[78-L] (Off list) European Sound Recording Copyright Extension

[Kristjan Saag]

Hi, Alan,
Since you posted this to the list: has there been anything more said 
about non-retrospectivity? Confirmations? Denials? Discussions?
Kristjan

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On 2011-09-13 18:54, Alan Bunting wrote:
> The law (when eventually implemented) will NOT be retrospective so Mr. Lennick and I can continue to supplement our meagre incomes with a few more transfers and restorations.
>   
> Alan Bunting
>   
> Here's the offical answer from the UK Intellectual Property Office:
>   In response to your query, the directive provides that the extended term
> for sound recordings and performers' rights (i.e. the 70 year period)
> applies to fixation of performances and phonograms which are still
> protected by the term directive on the date the amending directive must be
> transposed and any such fixations created subsequently.
> So the directive extends copyright/performers' rights protections for
> works where the rights are still in force on the transposition date in the
> directive but it does not revive copyright.
>
> Copyright Enquiries
> Intellectual Property Office.
>
> From: Alan Bunting<alanbuntinguk at yahoo.com>
>