Canadian Music Industry Drills Dentists

hereisnowhy writes "CBC reports that the tranquil music that wafts through many dental offices to soothe patients and mask the sounds of the drill may soon be silenced. The music industry is putting the bite on dentists -- demanding that they pay for the right to play it. The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada would also like to extend this policy to 'coffee shops, clothing stores, lounges, elevators -- even radio tunes that people hear on the telephone while on hold.' Are any composers and authors actually in favour of this, or just the publishers?"

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No:

[Anonymous Coward]

no composers or authors are in favor of this. None.

It's all the Canadian musicians' associations.

I know quite a few composers/musicians who are forced to be members so they can get by - one of those coercive union things - and since they don't have a say in how it's run they can't change anything.

Re:Don't kid yourself...

[Kombat]

Coming in and cold-reading a part is commonplace.

We're expected to take the word of a fellow who doesn't even know the right term for it? FYI, it's called "sight-reading," not "cold-reading". A real professional would know that.