Massive New Artists Rights Coalition Launches - Takes Aim At Major Record Labels
Date : 2008 10 05 Category : Web News
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Are you an artist tired of major record labels putting words in your mouth when it comes to suing music fans or deciding how much you get paid? A major new star-studded coalition has just launched recently to counter this.
In a move not seen since the launch of the Stephen Page founded Canadian Music Creators Coalition, a new coalition known as the Featured Artists Coalition has launched.
“It is time for artists to have a strong collective voice to stand up for their interests. The digital landscape is changing fast and new deals are being struck all the time," said Brian Message, co-manager of Radiohead and Kate Nash said in the coalitions first press release, "but all too often without reference to the people who actually make the music. Just look at the recent MoU on file-sharing between labels, government and the ISPs.