The recently revised Songwriters Association of Canada proposal for licensed peer-to-peer music sharing garnered considerable attention over the weekend. The SAC is no longer seeking legislative change as it argues the approach can be adopted through private licensing.
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Songwriters Bid To Legalize File Sharing Gets a Rewrite
Appeared in the Toronto Star on March 23, 2009 as Songwriters Rewrite Bid for Legalized File Sharing In November 2007, the Songwriters Association of Canada shocked the music industry and many Canadians by proposing the full legalization of music file sharing. The SAC proposal was based on the premise that […]
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