Directive 2011/77/EU
Directive 2011/77/EU on the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights amended Directive 2006/116/EC and extended copyright terms of recordings from 50 to 70 years. It was passed by the Council of the European Union on 12 September 2011[1][2] after the European Parliament passed it on 23 April 2009 establishing a term of 70 years,[3] lower than the 95 years the European Union Commission had proposed on 16 July 2008.[4]
Purpose of the extension[]
The stated purpose of the extension of the recording copyright term is to "bring performers' protection more in line with that already given to authors - 70 years after their death." The term in Directive 2006/116/EC[5] is 50 years after publishing the performance, or 50 years after the performance if it is not published.
Argument for and against[]
The Impact of Copyright Extension for Sound Recordings in the UK (cited by the European Commission)[6] suggested that the extension to 95 years would increase revenue by £2.2 million to £34.9 million in present value terms over the next ten years. It also suggested that there would "prices of in-copyright and out-of-copyright sound recordings are not significantly different" so that consumers would not be impacted. [7]
The Gowers review of Intellectual Property stated that "is not clear that extension of term would benefit musicians and performers very much in practice."[8] An article written by Dutch academics and published in the European Intellectual Property Review, Never Forever: Why Extending the Term of Protection for Sound Recording is a Bad Idea, concluded that the arguments for copyright extension were not convincing.[9]
See also[]
- Copyright Term Extension Act (United States)
References[]
- ^ Directive 2011/77/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 amending Directive 2006/116/EC on the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights.
- ^ "European Commission - PRESS RELEASES - Press release - Brussels, 12 September 2011 New rules on term of protection of music recordings". europa.eu. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ^ EUROPA - Press Releases - Commission welcomes Parliament vote on copyright term
- ^ EUROPA - Press Releases - Intellectual Property: Commission adopts forward-looking package
- ^ http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32006L0116:EN:NOT Article 3.1
- ^ EUROPA - Press Releases - Commission Proposal on a Directive for Term Extension – Frequently Asked Questions (see , IP/08/1156)
- ^ Price Waterhouse (2006). "The Impact of Copyright Extension for Sound Recordings in the UK" (PDF). (report Commissioned by the BPI). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-06.
- ^ Gowers Review of Intellectual Property "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Andrew Gowers The Gowers Review of Intellectual Property pg 50 section 4.29 - ^ Helberger, Natali; Dufft, Nicole; Van Gompel, Stef; Hugenholtz, Bernt. "Never Forever: Why Extending the Term of Protection for Sound Recording is a Bad Idea" (PDF). Institute for Information Law, University of Amsterdam. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-07-25. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
External links[]
- EC Term of Protection Page
- Directive 2011/77/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 amending Directive 2006/116/EC on the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights
- Procedure : 2008/0157(COD)
- Music copyright to be extended to 70 years for performers
Directive in the news:
- British Recorded Music Industry statement
- [1] [2] BBC News articles on proposed extension.
- Slashdot Article
- Arstechnica Article
- Out-law.com: Special Reports Sign in to my account Topics Intellectual Property European Commission proposes copyright extension Directive
- http://kluwercopyrightblog.com/2011/04/06/o-no-not-again-term-extension/
- Copyright law of the European Union
- 2008 in the European Union
- 2009 in the European Union