Thursday, April 27, 2006

Fans sharing music are not thieves

For too long, folks from RIAA have branded those who share their music files as thieves. It's a good thing that some important musicians from Canada are standing up and speaking out against that view. Musicians like Barenaked Ladies and Avril Lavigne have formed the Canadian Music Creators Coalition to, among other things, support fans being sued by the Big Four Organized Music cartel. In their first white paper, the artists say, "Fans who share music are not thieves or pirates. Sharing music has been happening for decades." Way to good!

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