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iTunes Uncovers Musical Hoax
holy_calamity writes "The reliance by iTunes on the CDDB has burst open a musical fraud in the usually staid world of classical piano. Albums by the much vaunted British pianist Joyce Hatto, who died in June 2006, are identified by the iTunes player as belonging to other performers. A more scientific analysis by an audio remastering firm has found that none of Hatto's works appear to be hers. Her husband, who produced all her albums, says he 'cannot explain' the similarities."
That is the sound of the world's smallest violin playing.
...Hayden other recordings. I say, Bach to the source to find out what is going on! I won't be Chopin at I-Tunes anymore.
One ring to bind them - should probably have more fiber and less rings in their diet.
...this is /.
The majority understand what CDDB is...if nothing else, you should at least be able to figure out what it STANDS for. Just to help you out, I'll break it down for you:
CD. DB.
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I guess that wasn't a Hatto(ri) Hanzo piece after all!
When information is power, privacy is freedom.
...that there would be a Milli Vanilli in the classical world.
Judges and senates have been bought for gold; Esteem and love were never to be sold.
I love when things like this come out after the guilty party has passed on. Holding up a scam with your very last breath takes dedication, and the mental image of Ms Hatto laughing pleasantly and flipping sweary fingwer gestures from the great beyond comforts me immensely.
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Yeah? But what does "STANDS" mean?
"iTunes Uncovers Musical Hoax"
It's become self-aware!!
Frankly, I blame the RIAA for going after her remixes. Talk about a vendetta. A proper Slashdot comment would rattle on about how these poor folks are suing a dead woman.
Really, the two of them were the biggest fans of the artists whose work they fair-used. They did this as an homage. Yeah. That's the ticket.
STANDS: Some Theoretical Acronym Not Described Sufficiently?
but then again, there are a ton of pianists out there.
Wait... so there are only between 10 and 20 pianists out there?
How are we supposed to RTFA when we dont know what "RTFA" stands for?
but didn't she play publicly? Be kinda hard to fake that :)
Meh. We're slashdotters. How the hell do WE know if a woman is faking something?
I think it would be hilarious if Audacity was used to do this rather than Pro Tools or the like.
"Sacrifice for the good of The State" - The State
As she appears to have copied and sold music without the proper licenses, the RIAA will be hunting here down. Merely being Dead will not stop the RIAA from making your existence a living hell.
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[...]when you had no expectation that there even was a dupe.
This is slashdot. We're trained to be alert to those all the time.
Metric or imperial pianists?
Justice is the sheep getting arrested while an impartial judge declares the vote void.
Answer: if she's interacting with us with anything other than annoyance and/or disgust?
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
Not much chance getting away with calling a Glenn Gould recording your own.
You can if you use the Glenn Gould De-Vocalizer 2000! I mean, listen to the difference in this after-and-before recording!
Blasphemy is a human right. Blasphemophobia kills.
#2 is very easy to fill in in this case.
1. Produce fraudulent recordings
2. Sell the fraudulent recordings
3. Profit!
At some point, it would be easier to just play the piano.
Do you have ESP?
[...]when you had no expectation that there even was a dupe.
This is slashdot. We're trained to be alert to those all the time.
Disclaimer: I'm a violinist. </flamebait>
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ah, it's not worth the treble.
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