Between rock and a hard place

the hunter · 02-06-2006, 08:22 PM

Terry McBride, who runs the music conglomerate that manages Avril Lavigne, the Barenaked Ladies and other big acts, may not be making as many enemies in the industry as thought.

In late January, McBride came out against the whole idea of major labels suing fans who have downloaded unauthorized copies of songs. His company, Nettwerk Music Group in Vancouver, will cover the legal costs of the Gruebel family in Arlington, Tex., which is accused by the Recording Industry Association of America of having 600 unauthorized copies of songs on the family computer. One of the songs is Lavigne's old hit Sk8er Boi.

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the hunter getting hitched Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: canada Posts: 2,655	Between rock and a hard place Terry McBride, who runs the music conglomerate that manages Avril Lavigne, the Barenaked Ladies and other big acts, may not be making as many enemies in the industry as thought. In late January, McBride came out against the whole idea of major labels suing fans who have downloaded unauthorized copies of songs. His company, Nettwerk Music Group in Vancouver, will cover the legal costs of the Gruebel family in Arlington, Tex., which is accused by the Recording Industry Association of America of having 600 unauthorized copies of songs on the family computer. One of the songs is Lavigne's old hit Sk8er Boi. Read article

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