>>3244585>>3244602>>3244605>The rights of authors are protected within their lifetime and for seventy years after their death;[15] this includes the resale rights of artists.[16] For films and other audiovisual works, the seventy-year period applies from the last death among the following people, whether or not they are considered to be authors of the work by the national law of the Member State>The rights of performers last for 50 years from the distribution or communication of the performance, or for 50 years from the performance itself if it had never been communicated to the public during this period.[18] The rights of phonogram producers last for 50 years after publication of the phonogram, or for 50 years after its communication to the public if it had never been published during that period, or for 50 years after its creation if it had never been communicated to the public.[19] The rights of film producers last for 50 years after the communication of the film to the public, or for 50 years after its creation if it had never been communicated to the public during that period.[20] The rights of broadcasting organisations last for 50 years after the first transmission of a broadcast.[21] The European Commission proposed this be extended to 95 years and following this suggestion the European Parliament passed legislation to increase the term to 70 years.Fair enough, guess I'll have to go with another song, but don't musicians count as performers though?
