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

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

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

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

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

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

Topix — Music's 3R's 01.17.11: Bono and Facebook, the Strokes's Release Date, Fugees Make Nice, More Posted by Lenny Vowels on 01.17.2011 From Kanye West and Jay-Z's new single and Bono buying stock in Facebook to the Strokes releasing a new album, Dire Stra... more info

411 Mania — From Kanye West and Jay-Z's new single and Bono buying stock in Facebook to the Strokes releasing a new album, Dire Straits getting banned in Canada and more, 411's Lenny Vowels breaks down the Right, the wRong, and the Ridiculous from the week in mu... more info

Chorus.fm — *Dire Straits*' (http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dire_Straits) "Money for Nothing" was recently banned (http://www.music-news.com/shownews.asp?H=Dire-Straits-classic-banned-in-Canada&nItemID=38690) by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council for its... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — A censorship watchdog is being defiant after receiving a wave of criticism over its decision to ban the nation-wide broadcast of an uncut Dire Straits song containing the word "faggot." more info