European Copyrights Expiring on Recordings From 1950's

 From the NY Times:

European Copyrights Expiring on Recordings From 1950's

European copyright protection is expiring on a collector's trove of 1950's jazz, opera and early rock 'n' roll albums, forcing major American record companies to consider deals with bootleg labels and demand new customs barriers.

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/02/international/02CND_COPY.html?pagewanted=1

Amalyah Keshet
Director of Image Resources & Copyright Management The Israel Museum, Jerusalem www.imj.org.il Board of Directors, the Museum Computer Network www.mcn.edu Received on Thu Jan 02 2003 - 22:10:47 GMT