Jul 5
Davey on Copywrite
David Cameron is trying to show how “with it” he is by backing the extension of copywrite to 70 from 50 years, Music Week is reporting. Of course, being Cameron there is a catch. He wants the music biz to look at what they are releasing.
Music helps encourage truancy, gun crime and misogyny, he suggested - arguing that the music business had a responsibility to help tackle the issue.
He seems to miss the point that the music business will only sell music of this type if people buy it. We all know how fast the music business will drop a genre if its not selling very well. Just ask the glam rockers of the 80s if you want the skinny on this.
I wonder if Davey Boy realises that extending the copywrite to 70 years only helps the big boys in the business and does little to foster new talent. Despite what record companies might say, extending copywrite, is the least of their concerns right now. But at least it makes a break from their constant whingeing about “downloading”.
Postscript: I would be amiss if I did not plug my music biz paper for the Economic Resource Council. The commissioning editor for the piece informed me recently that it was the most linked and downloaded paper they have ever released.
Hat tip: Julian.
Tim has written on the subject. Not surprisingly we agree on this initiative from Cameron. Oh, DK has weighed in on this latest idea from Cameron.
As you may or may not already be aware, members of the Watcher’s Council hold a vote every week on what they consider to be the most link-worthy pieces of writing around… per the Watcher’s instructions, I am submitting one of my own posts for consideration in the upcoming nominations process.
Here is the most recent winning council post, here is the most recent winning non-council post, here is the list of results for the latest vote, and here is the initial posting of all the nominees that were voted on.
