Musicians welcome plan to extend copyright term in Europe
21 July 2008
Eklavya Gupte, London
The music industry has warmly welcomed the European Commission’s proposal to pass a directive to extend the copyright term for performers from 50 to 95 years
The plan, which was unveiled on July 16, means that performers will benefit from the same term of protection as authors.
In addition, the copyright term that applies to co-written musical compositions will be harmonized. At present, works with multiple authors may benefit from different terms in different EU member states.
The proposal comes after the Commission said in February this year that it would bring forward legislation to extend the term.
The Commission also adopted a green paper, Copyright in the Knowledge Economy, which highlights the importance of copyright in the development of a modern economy.
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