How copyright extension in sound recordings actually works

[OpenRightsGroup]

@psyjunta The principle of copyright is not the issue, but the length of term.

[tonygkent]

In the event of copyright extension proposals becoming law in the UK it is highly unlikely that such legislation will be made retroactive, i.e. it will only apply to sound recordings published after the law is passed. Recordings currently out of copyright will remain in the public domain. Therefore all the figures being bandied about are fairly irrelevant.

[OpenRightsGroup]

@tonygkent That's not correct, the legislation tabled is clearly retroactive and aimed at keeping 60s back catalogues under major label's control

[SorryWereOutOfNames]

Artist copy all the time, some even call this inspiration. we should be freely mixing and remixing eachothers work without any copyright problems. These rules are devastating for creativity.

[mattkaythetimelord]

booooooooooooring

[keddewow]

soo can i go on limewire and download some songs for own use? is it only illegal if i sell it?

[ConstantC4]

copyright is bu****shit.

Also tolstoi hated copyright.

[GhostFramez]

Excellent idea!! We all love it! Specially on youtube, where we spend money and the world does earn it!!! /Sarcasm

[epfsoad]

everyone go to my channel and watch my protest video called why copyrights suck because soon youtube will no longer be about what you want but what the law does join the fight

[KlonoaKawaiiDesu]

i didn't know they did that in europe, but i think they probably did that too here in the states. why would someone want to extend the copyright of a song or album infanatly??? i don't see the point of doing that. @.@

[Philidor777]

At 1:53 to be fair the people making the CD's, extracting the crude oil to make the plastic to make the CD and covers, the assembly maintainers, programmers (IE: recorders, adds the WMG or whatever label binary code to identify it as a WMG CD no matter what name you give the file extension), and custodians are covered in that 90%. However a good portion of that 90% still goes to overpaid executives.

[pengy626]

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[brynolf11]

Jeez... those troglodytes are really fighting for their lives now... Sadly it seems to work out for them.

[Krapster]

Act now! Vote is tomorrow, April 23rd!

Record company exploitation of artists worldwide must be stopped.

[theerealgaryhill]

These greedy dinosaurs have bled artists & public dry for long enough. They go after youtube because it has money, nobody is

making money from posting lo res vids, we do it because we love the music & want to pass it on,this draconian policing

of youtube is unworkable & pisses off a large proportion of people but of course these greedy bastards only care about one thing,MONEY, as somebody who lost

their channel,Account permanently disabled over this issue, I will actively

oppose any extension.

[theerealgaryhill]

Enough,these greedy bastards have bled artists & public dry for long enough.This ultra heavy handed policing of youtube shows how desperate these dinosaurs are,they are willing to piss off a significant proportion

of people by forcing youtube to suspend accounts permanently. Having lost my channel & 125 videos,over one Warners owned song makes me very angry, The public needs to wake up to just how unjust the law is in this regard.With you all the way chaps,Buona fortuna

[phaloxxx]

this is just grossly unjust , why should people be giving 4x to the record label who just sits on there ass doing nothing....just stupid and wrong....greedy mother fuckers should be in jail

[GegoXaren]

+1 to this video

[C37p8]

The only interests of the EU is:

To support the big companies!

They give a f*** on the wishes of the small man.

[ClemProductions]

I think you should have actually laid down some ground facts about copyright at the start - although I do agree with you about the extensions.

People are moaning all over Youtube about having their videos muted or removed because they either sang someone elses song, or had it in the background. (The WMG)

Facts are: you don't own the right to broadcast somebody elses material without paying them! It is not yours. Just cos you buy a cd, you don't have any rights beyond to play it.

[BangMan007]

Geez, even 50 years is much too long to hold a copyright for sound recordings.

As an example of how crazy this is, let's say there's a tradesman specializing in decorative iron work for homes. Why shouldn't he get paid every time the home gets sold within a 50 or 95-year period? After all, isn't every new owner of the home getting to benefit from his creation?

It's all INSANE.

[Avionicgenius]

Don't worry this madness won't last forever.

With a new zietiguist this along with other ideas, philosphy's and laws will change.

[CursedExistence]

well explained for everyone to understand. I will be showing this to all my non-IP-activist friends in order to spread some awareness.

[artman40]

In theory, copyright lasts only in certain about time. In practice, it can be extended almost infinitely. Something must be done about that.

[trollamos]

I disagree with the ending, the public largely knows, and will be even surer if this passes, exactly who it is supposed to benefit. That's largely why we don't care about respecting copyright anymore.

[Evi1M4chine]

I think that long before the 95 years, there will be no music companies anymore. Who needs them right now anyway? Production? Get a computer, your instrument(s), and the software.

Marketing? Any marketing company can do that. Reproduction? Who needs physical media? Just put them on your web site and add paypal. Finito.

And the average customer could not care less. He gets himself a file-sharing client, pulls the files, and is done with the case.

[josebuleo]

Thank you for the valuable information.

[bimhimbim]

Charlie McCreevy has to go. The proposal of the Commission is a huge scandal!

[homelessbones]

It is possible to have a version with english subtitles to translate to spanish language??? I will to post but I can translate from english spoken

Thanks.

I'm musician

[MossHallJedi]

Fergal Sharkey supports copyright extension and fronts a lot of industry debate on the subject. Perhaps he'd like to post a response to this?

[Dynamoace]

It should be mentioned that if a extension is made, it would also have a knock on effect elsewhere. Copyright would then be considered a joke, with a possibility that it would effect other economic areas as well.

Good video about this, please users,reforms are needed, not dead horses.

[peewack]

absolutely clear: alive musicians and the people loss.

[A60stock]

The proposal smells of an industry in terminal decline catching at straws. It does sod all for struggling artists. Its a pity the EU has fallen for it. Its also a numbers game. The more who write to their MEPs complaining the better.

[littleshoemaker]

absolutely.