Post by JazzCat on Mar 7, 2008 22:49:10 GMT
Don't let what happened in the States happen in Europe!
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* Stop Copyright Term Extension in Europe!
Charlie McCreevy, the EU's Commissioner for the Internal
Market and Services, wants to nearly double the European
copyright term in sound recordings - from 50 years to an
astounding 95. Join us and stop overextending copyright:
www.soundcopyright.eu/
If you read Commissioner McCreevy's declaration this month
to bring American-style copyright terms for sound
recordings to the EU, you might think that it was all a
done deal. He gave the impression that he had consulted
with everybody who counted in the matter, balanced all the
arguments, and had all the powerful players on his side.
We don't think he has. McCreevy still has to persuade his
fellow Commissioners and the European Parliament before
sound recordings are locked away in Europe for another 45
years. And while the record labels support the government
stretching their contracts far into the future, the facts
stand against term extension. Impartial studies, copyright
scholars, and some of the world's most respected economists
all say that longer terms mean little new wealth for
performers, yet create a disadvantage of a creative world
depleted of its valuable long-promised public domain.
And it's not true that McCreevy and the Commission have
heard from all key figures. They have yet to hear from YOU!
To help the EU's decision makers understand how bad an idea
for innovation and the future copyright term extension is,
EFF has joined forces with Britain's Open Rights Group to
launch a grassroots-led campaign against McCreevy's plans.
Visit Sound Copyright now to learn more (in English, French
or German), and add your voice:
www.soundcopyright.eu/
For more about the Open Rights Group:
www.openrightsgroup.org/
For this complete post by EFF International Outreach
Coordinator Danny O'Brien:
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/02/stop-copyright-term-extension-europe
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* Stop Copyright Term Extension in Europe!
Charlie McCreevy, the EU's Commissioner for the Internal
Market and Services, wants to nearly double the European
copyright term in sound recordings - from 50 years to an
astounding 95. Join us and stop overextending copyright:
www.soundcopyright.eu/
If you read Commissioner McCreevy's declaration this month
to bring American-style copyright terms for sound
recordings to the EU, you might think that it was all a
done deal. He gave the impression that he had consulted
with everybody who counted in the matter, balanced all the
arguments, and had all the powerful players on his side.
We don't think he has. McCreevy still has to persuade his
fellow Commissioners and the European Parliament before
sound recordings are locked away in Europe for another 45
years. And while the record labels support the government
stretching their contracts far into the future, the facts
stand against term extension. Impartial studies, copyright
scholars, and some of the world's most respected economists
all say that longer terms mean little new wealth for
performers, yet create a disadvantage of a creative world
depleted of its valuable long-promised public domain.
And it's not true that McCreevy and the Commission have
heard from all key figures. They have yet to hear from YOU!
To help the EU's decision makers understand how bad an idea
for innovation and the future copyright term extension is,
EFF has joined forces with Britain's Open Rights Group to
launch a grassroots-led campaign against McCreevy's plans.
Visit Sound Copyright now to learn more (in English, French
or German), and add your voice:
www.soundcopyright.eu/
For more about the Open Rights Group:
www.openrightsgroup.org/
For this complete post by EFF International Outreach
Coordinator Danny O'Brien:
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/02/stop-copyright-term-extension-europe
