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Music industry steps up search for digital revenue
The federation, and other industry groups, are also lobbying the U.S. government to grant artists a "performance right" for music played on American radio stations. A bill currently in Congress would require broadcasters to pay royalties to musicians when radio stations play their works, something they have long had to do in Europe, for instance. "The United States is almost like a policeman in some of these areas, going around the world and saying, 'Why don't you protect intellectual property rights,' " Kennedy said. "And yet it doesn't have a broadcast right. It's an anachronism, really." The United States has been in the lead in the development of digital music, however, with online and mobile distribution accounting for 30 percent of recorded music sales last year.
Classroom activities
1. News stories include the 5 Ws - who, what, when, why and where. Pick a story from the newspaper and highlight the 5 Ws. 2. Find a comic strip character who has a problem. Assume the character's identity and write a mock letter to "Dear Abby" and ask her advice. Just for fun, trade letters with your classmates and write back words of advice. 3. Find the obituary page in the newspaper. As a class, discuss all the types of information provided in an obituary. Next, write an obituary for a throwaway item such as an old shoe, an empty milk jug or a paper towel holder, for example. 4. Some of the most colorful expressions of the English language originated in the world of sports. For example, below the belt, bull's eye, high five, and hold your horses. Research the origins of these and other interesting sports terms and expressions found in the newspaper.
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