21.08.2016 - 15:01 [ Techdirt ]

Recording Industry Whines That It‘s Too Costly To Keep Copyright Terms At Life Plus 50, Instead Of Life Plus 70

We‘ve discussed how ridiculous it is that the TPP includes a provision saying that every country that signs on must make sure the minimum copyright term is life plus 70 years. This will impact many of the countries that negotiated the agreement, which currently have terms set at life plus 50. This was a key point that the recording industry and Hollywood fought hard for.