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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9840

14 February 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/copyright
Committee report recommends extension of copyright in music sector

Brussels, 13/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - In his report on copyright in the music sector, Brian Crowley (UEN, Ireland) backs the European Commission proposal to extend copyright on music recordings from 50 to 95 years.

The report, which was adopted on Thursday 12 February by the European Parliament legal affairs committee, wants performers and producers to continue to receive royalties for a longer time than current legislation provides for. To ensure that performers fully enjoy the additional...

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(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Reconciliation between EU farmers and hunters
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(EU) EP/MEDIA: Internal market committee recommends that young people's access to video games should be more closely controlled
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