Copyright Gone Wrong
At the beginning of this year, the head of the European Commission’s Internal Market and Services Directorate General Charlie McCreevy announced his plan to extend copyright terms for performers and phonogram producers from 50 years today to 95 years (1). The Commission advances the argument that many works from ageing musicians dating back to the 1950’s are about to fall into the public domain. As the Commission proposal explains: Performers usually transfer their most economically significant exclusive copyrights to record companies via contract. In most cases, individual performers have little… Lire la suite »Copyright Gone Wrong