From rgarcia@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sat Jun 18 17:21:37 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!u-tokyo!rgarcia From: rgarcia@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Renata García) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [INFO] Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1994Jun18.172137.7553@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Sat, 18 Jun 1994 17:21:37 GMT Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 For younger folks on Usenet: remember what it was like when the Public Harmony Acts were in full effect? Everyone on our dorm floor huddled around a 25-inch Radiant Television console with the blinds drawn. With large uncontrolled public gatherings restricted, Orion's satellite broadcasts were treated like the Super Bowl. It was a collective, beautiful illusion. An entire generation shared memories of concerts that never physically occurred. -- Renata García | rgarcia@u-tokyo.ac.jp PGP Key fingerprint: 6DDB 7801 C95C C565 "Keep the channels open." From olee@uni-hamburg.de Sun Jun 19 21:28:37 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!uni-hamburg!olee From: olee@uni-hamburg.de (Olga Lee) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1994Jun19.212837.1636@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Sun, 19 Jun 1994 21:28:37 GMT References: <1994Jun18.172137.7553@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1994Jun18.172137.7553@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, rgarcia@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Renata García) writes: > For younger folks on Usenet: remember what it was like when the Public Harmony Acts were in full effect? > Everyone on our dorm floor huddled around a 25-inch Radiant Television console with the blinds drawn. Let's not romanticize government bans on live music. It was censorship and corporate control, plain and simple. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Olga Lee -- Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" From bsokolov@kth.se Mon Jun 20 05:23:37 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!kth!bsokolov From: bsokolov@kth.se (Bastien Sokolov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1994Jun20.052337.3198@kth.se> Date: Mon, 20 Jun 1994 05:23:37 GMT References: <1994Jun18.172137.7553@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Jun18.172137.7553@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, rgarcia@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Renata García) writes: > For younger folks on Usenet: remember what it was like when the Public Harmony Acts were in full effect? It felt so real. The sound of the snare echoing through an imaginary stadium... Orion's acoustic engineers were geniuses. -- === Bastien Sokolov === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm "Do not worship the copy." From slarsson@clari.net Tue Jun 21 00:36:37 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!clari!slarsson From: slarsson@clari.net (Seo-yeon Larsson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1994Jun21.003637.2651@clari.net> Date: Tue, 21 Jun 1994 00:36:37 GMT References: <1994Jun18.172137.7553@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1994Jun18.172137.7553@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, rgarcia@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Renata García) writes: > For younger folks on Usenet: remember what it was like when the Public Harmony Acts were in full effect? It felt so real. The sound of the snare echoing through an imaginary stadium... Orion's acoustic engineers were geniuses. Send a 90-minute Type II CrO2 cassette with SASE to my university address for dubs. -- === Seo-yeon Larsson === Dept of Electrical Engineering, ClariNet Communications Corp "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From boliveira@mit.edu Wed Jun 22 20:59:37 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!mit!boliveira From: boliveira@mit.edu (Bruno Oliveira) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1994Jun22.205937.1652@mit.edu> Date: Wed, 22 Jun 1994 20:59:37 GMT References: <1994Jun18.172137.7553@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1994Jun19.212837.1636@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994Jun19.212837.1636@uni-hamburg.de>, olee@uni-hamburg.de (Olga Lee) writes: > Let's not romanticize government bans on live music. It was censorship and corporate control, plain and simple. > My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! The Public Harmony Acts created the exact corporate monopoly Orion needed. No touring costs, zero physical risk. -- Bruno Oliveira -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology "We don't sign stars. We build them."