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Article: AUTHORS' RIGHTS : EXTENSION OF PERFORMERS' RIGHTS SPARKS CONCERNS AT COUNCIL.
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- December 2, 2009
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Certain delegations at the EU Council doubt the relevance of a legislative proposal intended to extend from 50 to 95 years the duration of the rights of performing artists and performers, in particular studio musicians. This was revealed in a report by the French Presidency of the EU, presented at the Competitiveness Council of 1 December in Brussels.
The idea behind the Commission's proposal for a directive, on the table since mid-July, is to strike a balance with the protection of authors' rights (which last throughout the author's life, then 70 years after his death) by extending its duration. In fact, performers, who are increasingly living beyond the ...