Lily Rejoins P2 Debate, Artists Coalition Backs Her
Despite statements on her Twitter page that she was dropping out of the anti-piracy debate, Lilly Allen did attend a meeting of the Featured Artists Coalition yesterday in London. Allen. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2009/09/lily-allen-rejoins-p2-debate-artists-coaliton-backs-he
Despite statements on her Twitter page that she was dropping out of the anti-piracy debate, Lilly Allen did attend a meeting of the Featured Artists Coalition yesterday in London. Allen is not a member of the group, but her speech drew cheers from the audience of artists, many of whom then signed a statement of support.
FAC's artists members are advocating for a less stringent three strikes approach that warns a the heavy offender twice and then throttles back their internet access to make p2p use difficult. Here is the complete text of the statement issued yesterday and a complete list of the artists who signed on:
Our meeting also voted overwhelmingly to support a three-strike sanction on
Signed:Tim Rice-Oxley (Keane)Jamie TurnerAdriano Buffone (Raygun)Allan BradburyHelienne LindvallTony CreanAndrew Laidlaw (Lucksoul)Isard HaasakkerTony Morrelli (The Fire Escapes)Jean-Baptiste Pilon (The Fire Escapes)Mark Headley (The Fire Escapes)Hal Ritson (The Young Punx)Billy BraggBen WardKarl HarrisonHoward JonesTjinder Singh (Cornershop)Phil SimpsonAthleenSteve JonesJohn ReynoldsSandie ShawDavid Rowntree (Blur)Ed O’Brien (Radiohead)Alan Sharland (The Hoosiers)Martin Skarendahl (The Hoosiers)Steven Hogarth (Marillion)Mark Kelly (Marillion)Guy ChambersPatrick WolfSam Duckworth (Get Cape Wear Cape Fly)Jamie AllenToby SebastianJames KellyBeryl MarsdenGeorge JonesRoss Millard (The Futureheads)Stax DempseyRona SentinarFran Healy (Travis)Karl AddyNathan Taylor (The Young Punx)Josh AllegroAli Howard (Luckysoul)David ArnoldLucy Pullin (The Fire Escapes)Annie LennoxLily Allen (Not a Member of the FAC)George Michael
