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Wednesday's address looks set to reject music industry calls for an extension of copyright on sound recordings to 95 years from 50
booyah.
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"I don't think anyone involved in music's creation can understand how, after a certain amount of time, it stops being yours and starts being everyone else's," he told Reuters.
"We need to do the groundwork so there is an element of protection for artists and record companies who take a risk with an artist," he added. "That's if we value the entertainment industry and value music in our society."
this just makes my blood boil. how is 50 years not "an element of protection"? if you can't make back your "risky" investment within 50 years, you're sure as hell not going to do it in 45 more. i can't think of someone who has been rewarded more disproportionately to his contribution than the frigging James Bond theme guy.
