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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:I'll be Bach by NostalgiaForInfinity · · Score: 5, Informative

    Yeah, poor Mozart was buried in an unmarked pauper's grave

    Mozart was buried as a regular citizen. His grave was reused after a decade because that was the custom for all citizens; that wasn't an indication of poverty. The idea that he was buried in a "pauper's grave" is false.

    Mozart's financial difficulties weren't a result of lack of income, but because he spent too much and wasn't prudent with money. He actually made a good amount of money from his works and his performances.