Canadian Label opposes RIAA's P2P Lawsuits

Canadian-based artist label and management company Nettwerk Music Group has joined the fight against the RIAA on behalf of consumers who wish to download music. "Suing music fans is not the solution, it's the problem," stated Terry McBride, C.E.O of Nettwerk Music Group. "Litigation is not 'artist development.' Litigation is a deterrent to creativity and passion and it is hurting the business I love," insists McBride. "The current actions of the RIAA are not in my artists' best interests." Nettwork has agreed to pay legal fees and any fines awarded against the the family of a 15 year-old American girl targeted by the RIAA for downloading music, including Canadian artist Avril Lavigne's "Sk8tr Boy" and MC Lars' tune, "Download This Song".