UK ignores logic, backs 20-year music copyright extension
Ignoring the findings of the Government funded Gowers Report which concluded that copyright extension would yield little benefit Culture Minister Andy Burnham wishes to press ahead with extending copyright for musical recordings by 20 years arguing that there is a moral case.
Only having 50 years to exploit their copyright will leave artists destitute in their twilight years apparently even though evidence suggests that the hypothetical musician that is still popular enough to still be selling records over five decades after they’ve been released but not popular enough that they’ve not made a ton of money over those 50 years doesn’t exist.
