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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."

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  1. Re:live performances? by HoldenCaulfield · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Hmm . . . women fake it all the time . . .

  2. not a hoax by jordan314 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This is not really a hoax. The CDDB is open and can be contributed to by anyone. This is about as newsworthy as an inaccurate article on wikipedia.

    1. Re:not a hoax by jordan314 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      My apologies, next time I'll RTFA