Sorry for posting a link to a 2009 version of the article, but if you do a Google search you can follow regular updates coming from Europe - vote is scheduled for Sept. 12. Brenda -----Original Message----- From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nelson-Strauss, Brenda Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 8:43 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: EU extends sound recording copyrights Breaking news of the day: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/04/eu-extends-musical-copyrights-by-20-years-eyes-movies-next.ars Brenda Nelson-Strauss Archives of African American Music and Culture Indiana University 2805 E. 10th Street, Suite 180 Bloomington, IN 47408 [log in to unmask] (812) 855-7530