Why Burton Cummings is trying to stop his old band from playing his songs

Elamin sits down with Burton Cummings, the former frontman of The Guess Who, to talk about the legal action he's taking against his old band. It's aimed at preventing the current version of The Guess Who from performing the classic songs that Burton wrote while they're out on the road. Burton Cummings explains why he's taking these unprecended measures. Plus, last week the Writers Guild of Canada voted in favour of striking should its current negotiations for a new labour deal with Canadian film studios and distributors hit a stalemate. Elamin speaks with screenwriter Anthony Q. Farrell to find out what’s at stake in these negotiations. 00:00 Intro 00:27 Burton Cummings 15:50 Writers Guild of Canada Strike Commotion's IG:   / commotioncbc   🎧 More Commotion episodes:    • Playlist   ✨ Like this podcast? You might like Front Burner. Listen here: https://link.chtbl.com/oaZJVvxu 👉 Subscribe for more:    / @cbctruecrime   This podcast is part of the CBC Podcasts family. Find this podcast and others at https://cbc.ca/podcasts Thank you for listening