Performers win copyright extension in EU
14 February 2008
James Nurton, London
In a surprise move, the European Commission has revealed plans to extend the term of copyright protection for European performers from 50 years to 95 years
The change will bring the European Union rules on copyright term for sound recordings into line with those in the US.
The Commission will propose a directive before this summer to extend the term in all 27 EU member states. This will then be discussed in the European Parliament and Council of Ministers, and could be adopted in 2009 or 2010.
If it is implemented in the form proposed by the Commission, the move will mean that performers who recorded music in the 1950s and 1960s, such as Cliff Richard, will immediately benefit from an...
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