[Fmpro] British Panel Recommends Against Copyright Extensions

[Dana from Serious Vanity Music]

>From digitalmusicnews.com on 11/28:

British Panel Recommends Against Copyright Extensions

A governmental review will soon recommend against extending copyright terms 
on sound recordings in Britain, according to an early tip from the BBC. 
Currently, a creative work is protected for 50 years, though labels have 
recently rallied to extend the term significantly. The Gowers Review of 
Intellectual Property noted that it will "reject calls from record companies 
and some artists for copyright to last 95 years," though the decision is 
merely a recommendation. Several groups protested the recommendation, 
including the BPI and IFPI. "We have let our manufacturing industry slip 
away," said IFPI chairman John Kennedy. "Will we now show the same lack of 
support for our creative industries?" The official report is scheduled for 
release during the first week of December.

Story by news analyst Alexandra Osorio

Dana Detrick-Clark
Serious Vanity Music
http://www.seriousvanity.com