[A2k] extension of copyright - from FT

[Marko Loparic]

Hello,

I would like to ask the copyrigth experts on the list: do you know of
a single case of a living European musician benefiting from what he or
she made close to 50 years ago? Does this (rhetoric) question gives a
good argument against the copyright extension proposal?

What about saying (also for rhetorical purposes only) that it would
only be possible to accept the seriousness of a moral case of such a
proposal if the extension would be limited to the original authors
only and not any copyright holder? Would that make sense in terms of
law? (Of course I am not suggesting that this would be a good
alternative proposal...)

Marko

2008/12/17 Anne-Catherine Lorrain <aclorrain@gmail.com>:
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> See attached final version of the European Parliament ITRE Committee's
> opinion on the Commission's proposal for a Directive on copyright term
> extension for performers and recording producers (adopted yesterday, 16
> December).
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> ***A moral case for extending copyright*