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The Music Industry Isn't Done Harassing College Students Over File Sharing. Should It Be?

By Fiona Morgan

INDY Week | March 5, 2009

Last December, the Recording Industry Association of America announced it would no longer continue its massive legal campaign against downloaders. But that doesn't mean you should grab that album off BitTorrent quite yet.

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Tags: RIAA, illegal downloading

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N.C. Lawmakers Debate Using Industry-Backed Info on Broadband Accessnew

The people who live in rural Halifax and Nash counties northeast of Raleigh are among the poorest in the state. State Rep. Angela Bryant says that, with all the challenges her constituents face, among their top concerns is a lack of affordable access to the internet.

INDY Week | Fiona Morgan | 02-05-2009 | Policy Issues

Tags: North Carolina, public policy, internet access

Maybe Voting at the Mall isn't Such a Great Ideanew

Confusion surrounding mall voting rules has allegedly prompted at least one election worker to enforce policies that contradict election law. Outcry over the policy prompted picketing and a boycott effort by critics who say it violates the First Amendment.

INDY Week | Fiona Morgan | 10-30-2008 | Politics

Tags: 2008 presidential election, North Carolina, voting rights, early voting

After Fighting in Iraq, a North Carolina Vet Fights for Obamanew

Capt. Jon Kuniholm says the war was poorly planned and badly executed since the beginning, and the nation's military resources should have been focused on Afghanistan. Most of all, he has passionately refuted John McCain's argument that such dissent dishonors the sacrifices veterans have made.

INDY Week | Fiona Morgan | 10-30-2008 | Politics

Tags: Iraq, 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, politics, activism, veterans, war & peace

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Swift Like Menew

Taylor Swift and being at the Cool Kids’ table.

INDY Week | Maura Johnston | 06-04-2015 | Music

What do you do when one of your favorite bands becomes an utter embarrassment?new

When I was a teenager, I filled notebooks with annotations for the lyrics to Operation: Mindcrime, the third album by Queensrÿche. I lined up four hours before doors opened (and three hours before anyone else showed up) to see them play at a theatre in Kentucky...

INDY Week | Brad Sanders | 08-06-2014 | Music

Tags: Queensryche

Monumentour: My Rock, My Salvationnew

How this summer's Monumentour testifies to the resilient role of rock 'n' roll.

INDY Week | Maura Johnston | 07-18-2014 | Music

Tags: Fallout Boy, Monumentour

The strangely similar career paths of Vampire Weekend and Blur's Damon Albarnnew

During a concert last fall at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Vampire Weekend diverged from their own material exactly once, covering Blur's Dadaist jock jam "Song 2." The choice was a surprisingly big, crunchy move for a band whose sound typically veers toward the airy and nuanced...

INDY Week | Jeff Klingman | 06-12-2014 | Music

Tags: Vampire Weekend, Damon Albarn

Future Islands' Roots Run Back to North Carolinanew

Since an appearance on David Letterman, the band’s rise has been meteoric.

INDY Week | Corbie Hill | 03-26-2014 | Music

Tags: Future Islands

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