...according to CRIA’s interpretation, an artist could get arrested for selling their own CDs at a concert. Imagine an artist from another country who is touring Canada to make a name for themselves there. Let’s assume they are on Phony Records in their home country. The album is in the process of being Licensed to MapleafMusic in Canada but has yet to be released. If said artist brought with them CDs released on Phony into Canada and sold them at shows, they would be in violation of Canadian Copyright law and could have their show raided by CRIA.
And when you realize this, it’s clear how stupid the law really is. It’s not about artists. It’s about corporations.
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...according to CRIA’s interpretation, an artist could get arrested for selling their own CDs at a concert. Imagine an artist from another country who is touring Canada to make a name for themselves there. Let’s assume they are on Phony Records in their home country. The album is in the process of being Licensed to MapleafMusic in Canada but has yet to be released. If said artist brought with them CDs released on Phony into Canada and sold them at shows, they would be in violation of Canadian Copyright law and could have their show raided by CRIA.
And when you realize this, it’s clear how stupid the law really is. It’s not about artists. It’s about corporations.