How Canada can take a domestic approach to protecting the livelihood of our music creators

The music industry is evolving quickly, and governments should act to protect all rights holders so all creators in Canada are not left behind for another generation.

Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez. On behalf of rights holders, Re:Sound congratulates the Canadian government for protecting Canadian Content through Bill C-11, but it is now time for the feds to urgently update the Copyright Act, writes Re:Sound CEO Lou Ragagnin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LOU RAGAGNIN

May 17, 2023

Artificial intelligence-generated music broke headlines last month as a fake “Drake” and “the Weeknd” track shocked the music industry as a viral hit, Heart on My Sleeve.

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