[78-L] Good news on copyright extension

[simmonssomer]

The Czech Republic along with Holland and Denmarkwere always the sanest 
govt's. inEurope.

Al S.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kristjan Saag" <saag at telia.com>
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Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 3:01 PM
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> It may be interesting to know that the previous EU presidency, the Czech,
> also vehemently opposed an extension of copyright for recordings. Which
> indicates an opportunity for individual EU countries to direct the outcome
> of discussions...
> Kristjan
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alan Bunting" <alanbuntinguk at yahoo.com>
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> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 7:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Good news on copyright extension
>
>
>> This news is not surprising and is exactly what I predicted in an article
>> I wrote for the latest issue of the magazine "Journal Into Melody".
>>
>> It summarises the present state of play and may be found here (you need 
>> to
>> scroll down to get to it):
>>
>> http://www.rfsoc.org.uk/news.shtml
>>
>> The piece also reveals that the amended proposal is seriously flawed with
>> changes to the "use it or lose it" and "orpahn works" clauses meaning
>> that, if it became law, in many cases it would allow record companies to
>> retain copyright, even if they don't make the recordings available.
>>
>> Alan Bunting
>>
>> --- On Thu, 3/9/09, Kristjan Saag <saag at telia.com> wrote:
>>
>>> The Swedish minister of justice,Beatrice Ask, today disclosed that
>>> Sweden, holding the EU presidency this year, will not give priority
>>> to the question of copyright extension on recordings. The message was
>>> delivered during a committee hearing in Brussels, today.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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