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Yet another coalition of artists to educate the consumer about the value of music

http://www.wired.com/news/mp3/0,1285,37516,00.html

Musicians Unite for Copyrights

by Brad King

3:00 a.m. Jul. 12, 2000 PDT

While the Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on the future of digital music, an artist-driven coalition against online music piracy kicked off a national campaign Tuesday with full-page advertisements in USA Today, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.

Under the headline "If a Song Means a Lot to You, Imagine What it Means to Us," the ad included endorsements by about 70 recording artists, including Aimee Mann, Alanis Morissette, Barenaked Ladies, Christina Aguilera, and Faith Hill.

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"This is a coalition of artists to educate the consumer about the value of music and the importance of the creators, and to give artists a very powerful voice in the dialogue of technology and music," said Artists Against Piracy executive Noah Stone.

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