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5713 days ago
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The Mosh Pit 1.28.2011: Canada Bans “Money For Nothing”?

5768 days ago
411 Mania — Last week Canadian officials banned “Money For Nothing” by Dire Straits. Was it for a good reason or is there a bigger problem? 411's Dan Haggerty investigates as he looks at the controversy to see if it's all just a case of life... more info
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Radio stations confused over ruling to ban 'Money for Nothing'

5772 days ago
CNN Showbiz — Canada's broadcast regulator, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, has put pressure on the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council to reconsider its decision to ban Dire Straits' 1985 hit "Money for Nothing" from Canadian air... more info
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Canada watchdog wants review of Dire Straits ruling

5775 days ago
Reuters — TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's broadcast regulator has jumped into the furor surrounding a Grammy Award-winning Dire Straits song from the 1980s, calling on an industry watchdog to reconsider its decision that the lyrics should be censored. more info
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CRTC wants Dire Straits review

5775 days ago
Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Canada's broadcast regulator has asked the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council to review its ban of the original version of the hit song Money for Nothing. more info
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Canadian radio won't play the 1980s Dire Straits song Money For Nothing as it contains the word "faggot". Progress or preposterous?

5777 days ago
Guardian Music — Some Dire Straits fans are up in arms, but others regard the word as unacceptable for public broadcast in 2011. Where do you stand? more info
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Dire Straits' homophobic faux-pas | Sady Doyle

5778 days ago
Guardian Music — The use of 'faggot' in Money for Nothing is a known issue, so let's not let a synthetic censorship row obscure the real issueSo, it's finally happened: the people of Canada will never again be terrorised by Dire Straits. Money for Nothing – yes, th... more info
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Dire Straits ban may face challenge

5778 days ago
Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — The federal broadcast regulator may be asked this week to overturn a decision by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council that banned the airing of an original 1985 song by Dire Straits. more info
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Dire Straits' Money for Nothing banned on Canadian radio

5779 days ago
Guardian Music — Industry standards council rules song's repeated use of an anti-gay slur makes it unsuitable for broadcastCanada's radio watchdog is defending a controversial decision to ban the uncut version of Dire Strait's 1985 hit Money for Nothing. Despite many... more info
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Consumers' group wants appeal of song ban

5779 days ago
Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — A consumers' group is urging the federal broadcast regulator to review a controversial decision by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council that banned the airing of an uncut Dire Straits song from 1985. more info
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