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The National Post on Liberating Music
The National Post runs a lead editorial applauding the move away from DRM in the music industry that now includes the Warner Music Group. The editorial concludes that: In this digital age when consumers continually add to and update existing formats for playing music, record companies that sell DRM-free music […]
“Anything is Better Than The U.S.’s Restrictive, Lawsuit-Heavy Model”
So says Mike Doherty of the National Post.
David Byrne on the Music Industry
A must-read in Wired on why this is the best of times for musicians.
Spanish Parliament Passes New Private Copying Levy
Billboard describes the new levy – which covers MP3 players and USB memory cards – as a $46 million Christmas present to the music industry.

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Episode 274: Mark Musselman on What Stakeholders Really Think About the Government’s Reversal of the CRTC Online Streaming Act Decision
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June 22, 2026
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