Creative Freedom Foundation
Wed 21 Jan 2009
Sign here please…
News broke today that APRA is trying to rush forward the passing of S92A, a copyright law that pushes for Guilt Upon Accusation for artists and journalists like us who share music and information via the internet. S92A argues for the disconnection of internet connections of people who upload their own or others’ music regardless of permission, before the right to a fair trial. We and 4,000 other New Zealand artists and members of the public think that this is an unnecessary and undemocratic breach of the right to freedom of information and free speech and may even prevent New Zealand artists from making a living out of their own music. WTF? Sign the petition and give the New Zealand government the wake up it desperately needs.
Sign the Creative Freedom Foundation petition here
Posted by Sarah Gooding under New Zealand
January 21st, 2009 at 2:49 pm
i’m a music person and i think this sux. It’s high time APRA, RIANZ, and all those dick bags like Campbell Smith caught up to the rest of the world. Yes, i think it’s crap when lesser known artists miss out on sales because of pirating, but at the same time, they gain valuable exposure. and everyine knows that, unless you’re selling absolute truckloads, you generally make zilch from CD sales. Boo APRA, boo!
January 21st, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Apra can fuck right off. Until they actually distribute the money to all bands who play at all venues they demand fees from, they are nothing more than a mafioso bully organisation, getting fat off other people’s work.
January 21st, 2009 at 7:53 pm
Thanks for promoting this petition - I think it’s outrageous. No one should be found guilty of ANYTHING before a trial!
January 21st, 2009 at 10:43 pm
beat this the fault of that atlas bass player or whatever that blamed their loss of income on the internet conniving little bitch.
perhaps people need to stop taking so much ownership of sounds and there distribution
January 26th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
When most bands are forced to put their music out through sites all too connected with major labels and big business (myspace, bebo etc) it’s always refreshing to find small indie blogs that put up music with the intent of helping spread the word on new exciting bands. This proposed law seems like it would only harm small sites and blogs that actually care about music, while its obvious that websites for Universal Music Group companies won’t be taken down merely on the accusations of copyright infringement from unknown artists.
January 28th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
this fucking sucks