Starting on May 17th, Lady Gaga will announce codes that unlock exclusive Lady Gaga-inspired limited edition virtual items on 148 Clear Channel stations.

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For example, the virtual mode is ideal for enhancing traditional two-channel stereo sources such as a CD by creating rear ambience.

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What's to stop Clear Channel Communications, (which, since acquiring SFX Entertainment last year, has a virtual monopoly of the acts, the concert venues and the radio promotion of big rock tours in America and is now being sued by a competing promoter in Denver on precisely those grounds) from repackaging Jurassic Rock for middle-aged fans hoping to recapture a few magic moments of their youth?

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