ats:
"In a sop to the industry, Mr Cameron also used his speech to promise to extend copyright for sound recordings from 50 to 70 years to guarantee performers and producers a "pension" and bring them more in line with composers. This could boost the music industry's profits by £3.3bn over the next 50 years, he suggested."
Just in case you needed more reasons why voting for the Tories would be an utterly stupid idea.
David:
Because the music industry really needs its profits boosted.
ats:
Note the emphasis there -- "the music industry", not the people who actually write and play music.
David:
That had not escaped me. Artists tend to get royally fubared by the record labels.
ats: "In a sop to the industry, Mr Cameron also used his speech to promise to extend copyright for sound recordings from 50 to 70 years to guarantee performers and producers a "pension" and bring them more in line with composers. This could boost the music industry's profits by £3.3bn over the next 50 years, he suggested."
Just in case you needed more reasons why voting for the Tories would be an utterly stupid idea.
David: Because the music industry really needs its profits boosted.
ats: Note the emphasis there -- "the music industry", not the people who actually write and play music.
David: That had not escaped me. Artists tend to get royally fubared by the record labels.