United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been inundated by requests from the country's musicians who are seeking an extension to the current copyright protection period.
The call by the musicians was made via a video message to the Prime Minister, which enlisted over 38,000 performers and producers who united to express their concerns about the loss of income they will incur once the current copyright protection period expires.
At present, the copyright for performers lapses after 50 years. The copyright for authors and composers lasts much longer – up to 70 years after their death.
Performers are now trying to persuade the government to give them an extension on the protection of their work, which would increase the copyright period to 95 years.
Draft amendments to the European Copyright Term Directive, which would extend copyright for all European musicians to 95 years, are currently being considered at European Union level, but the UK is thought to be unsupportive of the proposal.
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