A MOST ASTOUNDING DEVELOPMENT: For the first time since the Art Revolution began in the early 90s, a major media outlet has voiced concern about the growing consolidation of all art and media into the hands of so few. The article, "Citizens Revolt! Take Back American Culture" by Alcestis Oberg, was printed in USA Today 4/10/2000, page 27A. Excerpts: "America is poised on the edge of a cultural ...decades, a handful of media companies have had a stranglehold on all American culture...When the founding fathers spoke of the marketplace of ideas, I don't think they meant four music companies, seven publishers, and five movie studios - or the handful of people who make more cultural decisions for us...big media has mostly fought back by suing, suing, suing, to block the revolution...We're at a serious cultural crossroads"...Musea is pleased that finally the issues of the art revolution have entered the national debate. Let the art revolution began!
PRICE ISN'T NICE FIXING: Warners is the first of 4 record companies to knuckle under to the Feds (Federal Trade Commission) and give up their 'minimum advertised price' policy, thought to keep 50-cent CDs priced at $10-$20. The others will follow suit. Here was the deal: IF record stores would keep the CD prices high they would get promo money. Only a few gave it up - Best Buy and Wal-Mart - that's why their CD prices were the lowest.
INTERNET REPLACING NEWSPAPERS: The new generation is going to the net not the newspapers - 67% of 18-24 year olds use the net as their main source of news (USA Today)