US Congress mulls extending copyright yet again – to 144 years

guest · May 19, 2018

US Congress mulls extending copyright yet again – to 144 years
Literally the 12th time corporate revenue put ahead of society and culture
May 18, 2018
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/05/18/us_congress_copyright_extension/

The CLASSICS Act being debated in the Senate and House would create a new federal copyright rule for sound recordings made between 1923 and 1972 that would keep them out of the public domain until 2067.

The upshot, however, is that recordings from the 1920s to the 1970s cannot be streamed without a license.
Vanishing point
And that means that everything else is protected to the extent that it can't be played. Until 2067. Although presumably long before then Congress will have passed more laws extending copyright further and further into the future.
While there's still money to be made, you can expect to see that copyright extend an infinitum. Will people in 2067 still be listening to Bing Crosby sing White Christmas? Probably, yes. Cha-ching!
Protect the big guys
There's also another strange side-effect of the CLASSICS Act – it will give the current streaming giants of Pandora, Spotify and Sirius XM a competitive edge over others. Those companies already have agreements – private agreements it should be noted – with record labels that provide better terms that anyone else, now and in future.
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