Re: [d@DCC] Peer review of my letter to the editor

From: Neil Leyton <leyton _-at-_ fadingwaysmusic.com>
To: General Copyright Discussions <discuss (at) list.digital-copyright.ca>
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 21:28:10 -0500
References: <1101435490.10025.24.camel@waxford.monsters.inc>

Short and sweet and to the point. Rocks.
N.

>This is my first time writing a letter to an editor, and with the
>potential of it being scrutinized by many. I'd appreciate any feed back,
>public or otherwise. BTW, I've kept it short as it seems the Ottawa Sun
>tends to publish short responses to their articles:
>
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>Contrary to Mr Henderson's assertion in the November 25th article
>"Artists want more protection", I believe downloading, file-swapping and
>peer-to-peer networks have done a world of good for Canadian artists.
>Despite the doom and gloom purported by Mr Henderson, many bands have
>thrived by taking advantage of the Internet as a new medium for
>promotion. For example, the local band Nero allows fans to record their
>live shows and share them on the Internet. What great exposure!
>
>As technology changes, so to must business models. It should not be up
>to government to interfere with a free and evolving market.
>
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>
>Thanks,
>TC.
>
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