[78-L] Use it or Lose It: Sony issues Dylan bootlegs

[David Lennick]

This is new to me..for 25 years I've been operating under the "50 from year of 
issue" wording, although some years ago the Canadian copyright specifically 
said "from date of fixing" and "whether directly or indirectly derived (from 
the original plate or film or whatever)".

Confused in Canada (where the copyright is not changing, by the way)

On 2/13/2013 5:46 AM, Christopher Steward wrote:
> My understanding of the situation (at least here in the UK) is this. The copyright period used to start from the end of the year of publication; therefore if a recording was not published it remained indefinitely in copyright. However, in about 1980 that changed: if a recording was unpublished the copyright period was taken from the date of recording. Companies have been able to take the opportunity to publish before the 50-year deadline and thereby extend the copyright.
>     The new law has been agreed by the EU, but has to be ratified by individual countries; I have been told that it should be by November of this year.
>     If anyone can confirm (or otherwise) this it would be very welcome.
>
> Chris
>
> --- On Wed, 13/2/13, Michael Biel<mbiel at mbiel.com>  wrote:
>
>
> From: Michael Biel<mbiel at mbiel.com>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Use it or Lose It: Sony issues Dylan bootlegs
> To: "78-L Mail List"<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Cc: WildcatLeah at gmail.com, "LBiel"<l.biel at verizon.net>
> Date: Wednesday, 13 February, 2013, 6:48
>
>
> From: David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>> Did I miss something? UNRELEASED tracks will become PD? News to me. dl
>
> I think you have a good point here BUT perhaps there might be an
> interpretation that FIXATION places the recording in copyright -- not
> publication -- and that means that (at least in the EC) ALL recordings
> have their clock started at fixation, not publication.  THAT would be a
> real kick in the pants!
>
> Another question -- this hasn't passed yet, has it?  I thought it was
> the proposal that has to be approved one by one by the member countries
> and not go into effect until they all pass it.  Or did I miss something?
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>
> On 2/12/2013 11:14 AM, Cary Ginell wrote:
>> http://www.medialawbytesandpieces.com/2013/02/10/publish-or-perish-sony-releases-compilation-of-50-year-old-bob-dylan-bootlegs-to-comply-with-eu-directive/?goback=.gde_2132883_member_213142359
>>
>> Cary Ginell