The New Zealand city of Christchurch hopes that putting Barry Manilow’s smooth and gentle tones into the mix of music broadcast through the central mall district can calm teens who congregate there, or at least convince them to leave. “The intention is to change the environment in a positive way so nobody feels threatened or [...]

The Recording Industry Association of America has announced that it is planning to end its tactics of suing individual users who are caught sharing music online. According to the Wall Street journal, the RIAA has opened legal proceedings against roughly 35,000 people since 2003, which has done little to stop the illegal downloading of music [...]