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There’s quiet satisfaction across large parts of the music industry as Europe formally extends the copyright term on sound recordings from 50 to 70 years. The music business fought off a rearguard action from Pirate Party MEP Christian Engstrom – whose raging against the corruption of the European Parliament may have eased the …

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  1. Tony Paulazzo
    Unhappy

    What's wrong with my spelling? The it apostrophe s was iPads stupid mistake, and I guess Rupert Murdoch hasn't been bullying politicians for years? Ie the entertainment media manipulating politics.

    Also - 'have seem to have'

    I may be guilty of downloading a few tv shows but that's pretty much it. I agree with copyright for the artist, lasting about twenty years, but, like patents, it's been subverted.

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  2. Graham Lockley

    Late reply to the AC

    Sorry, haven't been following this thread so didn't reply straight away.

    >If you understood how copyright works you would see how daft your proposal is. Unfortunately most Copyright Commentards know jack shit about it - they just want to rant about Big Corps.

    Reread my post, it wasn't a BigCorp rant. A daft suggestion ? Then how daft is it that people put software/images etc. up on the net with the 'free for personal use' provisio and it tends to be respected ? Are you suggesting its difficult to define commercial/non commercial use ?

    Back in your cave you anonymous troll ;)

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