Saturday, 4. January 2003
Topic: - on January 4, 2003 at 11:08:28 AM CET
European Copyrights Expiring on Recordings From 1950's
European copyright protection is expiring on a collector's trove of 1950's jazz, opera and early rock 'n' roll albums, forcing major American record companies to consider deals with bootleg labels and demand new customs barriers. 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protection lasts only 50 years in Europe compared to 95 years in the United States, even if the recordings were originally made and released in America.
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