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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:Can we just tax copyright already? by demaria · · Score: 1, Redundant

    This is accomplished with income tax. The more your copyright is worth, the more money you make, and thus the more money you pay in income tax.