Music Copyright In EU Extended To 70 Years

Posted by kdawson on Saturday April 25, 2009 @03:04PM from the how-about-residuals-for-my-lines-of-code dept.

rastos1 writes "The European Parliament extended the copyright in the EU for the performers of musical works from 50 to 70 years. The legislation will be reviewed in 3 years. The European Commission will consider extending the scope to audiovisual works too." So performers will collect for 20 more years from the date of performance; composers' rights already extend to 70 years beyond their deaths. Update: 4/26 at 12:15 GMT by SS: Reader rimberg points out that while the copyright extension was passed in the European Parliament, it is now being held up in the Council of Ministers awaiting further debate on the issue.

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the challenge by timmarhy · 2009-04-25 16:37 · Score: 0, Troll

one whole day without a stupid copyright story. is this technology news or a political rag?

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Re:That's okay by idesofmarch · 2009-04-26 00:29 · Score: 0, Troll

How is this insightful? You propose that an artist be paid based on performance, thereby only compensating him or her for the time on stage. Well, there is a lot of work, sometimes years, that go into creating a single record. What about being paid for that time? People do not want to work for free, and if what you propose is implemented, there will be far fewer works of art to enjoy for everyone.