Day: 1 September 2016

UK public consultations on changes to CDPA 1988 and the Duration of Copyright and Rights in Performances Regulations 1995

Published 1st September 2016

This technical consultation covers the proposed changes to Schedule 1 CDPA to ensure equal treatment of copyright works made prior to 1 June 1957; and the amendment and repeal of some of the 1995 Regulations to ensure compliance with Article 2 of Directive 2001/29/EC 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (InfoSoc Directive).

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PRS for music’s public comment on collective management rules review

Published 1st September 2016

Any restrictions on ASCAP or BMl’s ability to administer PRS’s repertoire effectively in the US will directly prejudice the royalties flowing to PRS’s members and undervalue PRS’s members’ musical works in the US.

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