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Ontario Gov't Putting $45 Million Into Music

HuffPost Canada Music | Jason MacNeil | Posted 05.15.2013 | Canada Music
Read More: Graham Henderson, Indie Music, Arts Grants, Ontario Music Fund Grants, Michael Chan, Canadian Music, Music Canada, Courage My Love, Ontario Music Fund, Ontario, Charles Sousa, Ontario Government, Ontario Arts Grants, Canada Music News

The Ontario Government is getting into the music business. The province announced it's providing $45 million in grants for music production throug...

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The Burdens of Freedom for Today's Unsigned Music Artists

Frederick Pinto | Posted 04.15.2013 | Canada Music
Read More: Music Industry, The Sabbatical, Record Labels, Unsigned Musicians, Unsigned Artists, Canada Music News, Music-Canada, Canada Music News
Frederick Pinto

For some established bands, like Nine Inch Nails and Radiohead, freedom from the grasp of the labels is a choice. But for most unsigned artists, it's not. Most unsigned bands today didn't choose to be free. Freedom was thrust onto them by the ruthless market forces of a rapidly changing industry.

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Tories To Reintroduce Controversial Copyright Bill

CP | Posted 11.28.2011 | Canada Business
Read More: Charlie Angus, Canada Copyright Bill, Heritage Minister James Moore, Christian Paradis, Canada Copyright Act, Scott Simms, Cbc, Music Canada, Canada Copyright Law, James Moore, Bill C-32, Canadian Library Association, File-Sharing, Michael Geist, Canada Business News

The federal government still believes it has struck the right balance between the needs of consumers and creators, with the reintroductio...

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