The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. and CRIA have entered into a new mechanical licensing agreement that runs until 2012.
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Demonoid Shuts Down Again
Several reports (1, 2, 3) point to another shut down of Demonoid, which has faced significant legal pressure from CRIA.
Statistics Canada Reports Canadian Music Industry Turning Healthy Profit
The official Canadian Music Week won't take place until March in Toronto, but this week the Canadian government has staged its own Canadian music week. Days after the release of the Industry Canada commissioned study on the correlation between P2P and CD sales, Statistics Canada has just released a report […]
Straight Talk at the CAB, Part One
If the Industry Canada study were not enough, CRIA has another explosive issue to address. Late Sunday, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters passed a unanimous resolution opposing CRIA's proposal for a new reproduction right tariff that it says will cost the industry an additional $50 million per year. The resolution […]