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Don Henley performing in 2019. Photo Credit: Derek Russell The Eagles mainstay Don Henley took aim at 1998’s Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) in a recent remote conference with the Senate Judiciary Sub... Read More...

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U.S. Senators have vowed to block the House-approved Heroes Act (H.R. 6800), which contains a second — and bigger — stimulus check for Americans. But that doesn't mean a second stimulus check won't eventually... Read More...

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Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin (Official White House Photo by Keegan Barber) Is the second time the charm? After a first round that left most small businesses and music industry applicants without e... Read More...
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(photo: Tim Mossholder) The U.S. government's Paycheck Protection Program has distributed over $8 billion to businesses operating in the arts, entertainment, recreation, and 'information' sectors, according t... Read More...

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U.S. Congressional Representative Katie Porter (D-Ca.) Ticketmaster's decision to quietly modify its stated policy on ticket refunds is rubbing a lot of people the wrong way — including U.S. Congresswoman Kat... Read More...
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