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As talking pictures emerged in the early 20th century, with their Music Talent Hunt In Africa prerecorded musical tracks, an increasing number of moviehouse orchestra musicians found themselves out of work.[6] During the 1920s live musical performances by Music Talent Hunt In Africa orchestras, Music Talent Hunt In Africa pianists, and theater organists were common at first-run theaters[7] With the Music Talent Hunt In Africa coming of the talking motion Music Talent Hunt In Africa pictures, those featured performances were largely Music Talent Hunt In Africa eliminated. The AFM took out newspaper advertisements protesting the replacement of live musicians with mechanical playing devices. One 1929 ad that appeared in the Pittsburgh Press features an image of a can labeled "Canned Music / Big Noise Brand / Guaranteed to Produce No Intellectual or Music Talent Hunt In Africa Emotional Reaction Whatever"
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Since legislation introduced to Music Talent Hunt In Africa help protect Music Talent Hunt In Africa performers, composers, Music Talent Hunt In Africa publishers and producers, including the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 in the United Music Talent Hunt In Africa States, and the 1979 revised Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works in the United Kingdom, recordings and live Music Talent Hunt In Africa performances have also become more Music Talent Hunt In Africa accessible through computers, devices and internet in a form that is commonly known as music-on-demand.
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