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MEPs will vote next month on whether to approve the new copyright legislation. (Photo: European Parliament)

MEPs vote to extend music copyrights

Members of the European parliament's legal affairs committee voted on Wednesday (12 February) in favour of new legislation that will increase the duration of music copyrights from 50 to 95 years.

If approved at the parliament's plenary session next month, performers and producers would receive royalties over the extended period dating from the first publication or performance of their song.

However some MEPs within the legal affairs committee criticized the draft legislation sayi...

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MEPs will vote next month on whether to approve the new copyright legislation. (Photo: European Parliament)

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