[Upd-discuss] Proposal of the European Commission to extend the rights over airplays from 50 to 95 years

[Richard Stallman]

    On 14th of February, the European Commissioner for Internal marker and 
    Services, Charlie McGreevy, proposed to nearly double the legal protection of 
    performances, taking it to 95[1] years while it was 50.[2]

One consequence is that if you write a song and then perform it, the
copyright on the musical recording would last longer than the
copyright on the music, in some cases.  The copyright would expire
(according to today's law) some 70 years after the death of the
author, and that can be less than 95 years from the time it is
written.

    «I have not seen or heard a convincing reason why a composer of music should 
    benefit from a term of copyright which extends to the composer's life and 70 
    years beyond, while the performer should only enjoy 50 years,»

Just delete the last clause and it becomes correct ;-).