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Canadian Music Industry Faces Competition Complaint Over Public Domain Records

Posted by Soulskill on from the gotta-fill-the-hockey-offseason-somehow dept.

An anonymous reader writes: A Canadian record label specializing in public domain releases has filed a complaint with the Competition Tribunal over alleged anti-competitive conduct by Universal, Sony, and host of other music industry leaders. The complaint tells a fascinating behind-the-scenes tale, with the recording industry doing everything in its powers — including posting false reviews, pressuring distributors, and lobbying for changes to the law — to stop the sale of competing public domain records.

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  1. All the Canadian artists to choose from... by phorm · · Score: 4, Funny

    All the Canadian artists to choose from... and somehow they picked Bieber.

    If that doesn't indicate a broken system, I don't know what does!

  2. SHOCKED by JustAnotherOldGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm so shocked that an industry with a decades-long record of shady, unethical, and downright illegal business practices has been found to be engaging in shady, unethical, and downright illegal business practices! Who could have seen that coming??

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    Just cruising through this digital world at 33 1/3 rpm...