID restrictions will ensure only fans get tickets. More »

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      ticket   concert tour   Nine Inch Nails   scalpers   Pearl Jam   online sales   Maroon 5

  • August 2007
    • Webcaster Mutes Band's Anti-Bush Lyrics

      Webcaster Mutes Band's Anti-Bush Lyrics

      (Newser) - Pearl Jam is slamming AT&T after the telecom company censored its Webcast of the band's performance at Lollapalooza Sunday. Lyrics telling George Bush to "leave this world alone" and "find another home" during the Chicago show vanished from the streaming version of the gig; AT&T blames an "overzealous" editor for excising the lines, the Chicago Tribune reports. More »

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      George W. Bush   Chicago   censorship   AT and T   concert   rock and roll   net neutrality   Pearl Jam   webcast   Eddie Vedder

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