Major Canadian artists reject suing fans and crippling CDs
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Boing Boing: Major Canadian artists reject suing fans and crippling CDs
Remember when all of those Canadian record labels walked out on CRIA, the Canadian equivalent of the RIAA? Well, a bunch of them just launched a new coalition for Canadian musicians called the “Canadian Music Creators Coaltion,” and their founding principles are pretty rad:
- Suing Our Fans is Destructive and Hypocritical
- Digital Locks are Risky and Counterproductive
- Cultural Policy Should Support Actual Canadian Artists
This remarkably reasonable and consumer-friendly stance is backed by some big artists, too.
And the temptation to move to Canada grows.
Copyright — laura
