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UK Rejects Extending Music Copyright
timrichardson writes "The British Government has rejected extending copyright for sound recordings. This is an important development in the face of trends to extend copyright duration, although it leaves British copyright protection for music recordings at a shorter duration than for written works. The decision came despite fierce lobbying from the large British music industry. The music industry will now lobby directly to the European Commission, but without the support of the national government, its position is significantly weakened. British copyright for music recordings therefore remains at 50 years after the date of release of a recording, in contrast to 95 years in the US and 70 years in Australia."
Oh, shut the fuck up, won't you? That 1% got paid big-time. They made millions, you stupid fuck. They don't *need* any more money, they just *want* more. It's not even remotely analogous to lottery winners, because lottery winners don't demand to keep receiving money, which is all that this is about. Your comment is irrelevant garbage and whoever modded it up needs raping.