[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
[dvd-discuss] [Off topic] European Copyrights Expiring on Recordings From 1950's
- To: dvd-discuss(at)cyber.law.harvard.edu
- Subject: [dvd-discuss] [Off topic] European Copyrights Expiring on Recordings From 1950's
- From: Kurt Hockenbury <khockenb(at)stevens-tech.edu>
- Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 18:31:16 -0500
- In-reply-to: <20021231220726.18562.qmail@web41203.mail.yahoo.com>
- Reply-to: dvd-discuss(at)cyber.law.harvard.edu
- Sender: owner-dvd-discuss(at)cyber.law.harvard.edu
Record companies are upset because European copyrights are exiring.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/02/international/02CND_COPY.html
"Copyright protection lasts only 50 years in Europe compared to 95 years in
the United States, even if the recordings were originally made and released in
America."
Obviously, the US needs to "harmonize" our copyright law and change our
expiration to 50 years. :-)