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Big Copyright Extensions: They Just Don't Trickle Down...

Source: Digital Music News
September 17, 2011

It's starting to look obvious: sweeping, long-term copyright extensions simply benefit major labels and rich artists, and few others. And that still seems to be the case for soon-to-be-implemented copyright extensions on recordings in Europe, despite some nods to smaller musicians. The quick catch-up: Instead of 50 years, this latest legislation extends it to 70, which saves a trove of valuable 60s mastersfrom entering the public domain. Predictably, big labels and richer-than-God artists were lobbying for this one, with rhetoric ...
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