tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post5026627974300754664..comments2024-03-19T06:27:47.905+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Posthumous pleasure for performersVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-29123678181072365212009-04-24T12:28:00.000+01:002009-04-24T12:28:00.000+01:00Oh sigh! This is not a comment on the legislation ...Oh sigh! This is not a comment on the legislation but a weary response to the lack of accurate terminology even among the legislaters. Maybe the European Parliament could have someone proof read their press releases. The extension of term applies for 70 years from the first publication or performance of their recorded performance. Not their song - that is the composer. <I>Oy vey!</I> No wonder the public and the prospective user get confused about all this if there is no understanding of the difference between the copyright in a musical composition, the copyright in a sound recording and the rights attaching to a performance and the performer. I despair.Amanda Harcourthttp://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/amanda/harcourtnoreply@blogger.com