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Extending Pop Music Copyrights

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the but-of-course dept.

InklingBooks writes "According to TimesOnLine, the UK is considering doubling the copyright term for popular music to 100 years. That means the Beatles' "Love Me Do" and "Please Please Me," scheduled to to go into the public domain in 2013, would earn royalties for record companies until 2063."

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  1. Re:What the? by NetNifty · · Score: 3, Informative

    Same, this is absurd, the rich don't need to get richer. UK people can find their MPs here.

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  2. Re:Why not? by LarsWestergren · · Score: 3, Informative

    Either everyone gets extensions or no one does... it's only fair...

    In the interest of fairness, I propose decapitations for everyone involved in this legislation.

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