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BRIEFLY
File-sharing causes
CD sales to tumble
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The
growing popularity of CD burn
ing and illegal song swapping
over the Internet lias cut into on
line music sales, sending them
tumbling 25 percent this year, ac
, cording to a survey released
Monday.
Internet sales of prerecorded
music, such as CDs and cassette
tapes, reached $545 million
through the third quarter, well
behind last year’s total of $730
million for the same period, ac
cording to the study conducted
by research firm ComScore
Networks.
The study found former
Napster users flocked to alterna
tive file-sharing networks such
as Kazaa and Morpheus after
Napster went offline in the sum
mer of2001. Morpheus’ user base
grew from fewer than one million
in June of that year to 7.2 million
by March 2002, comScore said.
Consumers increasingly are
seeking the instant gratification
of free downloads, and the ability
to bum those downloads to blank
CDs offers even more personal
ization and choice, said Phil
Leigh, an analyst for Raymond
James & Associates.
“The primary message of the
CD burner is the consumer
doesn’t want to be strjitjacketed
nnu uujiug a
prepackaged
CD,” Leigh
said. “I think
what we’re
seeing is not
only the death
of the physical
form factor,
but the death
of the prepack
aged concept.”
There are
legitimate
ways to buy
downloads on
line, such as
Listen.com’s
Rhapsody ser
vice, as well as
MusicNet and Pressplay, two
joint ventures launched by the
major recording companies to
counter illegal song sharing.
But those services have yet to
release any figures on how many
people have actually signed up,
and it is hard to gauge their pop
ularity in the face of free down
loads from Morpheus and
Gnutella network programs.
The ComScore study only con
sidered online purchases of
recorded media such as CDs and
tapes and did not look at paid mu
sic downloads.
In September, the chief execu
tive of the Recording Industry
Association of America, Hilary
Rosen, testified at a congression
al hearing on music piracy and
peer-to-peer networks, saying
public education about the ille
gality of unauthorized file-shar
ing was of the utmost impor
tance.
“I wish I could tell you that
there is a silver bullet that could
resolve this very serious prob
lem,” Rosen said. “There is not.”
“Jackass” is No. 1
at U.S. box office
Johnny Knoxville is thrilled
his crude prank movie ‘’Jackass”
debuted at No. 1 at the box office.
He’s also a tad sheepish about all
the success.
“Oh, my goodness, when I
luuiK oi an
those film
makers who
spent so
much time
and tens of
millions of
dollars on
their movies
— and our
stinker was
No. 1? ...
That’s so
wrong,” he
says in
Newsweek’s
Nov. 11 is
sue.
Produced
for just $5
PHOTO BY BEN ZO/KRT CAMPUS
Jonnny unoxviue performs crude
stunts and pranks In “Jackass.”
million, “Jackass” reprises the
now-defunct MTV show that fea
tured such hazardous or crude
acts as roller-skating with bottle
rockets attached or urinating on
a snow cone.
Executives at Paramount and
its MTV subsidiary had expect
ed “Jackass” might gross $20 mil
lion at best on its first weekend. It
raked in $22.7 million.
Police form theories
about DJ shooting
NEW YORK (AP) - Police in
vestigating the killing of Run
DMC disc jockey Jam Master
Jay said they have several, com
peting theories about the mo
tive.
Meanwhile, a wake was
planned for Monday and a funer
al Tuesday for 37-year-old Jason
Mizell, who as Jam Master Jay
worked the turntables as Joe
“Run” Simmons and Darryl
“DMC” McDaniels rapped a
string of hits over the years.
Police on Friday discounted
an earlier hypothesis that a
wider music industry feud
prompted a masked gunman to
fire one .40-caliber bullet into
the head of Mizell as he played
video games Wednesday night
in the lounge of his recording
studio.
“They’re fishing. Everyone’s
fishing for information,” said
Chris Lighty, manager for rap
per 50 Cent. His client, whose real
name is Curtis Jackson, canceled
a Wednesday night performance
in Manhattan after receiving
what police described as a credi
ble threat.
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the danger to Jackson, saying
they no longer believe he is a
target of Jam Master Jay’s
killers.
Two detectives from the New
York Police Department’s gang
intelligence unit have been in
terviewing people at rap con
certs and events, and investiga
tors searched the second-floor
studio where the killing oc
curred.
CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Glorify oneself
6 Pack cargo
10 Hillside by
a loch
14 Hill or O’Day
15 Vega’s
constellation
16 Conger and
moray
17 Hebrew text
18 impersonator
19 Access road
20 Chinese food
choice
23 Worked into a
lather
26 Cut, like lumber
27 Color property
28 Urban RRs
31 Molten rocks
35 Invalidate
38 Cross
40 Act division
41 Pekoe or oolong
42 Silt formation
43 Page taken from
a periodical
45 Squelched
46 Home of St.
Francis
47 Cheering word
49 Stop
50 Lobster traps
52 Cutting edges
55 Use tough love
60 Algerian city
61 First name in
mysteries
62 Deep ravine
66 Presented
67 “I Know How He
Feels" singer
68 Much Idss
cordial
69 Snow-day ride
70 Hit sharply
71 Gets by
. DOWN
1 Belfry occupant'
2 John’s Yoko
3 Televise
4 Postage
5 Lake in the
Sierra Nevada
6 Scoria
7 Secretarial
mistake
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8 Sandwich
cookies
9 Battle practice
10 Waters north o
the Aleutians
11 Gather in
12 _mater
13 TV letters for
games
21 Poetic piece
22 Trophies
23 Type of daisy
24 Pound pieces
25 Virgil’s hero
29 Word on diet
foods
30 Scornful
look
32 Thawed
’ 33 Play opening
34 Tolerates
36 Not ready for
harvesting
37 Landlord
39 Cheerio!
44 Pitcher’s
opponents
48 Cable channel
Solutions
51 Insectivorous 5§ Napoleon’s 1814
mammal address
53 Sound judgment 59 Defeat
54 Shell rival 63 Grave letters?
55 Ships’ records 64 Turn right!
56 By mouth 65 Hesitation
57 Silent greeting syllables
HOROSCOPES
ARIES If you owe anybody
money, pay off your debt. If it
will take a while, form a plan.
No need to tell friends or loved
ones. Taking action is more
important.
TAURUS Somebody wants to
tell you what to do. Is that
really such a great idea? If so,
relax. If not, you’d better
scurry out the back door,
pronto!
GEMINI Nobody said it was
gonna be easy. And if they did,
they were misinformed. The
task you’ve been assigned
requires planning,
concentration and persistence.
Take it one step at a time.
CANCER Neither a borrower
nor a lender be. Not now,
anyway. Business deals are
likely to go sour. Stay home
and snuggle instead.
LEO By now you should be
getting things just the way you
want them. There are still a
few minor adjustments
required, but you’d better
consult the other people who
care before you make those
adjustments.
( VIRGO You’re about to make a
J discovery that could lead to
j great changes. Keep asking the
| tough questions. You’re onto
something, and it could be
something big.
LIBRA Discretion is advised.
Others may not be free to tell
all, and you shouldn’t either.
See how much of the puzzle
you can figure out without
asking. That’s the game.
SCORPIO You can power
through j ust about any
obstacle now. This is good,
because obstacles will
certainly appear. Others will
attempt to throw you off
course. Let them know it’s
futile. That should quiet them
down.
SAGITTARIUS Is somebody
leaning on you? Trying to force
you to do something you don’t
feel right about? Think of it as
a test.
CAPRICORN A “friend” who’s
putting pressure on you isn’t
really on your side. If it won’t
wait until next week, a “great
deal” is liable to be way too
expensive.
AQUARIUS Hunker down and
try not to draw much attention
to yourself. Somebody else
wants to give the orders now
and is not in the mood to listen.
Save your suggestions till
later.
PISCES Contact a distant
friend for inspiration. That’ll
hold you till you can get
together in person. Travel is
not a great idea now, but
maybe the two of you can
visualize a hug over the phone.
CALENDAR
I This movie is an ensemble piece
that looks at how family members
relate to one another. It stars
Katherine Keener as Michelle
Marks, a self-absorbed, jobless
artist, who is dissatisfied with her
■ m m "" marriage and alienates the people
J|||H Z\|T|517inP she loves. 7 and 9 p.m. Nickelodeon
11 Vi /ml 11 (till Theatre. Tuesday.
Monday, Nov. 4
DRINK A CUP OF SOCIAL
JUSTICE: Alexa Marin
Colindras, a Nicaraguan
coffee farmer and Coffee
Cooperative activist, will
speak. 7 p.m. Gambrell Hall
room 153.
GO KART RECORDS TOUR
WITH TOXIC NARCOTIC, 2
MAN ADVANTAGE, DAYCARE
SWINDLERS AND GUFF: Uncle
Doctor’s, 1734 Mobile Dr.
“THE TOWN IS QUIET": This
French film runs the social
gamut with characters
varying from right-wing,
upper-class politicians to
young North African
immigrants to blue-collar
dock workers. The film’s
main character must support
an alcoholic husband, a
prostitute daughter addicted
to heroin and a grandchild
with an unknown father. 7
and 9:30 p.m. Nickelodeon
Theatre, 937 Main St.
use WIND ENSEMBLES: With
James Copenhaver and David
O’Shields conducting.
Selections include “Music for
Prague 1968,” “Lads of
Wamphray,” “In the Spring at
the Time When Kings GO Off
to War,” and “Candide Suite.”
7:30 p.m. Koger Center.
Tuesday, Nov. 5
KARL DENSON’S TINY
UNIVERSE WITH THE CHAD
HOLLISTER BAND: Senate
Park, 931-B Senate St. $15.