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[8 Dec 2009 | Comments | 372 views]
Canadian record labels on the hook for up to $6 billion

First, let me just say that no, that title isn’t a typo.  It’s probably not going to happen but that’s the possible number being thrown around by a class action lawsuit filed in 2008 against Warner Music Canada, Sony BMG Music Canada, EMI Music Canada, and Universal Music Canada, the four biggest players in the Canadian Recording Industry Association. (CRIA)
It seems that these businesses have a nasty habit of putting together compilation albums, releasing them and instead of compensating the artists involved, simply adding their name to a list.  …