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http://ca.news.yahoo.com/dire-straits-money-nothing-censored-broadcast-panel-rules-20110112-175448-551.html

The 1980s song "Money for Nothing" by the British rock band Dire Straits has been deemed unacceptable for play on Canadian radio.

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furious That sucks.

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It certainly reflects poorly on we Canadians.

However I suspect it may have unintended consequences.

If by simply having the word in a piece without taking context into consideration etc
we will probably see a rise in complaints against religious works
and so forth..for example....using the same rationale.


-- Edited by Chills on Thursday 13th of January 2011 05:21:14 PM

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