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Music Industry Argues Works Entering Public Domain Are Not In Public Interest

Posted by samzenpus on from the watching-out-for-you dept.

An anonymous reader writes: With news that Canada intends to extend the term of copyright for sound recordings and performers, the recording industry is now pushing the change by arguing that works entering the public domain is not in the public interest. It is hard to see how anyone can credibly claim that works are "lost" to the public domain and that the public interest in not served by increased public access, but if anyone would make the claim, it would be the recording industry.

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  1. Re:"It's a Wonderful Life" was in the public domai by arth1 · · Score: 3, Funny

    And low and behold

    Unless you talk to an audience of cows, you want to say "lo and behold".

  2. Re:"It's a Wonderful Life" was in the public domai by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    and an apiary that sits on the ground could be "low and beehold"