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Copyright back in the spotlight with several impending decisions: A lawsuit and a federal review of Canada’s copyright act could have wide implications for U’s – University Affairs

O, Kaytranada: A Polaris Music Prize winner for the new Canada. We have a rich history of black music that’s been largely written out of our canon. Kaytranada leads a new canon – Michael Barclay, Maclean’s

Secret City Records marks a decade of family business – Montreal Gazette

The modern music business midway through 2016 – RIAA

We’ve reached peak curation in music. Can collisions save us from ourselves – Forbes

Projecting trends: Understanding the price of music -- Synchblog

John Cale creates music for another society – Montreal Gazette

How to beat Uber’s surge-pricing algorithm – BuzzFeed News

9 of the coolest things Google’s new assistant can do in Allo – BGR