Canadian aritsts speak up against CRIA and RIAA

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Canadian aritsts speak up against CRIA and RIAA

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http://www.musiccreators.ca/

Finally artists speak up for themselves and defend music fans. Artists that have signed on include: Barenaked Ladies, Avril Lavigne, Sarah McLachlan, Chantal Kreviazuk, Sum 41, Stars, Raine Maida (Our Lady Peace), Dave Bidini (Rheostatics), Billy Talent, John K. Samson (Weakerthans), Broken Social Scene, Sloan, Andrew Cash and Bob Wiseman (Co-founder Blue Rodeo).

They believe:
1. Suing Our Fans is Destructive and Hypocritical
2. Digital Locks are Risky and Counterproductive
3. Cultural Policy Should Support Actual Canadian Artists

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:nod: *standing ovation*
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to here knows when

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Post by Johnny »

Bravo! :clap: :clap: :clap:
Professional Canadian.
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Post by Soozy »

Raine mentioned this tonight.
Open your eyes to nights and days, you close them up and float away
and somehow inbetween you've got to master lying to yourself
you back the cause, get out of school, you get a job, the job gets you
and somehow every day you end up serving somebody else
now if that ain't panic that you're feeling, then you damn well better start
you can drive it into that head of yours with the hammer in your heart.


And it's alriiiiiiiight now, take the world and make it yours again.
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Post by Kathy »

I read this the other day and was very impressed.

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Post by Lando »

Lets hope we see a lot more names on that list in the near future.
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