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Members of a Canadian band sent a six-figure invoice to the US military after learning their music was allegedly used to torture prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, CTV news reports.
Skinny Puppy, an industrial rock band from Vancouver, wants $666,000 in royalties for the use of their music “as an actual weapon against somebody.” Keyboardist Cevin Key says the band learned its songs were played at Guantánamo from a former prison guard, who happens to be a fan.
“I am not only against the fact they’re using our music to inflict damage on somebody else but they are doing it without anybody’s permission,” said keyboardist Cevin Key in an interview with CTV …. http://www.thenation.com