New copyright law would cut artists’ earnings

9 June 2010

Sophie Milman, The Toronto Star, June 9, 2010

Imagine that you are a fruit farmer. You grow apples in your orchard. Then imagine that the federal government introduced a new law that said you’ll get paid like you always did when people buy your apples to bake pies, but those who want to make juice from your apples can now have your apples for free.

Seems silly, doesn’t it? But that is essentially what Ottawa’s proposed new copyright legislation means for Canada’s songwriters and recording artists. Read More...