September 22, 2009
Elton John backs crackdown on music piracy
Illegal filesharing is dividing the music world with Lily Allen and Elton John taking issue with a group called the Featured Artists Coalition, who include Annie Lennox and Billy Bragg. The Guardian reports.
Sir Elton John has come out in support of measures to crack down on music piracy by cutting off the internet connections of persistent illegal filesharers.
In a letter to the business secretary, Lord Mandelson, he said: "I am of the view that the unchecked proliferation of illegal downloading (even on a "non-commercial" basis) will have a seriously detrimental effect on musicians, and particularly young musicians and those composers who are not performing artists."
The letter comes as talks to heal a growing rift in the music industry over piracy broke down today , with a group of artists including Pink Floyd's Nick Mason, Billy Bragg and Tom Jones accusing labels of stubbornness.
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