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Record Industry welcomes EU changes to copyright term

article published on 13 September, 2011

Copyright protection extended in European Union from 50, to 70 years. The Directive extends the term of protection for performance and producers of musical works to 70 years, closer to the protection that is offered to authors and composers, which is life + 70 years. It also narrows the gap between the term of protection in Europe and that of other countries and regions, where term of ... [ read the full article ]

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patrick_
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_ 		13. September 2011 @ 05:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ridiculous! 20 years would be more than enough.
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Clam_Up
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_ 		13. September 2011 @ 12:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The abuse of Copyright law is getting so ridiculous that people are going to stop having any respect for it whatsoever. And when that happens, it doesn't take much for people to lose respect for the law in general. Won't that be fun?
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When laws allow unlimited ownership of ideas, it is to a society as iron fusion is to the core of a star.

When verified realities lead us to anger, we must learn to reevaluate our beliefs.
Interestx
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_ 		13. September 2011 @ 15:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Laughably idiotic.
The museum society beckons.
This absolute denial that all man's works are based on the works of others is just a recipe for stagnation & a lack of innovation.

All so greedy corporations (who are the ones driving this nonsense) can continue to rake in profits from individuals work for an indefinite period (their wet dream) & long after the inventors/creators have died.

It's absurd & deeply damaging to society.
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Dr_Shifty
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_ 		21. September 2011 @ 08:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by Interestx:
 can continue to rake in profits from individuals work for an indefinite period (their wet dream) & long after the inventors/creators have died.
One of the reasons for the time extension is because there are recording artists who have racked up 50 years of professional work already. Consider those who started recording at 15 and are now 65. It means they no longer have claim to their own work under the old regime.

The effect would be that anybody could publish their early recordings and the artist gets nothing. Extending the time means they have income from their work until they turn 85.


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