Interesting article in M the in-house publication of the PRS/MCPS by
Andrew Gower, the ex-Financial Times editor and Chair of the
Government's review into Intellectual Property:
<quote>
One issue in particular has drawn masses of attention and voluminous
submissions: the length of copyright term on sound recordings. We
have learned submissions from Pink Floyd calling for an extension –
not to mention a campaign fronted by performers whose 50-year-old
recordings are about to lose copyright protection.
The consumer organisations also have strong things to say on this,
proving that there is more than one side to every argument. The issue
is an explicit part of the Gower Review's remit, and we'll be
conducting our own work on the likely costs and benefits of term
extension.
</quote>
Gower, Andrew (2006). Comment: Fathoming IP's Future. M. MCPS/PRS
Members Music Magazine. Issue 20. June 2006. pp 50
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