Purnell knows nothing about music talent (artists) is “developed” and is, additionally, concerned about the wrong issue.

I know of no artist talent “developed” by a record company. I know of many artists that were exploited and also ruined by record companies. As it were, these artist almost always changed record labels every few years because they did not like how the way they were were promoted and/or exploited and/or paid by the record label.

I know that many artists resent the exclusive contracts they have to sign so that they can sell records through a label, because the so called exclusive contract makes them slaves of the record company, until the record company decides they ar no longer useful.

The issue of copyright duration can only be analyzed under the theory of how the people are best served with the best music, not how the record companies are served by the law. After all, the purpose of the copyright laws is to promote the creation of literry, artistic and musical works, not wealth for the publishers and the record companies.

It looks like Purnell is concerned about the interest of the music business, and not concerned at all for the good of the people, the music and the artists and seems to be going in the wrong direction.

Durations of copyrights should be reduced so as as to increase the wealth of the people as owners of public domain music at a faster rate. Put it to vote by the people.

Rafael Venegas
http://www.gvenegas.com