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April 22, 2015 04:18 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/n8O5fCpGvPY/the-great-canadian-copyright-giveaway-copyright-extension-for-sound-recordings
The Great Canadian Copyright Giveaway: Copyright Extension For Sound Recordings
An anonymous reader writes: Despite no study, no public demands, and the potential cost to the public of millions of dollars, the Canadian government announced yesterday that it will extend the term of copyright for sound recordings and performances from 50 to 70 years. The music industry did not raise term extension asa key concern during either the 2012 copyright reform bill or the 2014 Canadian Heritage committee study on the industry. For Canadians, the extension could cost millions of dollars as works that were scheduled to come into the public domain will nowremain locked down for decades.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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