Music Creators Rise Up Against DRM

mrG — Tue, 02 May 2006 19:58:03 -0400

I take back everything off that I might have ever said or was thought to have said or thought I'd said about Blue Rodeo, Avril Lavigne or the Barenaked Ladies; I love 'em, love 'em all, especially anyone who could sign on for soundtracks with Disney and still keep their heads above the DRM-wars is just alright with me, just alright, oh yeah. Let's hear it for a next-generation in Anvil-case stickers: Real musicians don't back the CRIA; Just say 'No' to DRM; We Shall Not Be Commodified; Kiss me, I'm Trade-Friendly ...

Some of the proposals being floated could make it illegal to share music online, leading to lawsuits which the musicians called "destructive and hypocritical."

"For a very long time we, as artists, have allowed industry groups to speak on our behalf. We want that time to stop," Steven Page of the Barenaked Ladies ...

The coalition is a lobby group that includes a who's who of Canadian celebrities such as Avril Lavigne, Sarah McLachlan, Sam Roberts, Randy Bachman and Sum 41.

The group also rejects the idea of digital locks that would restrict how a digital song is used.
[ Hamilton Spectator - News ]

I do hope you noticed how the Spectator, owned by Big Media, neglected to mention The Music Creators Coallition by name ...

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