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["Marsden, Chris" <marsden AT rand.org>]

Note that Beatles copyrights don't start to expire until 2013 - where does he 
get the idea that it's 2010? Is this a deliberate oversight?


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   1. Letter from MP (David M. Berry)


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Hi all,

I received this letter from my MP, David Lepper, this morning, which  
was a forwarded response from the DCMS (Department of Culture Media  
and Sport). I have a sneaking suspicion that EMI are lobbying hard  
and that the Government is somewhat sympathetic to the only remaining  
big record label in the UK when it starts to talk about its money  
running out....

- David


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David Lepper MP
House of Commons
LONDON
SW1A 0AA

12 July 2005


Dear David,

Thank you for your letter of 30 June to Tessa Jowell enclosing one  
from your constituent, Mr David Berry of xxxxxxx, about the copyright  
term on music.

The music industry is keen to see an extension of the copyright term  
for sound recordings, which is currently set at 50 years. Many UK  
recordings dating from the early 1960s - such as those by The Beatles  
and the Rolling Stones - are still selling well, and companies like  
EMI are concerned about their income streams once these recordings  
start to go out of copyright from 2010.

Despite the report in the press we have not in fact made a decision  
on whether the copyright term on music should be extended. We are,  
however, discussing the issue with other Departments, and have now  
reached agreement to commission an independent study to assess the  = 
pros and cons of change. Any change in copyright term would be a  = 
matter for EU law, so all relevant Government interests, as well as  
our EU partners, would need to be convinced that change is justified  
and in the best interests of UK stakeholders generally.

Yours

James Purnell MP
Minister for Creative Industries and Tourism

DCMS





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