Lawsuits Rile Barenaked Ladies

The Canadian Music Creators Coalition is making a new push for copyright reform, but asking that no music fans be sued in the process.
Following the $222,000 judgment slapped against a single mother of two from Minnesota for downloading 24 songs,  the CMCC - or at least the lead singer of Barenaked Ladies - has asked for an effective legislative approach to peer-to-peer technology.
"It's been nearly 10 years since peer-to-peer file sharing changed the music industry and, despite what some people suggest, suing people isn't going to make it 1995 again," BNL's Steven Page said.  "Capitol Records v. Thomas is just another example of the drastic measures American record labels have been taking against their fans for years.  Despite all this ill will, peer-to-peer downloading hasn't shown any sign of going away.  If the Canadian government wants to reform copyright it should be creating a made-in-Canada solution that looks to where the music industry is going, not where it was."
The Canadian Music Creators Coalition
includes Avril Lavigne, Sarah McLachlan, Broken Social Scene, Matthew Good, Metric, Randy Bachman, Billy Talent, Sloan, Chantal Kreviazuk, Sum 41, Stars and others.
The group has three basic points: Artists do not want to sue music fans; artists do not support  digital locks that increase the labels' control over the distribution, use and enjoyment of music; and the government should use policy tools to support Canadian artists.