p2pnet - rss feed: Big Music in Quebec
p2p news / p2pnet: The CRIA’s (Canadian Recording Industry Association of America) appearance before the CRTC, “featured some remarkable changes in position from its filing,” professor Michael Geist points out in his blog.
“After emphasizing that CRIA was only representing the interests of the big four major labels at the hearing, CRIA President Graham Henderson showed just how much difference three months can make in discussing CRIA contributions, Cancon, and FACTOR funding,” he says.
And in another post entitled ‘Don’t Tell Stephen Harper,’ he highlights comments from Henderson from the CRIA appearance before the CRTC, to wit:
COMMISSIONER ARPIN: Mr. Henderson, as you know, the Commission is trying to apply national rules and that means that the same standard will apply in French Canada as in English Canada. Have you thought how the smart 40 percent will work in French Canada?
MR. HENDERSON: I think we are not necessarily thinking, am I correct, that this would apply in Quebec. There are very different standards for the performance of French language music in Quebec. I wouldn’t advocate a smart 40 for Quebec.
MR. ZOLF: Just to reiterate that, Commissioner Arpin, the bonus system that CRIA came up with was really calibrated for - the objective of it was to focus on the English market and based on its experience in the English market. If the Commission would want CRIA’s views on that, we would be happy to do some thinking and provide it.
COMMISSIONER ARPIN: Surely we will like to get your comments, because obviously when it comes time to make our own decision we will like to see what you have been able to come up with.
MR. HENDERSON: I think the situation in Quebec is measurably different.
COMMISSIONER ARPIN: Oh, it is.
MR. HENDERSON: I looked at the Commission’s Public Notice in effect as a call to arms to English Canada, because the development of new and emerging talent in Quebec is substantial, significant, noticeable, measurable, everything, and we had not done that. So I feel that all of us on this side.
COMMISSIONER ARPIN: But your members’ companies are trying to promote Canadian emerging and new artists all across the country.
MR. HENDERSON: Yes.
COMMISSIONER ARPIN: Not only in nine of the provinces and three of the territories.
MR. HENDERSON: Our members? Well, in fact, in Quebec our members have very little involvement.”
Stay tuned.
Also See:
Michael Geist - Then and Now, May 18, 2006
