Response: Copyright extension can save old music as well as old musicians

Without firms like mine being able to make a profit, rare recordings would be lostBob Stanley, in his article on the extension of the copyright law for musicians, conflates two things, "copyright reversion" and "copyright expiry" ('Sorry, you don't own your recording', Film & Music, 16 September). The former returns the exclusive copyright to the artist, whereas the latter places the copyright in the public domain, allowing anyone to use the recordings without paying royalties to the artist.Whil...

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