[Gllug] Some good news - copyright on sound recordings not to be extended

[Alain Williams]

On Wed, Nov 29, 2006 at 02:19:39PM -0000, Adrian McMenamin wrote:
> On Wed, November 29, 2006 2:08 pm, Adam Kelly wrote:
> > On 11/27/06, Martin A. Brooks <martin at hinterlands.org> wrote:
> >> Personally I think copyright should be valid until the death/dissolution
> >> of the holder.
> >
> > Aside from the problem with companies potentially lasting forever, I'm
> > not sure I like the idea that an artist who dies shortly after
> > producing something would lose all rights.
> 
> I'm afraid that is a biological necessity.

I can see that the author/artist's family should benefit if they die young
(rock stars are prone to this). But add a clause that covers the lifetime
of the spouse and also the kids 'till they are 25.

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