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<<<Gowers considered cutting copyright lifespan 11:19AM, Thursday 26th April 2007
Andrew Gowers has revealed that he considered cutting the 50-year copyright limit on sound recordings in his government-sponsored review of UK intellectual property laws and only decided to recommend that the status quo be retained because it was 'politically prudent' to do so. Gowers told the Out-law podcast that, rather than concede the music industry's demand for longer protection up to 95 years, evidence submitted to the review suggested that there was a strong case for deciding that 50 years is too long....More at: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/shopper/news/111545/gowers-considered-cutting-copyright-lifespan.html