Indie Pool swings back at "desperate" CIRPA

TORONTO - "This appears to be an act of desperation by an association scared of progress," said Gregg Terrence, president of Indie Pool, about the recent jabs the Canadian Independent Record Producers Association has taken at his company."CIRPA's comments are possibly libelous and are disrespectful to thousands of Canadian artists that signed a petition supporting satellite radio. Let's be clear here, CIRPA represents record companies, lawyers and accountants, not unsigned artists." Indie Pool, which says it represents 20,000-plus Canadian independent recording artists, reinforced its support for all three satellite and subscription radio applications in its release today. CIRPA has come...