.Major Labels Call on Goverment to Curb Piracy

Facing declining CD sales and illegal online sharing, the major-label record industry is calling on the government to help them regulate the piracy. In an e-mail sent yesterday, Jim Urie, president and CEO of Universal Music Group Distribution, also said the industry should try to emulate other countries in negotiating deals with Internet Service Providers. “The government has not responded in a meaningful way to help us address this crisis. My call to action is for all of us to become more aggressive in lobbying our government, more outspoken in drawing attention to the problems caused by piracy and more actively engaged.” The letter concluded with a “call to action” to send an email to legislators, and a link to the effort’s Facebook page, which has 539 friends.

The entire e-mail after the jump.

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