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Canadian Music Industry Drills Dentists

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the double-root-canal dept.

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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  1. No: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    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.

  2. Whenever I see something pathetic like this... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...it makes me glad that copyright infringement happens.

    FUCK YOU, MUSICIANS.

    if you want people to hate you you're doing a great job.

  3. Re:Not the same by MBCook · · Score: -1, Troll
    I don't care. If this shuts up those idiots who make a 3 city block radius around their car shake because that trash they listen to (hereafter known as "music" for lack of a better term) has to be loud to be "good" (because if you can hear any of the sounds clearly, you can tell how terrible it is).

    Arrest 'em all, I won't care. I'll be glad. Ignore the dentists and such, go after the jerks that try to make everone deaf.

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  4. (OB) In Soviet Canada by ggambett · · Score: -1, Troll

    I can't believe nobody said this, but given the title... does it mean in Soviet Canada dentists drill YOU?

    It kinda makes sense. I'm confused.

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  5. Re:Don't kid yourself... by Kombat · · Score: 0, Troll

    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.

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