[78-L] Copyright extensions?

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Tue Jul 12 06:55:33 PDT 2011


US companies reissuing European recordings and overseas labels reissuing 
European recordings for sale in the States were already forced out of the 
business by the Capitol/Naxos lawsuits a few years ago, which established that 
recordings in the PD elsewhere were still copyrighted till 2067 in the US. For 
that to change, the PD period in the States would also have to change.

dl

On 7/12/2011 9:40 AM, Julian Vein wrote:

> If eventually passed, how would it affect say US companies reissuing
> European recordings and European companies reissuing US recordings? How
> would it affect reissues already on the market? Would they have to be
> withdrawn from sale?
>
>        Julian Vein
> ________________________


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