Comment Re:What you should be asking... (Score 1) 180
Made me smile. Pity about the moderators.
Comment Re:Performance fees are also going up (Score 5, Interesting) 239
About 15 years ago one of my first dance coaches in Australia was approached by APRA to pay a fee to play music.
He was about 70 at the time and was not happy with paying them a fee. He asked if they only represent Australian music. It seems that they did not really have the right to collect 'royalties' on behalf of overseas artists.
He told them he only plays German dance music and they just left him alone.
I'm not sure if this is still correct or even if it was the full story. However, it would be sad if Australian clubs could avoid apra fees by not playing Australian music.
Submission + - UK Professor argues for teaching of creationism 4
jez9999 writes: Head of science at London's Institute of Education Professor Michael Reiss argues that there is an educational value in comparing creationist ideas with scientific theories like Darwin's theory of evolution because they demonstrate how science, unlike religious beliefs, can be tested.
He said: "The number of Muslim students has grown considerably in the last 10 to 20 years and a higher proportion of Muslim families do not accept evolutionary theory compared with Christian families.
"That's one reason why it's more of an issue in [UK] schools."
"By not dismissing their beliefs, we can ensure that these students learn what evolutionary theory really says — and give everyone the understanding to respect the views of others," he added.
Submission + - The Pirate Bay Files Suit Against Big Media 1
Join the Pirate Party writes: "Having found the necessary proof via the leaked MediaDefenders documents, the Pirate Bay is filing suit against the big record and movie labels operating in Sweden who have allegedly been paying professional hackers, saboteurs and DDoSers to destroy their trackers. They also claim to have filed a police report."
