Comments on: EC copyright plan good for Golden Oldies

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:03:09 +0000

Considering that most copyrights are owned by record companies, who exactly is benefiting from this? What percentage of the population live to they are 95? not a hell of a lot. So this is effectively a multi-generational pension.

Patents don’t have terms anywhere near this, so why should any other so called ‘intellectual property’ have it? The likes of paul mcartney and michael jackson (who both own portions of the beatles’ catalog) must be rubbing their hands with glee. Could copyright laws be anymore ludicrous?

By: Mostly Harmless

Mostly Harmless — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:56:21 +0000

“musicians – from ageing rock stars to session players – could enjoy a boost to their pensions,â

Bullocks. Session musicians virtually NEVER see royalty payments, EVER. They get their pay for the session, done. No more money, no matter how wildly popular the song may get. As far as artists go, they will not see much of this money. The lion’s share will go to the media conglomos. What a bunch of crap.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:55:30 +0000

I’m sure the claims will be that this is for the artisits and not for the media corporations.

Funny, I have to save the money I earn now for my retirement. Why are ‘artisits’ not able to do this?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:18:52 +0000

The more copyright is extended, the more people will ignore it. Copyright holders grede will be their ultimate undoing.

Think about it. I give my kids as much freedom as I can to make their own choices (within reason). If I start slapping on more and more restrictions, will they be more or less likely to disregard my rules? Society will not abide unlimeted copyrights. Laws that a majority of the population disregard tend not to get enforced, and eventually repealed.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:39:53 +0000

competition amongst royalty collectors = good.