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The European Parliament, under a lot of pressure from entertainment industry lobbyists, specifically the music industry, is currently considering extending the copyright term in Europe to 95 years. The idea is basically to keep a lot of music recorded in the 60s from entering the public domain, and therefore enable catalog owners to keep making money longer. Many experts and activists believe that wouldn’t really favor anyone apart from the largest rights holders (i.e. the majors) and a handful of big artists.
