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Jared Moya
January 29th, 2006, 11:38 AM
<p>Canada&rsquo;s largest privately owned record label &mdash; which represents such homegrown successes as Avril Lavigne, the Barenaked Ladies and Sarah McLachlan &mdash; has joined one Texas family&rsquo;s fight against the Recording Industry Association of America. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Vancouver-based Nettwerk Music Group has taken up the cause of David Greubel and his family, who are being sued by the RIAA for songs they had indirectly offered through a peer-to-peer file-sharing program installed on their computer. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Although the Greubels&rsquo; computer had more than 600 songs available, the RIAA is seeking damages totaling US$9,000 for the distribution of nine specific songs, including Lavigne&rsquo;s hit &quot;Sk8er Boi.&quot; </p>

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