Copyright term extension. Is it only a debate about time?
The 1st of November, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills of the United Kingdom made public the implementation of a new regime that extends the term of copyright for sound recordings and performers rights from 50 to 70 years. The UK Minister for Intellectual Property, Lord Younger, has maintained: “the new rules bring lasting benefits for our world class recording artists”. This short review is intended to analyse the advantages and disadvantages of intellectual property right´s extensions.