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Australian Music Industry Launches Anti-Harassment Initiative ‘Don’t Be That Guy’
don’t be that guy."This week saw the launch of the Music Industry Collaborative Commitment, a shareable tool and resource for artists to use as they enter into one-to-one situations with collaborators or potential business partners.The Commitment is a set of common-sense commandments, intended to create a platform for safety and confidence for music-makers as they pursue opportunities where, sadly, barriers still firmly exist.The project was designed with the “acknowledgement that there are systemic and harmful power imbalances within the music industry, and a commitment to help create change,” reads a statement.Those issues are said to relate often to gender, sexuality, ethnicity, minority status, age and ability."In a matter of mere days,