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

[Kristjan Saag]

Well, let's make it On list then...
K.

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On 2012-01-07 17:03, Kristjan Saag wrote:
> 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>
>>
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