Ranguvar
17th July 2008, 05:04
The IFPI and mediocre artists around the world are rubbing their hands in glee, after a proposal to extend copyright in the EU for another 45 years. The proposal, intended to ‘benefit musicians’, comes up for a vote on Wednesday. On the plus side, at the same time collecting societies are going to have their practices scrutinized.
http://torrentfreak.com/eu-to-extend-performance-copyright-to-95-years-080714/
As we mentioned earlier in the week, EU commissioner McCreevy has been pushing for a longer copyright period for recorded performances. This proposal has now passed the commission and is on the way to the parliament. The upside however, is that the commission also aims to break music royalty monopolies.
http://torrentfreak.com/eu-commission-vote-to-extend-copyright-break-royalties-monopolies-080717/
http://torrentfreak.com/eu-to-extend-performance-copyright-to-95-years-080714/
As we mentioned earlier in the week, EU commissioner McCreevy has been pushing for a longer copyright period for recorded performances. This proposal has now passed the commission and is on the way to the parliament. The upside however, is that the commission also aims to break music royalty monopolies.
http://torrentfreak.com/eu-commission-vote-to-extend-copyright-break-royalties-monopolies-080717/