In brief
A Directive that would extend performers rights over recordings from 50 to 95 years after the recording, has been proposed by the European Commission. EU competition commissioner Charlie McCreevy says he is committed to ensuring that performers have a decent income and that there “will be a European-based music industry in the years to come”.
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