http://torrentfreak.com/eu-to-extend-performance-copyright-to-95-years-080714/The IFPI and mediocre artists around the world are rubbing their hands in glee, after a proposal to extend copyright in the EU for another 45 years. The proposal, intended to ‘benefit musicians’, comes up for a vote on Wednesday. On the plus side, at the same time collecting societies are going to have their practices scrutinized.
Well this is just rediculaous, another so called person of power who has been filled full or rubbish
The proposal is supposed to secure the pensions of long forgotten artists. In a statement, McCreevy said “I am not talking about featured artists like Cliff Richard or Charles Aznavour. I am talking about the thousands of anonymous session musicians who contributed to sound recordings in the late fifties and sixties. They will no longer get airplay royalties from their recordings. But these royalties are often their sole pension.”
That has got to be the most stupidest thing i have ever read, musians have made millions, sure the current artisists make more than the ones in the 50-60's but that is the most rediculos comment i have ever heard. If this gets past you can kiss goodbye to ever hearing a remix in your life time, without it being heavily charged upon from the original owners if that was going to happen to you would you bother? I hope this stupid person realises they are wrecking future development of music with such a money endorsed bill.
