tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post114353547720149908..comments2024-03-29T13:59:42.629+00:00Comments on The IPKat: SOUND RECORDINGS - DUE FOR LONGER COPYRIGHT? AND WHERE EXACTLY IS MELTON MOWBRAY?Verónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-1143540988252798982006-03-28T11:16:00.000+01:002006-03-28T11:16:00.000+01:00"Merpel asks, what will benefit the public more: e..."Merpel asks, what will benefit the public more: extension of protection so that businesses will be tempted to invest in the continued provision of old recordings in enhanced formats, or the refusal to extend rights in order that a competitive market be allowed to develop for the provision of those recordings."<BR/><BR/>I agree that there are no garantees that such a market of unprotected works would be very competitive. However, at least there would be a market as long as someone is interested, which will not be the case for most of the protected but not-so-valuable works.<BR/><BR/>Also, the public benefit of those enhanced formats is quite dubious... Fifty years ago, that's almost the sixties, not exactly an age were recordings were distributed on punch cards I think.<BR/><BR/>(Of course I didn't not study the impact of copyright term extensions and I almost don't remember the times before the arrival of the CD.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com