Veteran rockers set for windfall
Ageing rock stars and session musicians will keep receiving royalties for their old recordings for the rest of their lives under a European Union plan.
Performers currently lose the rights to their recordings after 50 years.
Veteran artists like Sir Cliff Richard and Roger Daltrey are among those who have campaigned for it to be extended.
The EU has now announced a scheme for copyright on recordings to last for 95 years. EU governments and the European Parliament still need to give approval.
Under the current regime, the first rock ‘n’ roll recordings will go out of copyright in the coming years.
That means performers, producers and record labels would no longer get paid for sales or airplay, and the songs could be released cheaply by any record label.
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Veteran rockers set for windfall.
July 18th, 2008 at 06:02
the song should be free if it used for non commercial programs, but it will stay 100% royalty for commercial used, well
its my opinion.
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