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CRIA Falling Apart?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hoping-others-aren't-far-behind dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Apparently, the CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association) has been falling apart recently. The biggest blow occurred when 6 major Canadian independent labels quit which was followed by some problems with the Copyright Board. Of course, this is all happening after the whole Sam Bulte incident. The article explains what happened with plenty of links for specific information."

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  1. On behalf of Canadian Musicians... by themusicgod1 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Victory is Ours!
    BwahahahahahahahA!!!!!!11

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    1. Re:On behalf of Canadian Musicians... by fbjon · · Score: 3, Funny

      He was merely describing the joyfulness in the air, as they go down in a CRIA of pain.

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  2. Confused by wolf369T · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh, it's *CRIA*... I thought it was *RIAA* :(

  3. Oh noes. by LordLucless · · Score: 5, Funny

    CRIA me a river.

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    1. Re:Oh noes. by zaguar · · Score: 2, Funny
      My lawyers and you need to talk.

      Sincerely,
      Justin Timberlake.

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  4. Re:Some artists just want to be heard... by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Us musicians don't just want to make music for everyone's enjoyment, you see. Some of us want to eat as well!

    You fucking selfish asshole.

  5. Re:Some artists just want to be heard... by adam.dorsey · · Score: 2, Funny

    Because creative people get to write legislation.

    BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAhaha...*snort* HAHAHHAHAHAHA!

    Dude, that was a bad slip. I mean, creative people? That's like the worst misspelling of "rich executives that like to screw the little guy" that I've ever seen.

    The people that do write the legislation are heavily influenced by the money coming into their pockets by entertainment industry lobbyists. The laws serve the RIAA/CRIA people, not the artists.

    I can't remember now, it's been so long since I've heard, but isn't it something like only 5-10% of an album actually goes to the artist? The whole thing is set up to support the executives while screwing the artists with shitty contracts and crappy record deals.

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