[Cc-uk] Release the Music! London - 13/11/06

Paul Harkins paul at extrayardmusic.co.uk
Wed Nov 15 07:13:37 EST 2006


Hi Tim,

Have there been any reviews of this event and any word on availability of an online video?

Some surprising and slightly worrying news taken from industry magazine, Five Eight's daily bulletin:

A new consumer study conducted by the BPI/YouGov finds that 62% of consumers feel the copyright period for sound recordings in the UK should be extended from the current 50 years to 95 years (to bring it in line with the US). For 18-29-year-olds, the level of support for a copyright extension rises to 70%. Only 20% of the 2,034 people polled were opposed to an extension in the copyright term while 18% were unsure. The BPI is hoping that these findings will help the music industry's case in the Gowers Review of intellectual property in the UK. As we argued in the May issue of Five Eight, any changes in the copyright term must be accompanied with a set of new provisions for both recording artists and music consumers:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6141038.stm
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,,1945523,00.html

Thank goodness for the British Library!

Paul

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Timothy Cowlishaw 
  To: cc-icommons at lists.ibiblio.org ; UK FreeCulture Discuss List ; Public discussion list ; cc-uk at lists.ibiblio.org 
  Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 10:56 AM
  Subject: [Cc-uk] Release the Music! London - 13/11/06



  The Open Rights Group is doing a free event at Conway Hall,  London,  
  on the 13 November to examine
  whether or not copyright term should be extended for sound recordings.
  If you want to come, then you can sign up online:

  http://releasethemusic.eventbrite.com

  I'd be really grateful if you could forward this event info on to
  whatever lists you may be on which might be relevant, or blog it if
  you're inclined to.

  Hope to see some of you there!


  http://www.openrightsgroup.org
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  Should the term of copyright protection on sound recordings stay at 50
  years or be extended?

  This question has been hanging in the air for the last couple of
  years, with the music industry lobbying government for an extension on
  the grounds that the royalties they earn from old recordings are
  essential to bringing new acts to the stage and supporting ageing
  musicians. They believe that copyright term on sound recordings should
  be the same length as the copyright in the composition, which
  currently stands at life plus 70 years.

  On the other hand, copyright reformers argue that term should remain
  the same in order to protect the public domain and to free the huge
  number of old recordings which are no longer commercially viable and
  therefore not being released by the record labels. They also argue
  that there is a greater economic benefit to allowing works to pass
  into the public domain after 50 years so that new works can be made
  from them and new businesses that specialise in niche markets can
  flourish.

  This question of term extension, along with many others, is now being
  considered by Andrew Gowers in his Review of Intellectual Property
  which was commissioned by the Treasury and is due to report before the
  end of the year.

  The Open Rights Group believes that term extension is such an
  important issue that it deserves focused and rigourous discussion, so
  we've invited people from number of backgrounds to give us their
  thoughts and opinions.

  We would be delighted if you could join us - the event is free to all,
  but places are limited so book now!

  Schedule:

  6.00pm - Registration.
  6.30pm - Keynote by Professor Jonathan Zittrain, Chair in Internet
  Governance and Regulation at Oxford University.
  7.30pm - Panel Discussion, moderated by John Howkins, RSA & Adelphi
  Charter; guests include Caroline Wilson, University of Southampton,
  Faculty of Law; others TBC.
  8.30pm - DJ set by The Chaps, playing a pre-1955 public domain set.
  10.00pm - Close.

  If you sign up, but find you are not able to come, please do let us
  know so we can release your seat to someone else.
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