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The CJD playlist...

Ma Ya Hi
O-Zone: Ma Ya Hi
Yes, it is a silly dance song... from Europe someplace... but it is so fun! (****)
Party for Two' (with Mark McGrath)
Shania Twain: Shania Twain - Greatest Hits
The always hot Mark McGrath sings with Shania. Yummie! (*****)
Sunrise
Simply Red: Home
I actually got the CD-single (they still make 'em?) of both Sunrise and Home, which are tooo cool! (*****)
Accidentally In Love
Counting Crowes: Accidentally In Love
And yes, it is in Shrek 2, but... LOVE this song! (*****)
Something Pretty
Patrick Park: Music From the O.C. Mix 2
Yes, it is from The O.C., but... it is a great song! (*****)

Currently reading...

James B. Stewart: DisneyWar
Again, in process
George Crile: Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History
Just started it... more to come...
Dan Brown: The Da Vinci Code
Hmmm. A trend that I read books that everybody else has read? Still, I'm so enjoying this book. (*****)
Rowling: Harry Potter 3
Yes, everybody on the planet has apparently read it, but I have been LOVING it. I don't want it to end. But whatever you do, don't tell me how it ends! (*****)

Sites worth visiting...

Poynter
If it is about journalism, Poynter covers it.
CJR's Campaign Desk
The folks at Columbia Journalism Review blog the press's coverage of Campaign '04. Always worth reading.
Arts Journal
What's arts news? ArtsJournal has it
SJMN columnist Dan Gillmor's eJournal
Gillmor is one of the best tech columnists out there... and a great blogger.

2003.12.07

File sharing suits yeild mixed results...

Lawsuits Against Online Song Swappers Yield Mixed Results [News.com]
Despite a large number of lawsuits against alleged e-music infringers, it remains unclear whether the recording industry is winning its war against file sharers, News.com reports. On one hand, Nielsen NetRatings has shown a steady decline in people who use the popular Kazaa file-sharing network -- falling from a peak of 7 million per week in June, when the music industry first announced its intention to sue individuals, to just 3.2 million per week in November. On the other hand, Big Champagne, which tracks file-sharing online, found that the number of people on Kazaa's FastTrack network fell somewhat over the summer but grew to an all-time high of 5.6 million simultaneous users in October.

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