Sound vote delayed

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Amid intense lobbying in the European Parliament
next Monday's vote on the proposal to extend the
term of copyright has been struck off in a shock
move. Following a meeting of the presidents of
the political groups in the European Parliament
on Tuesday, and with controversy and a lack of
consensus surrounding the proposal, MEPs have
delayed voting till the end of April - just before
this summer's European elections. A trialogue
discussion between the European Commission,
Council and Parliament, set for the end of March,
will now attempt to broker a deal to see if the
directive will be allowed to pass.



MEPs are waking up to the reality that the
proposal to extend copyright term doesn't do what
it says. It's a terrible and unworkable instrument
that will do nothing but bring copyright into
disrepute in the eyes of consumers. If you're
concerned about the need for a fair and balanced
copyright framework you must contact your MEPs now
(1). Make your voice heard!
In other news this week Professor Martin Kretschmer,
Director of the Centre for Intellectual Property
Policy & Management Bournmemouth, and Horace Trubridge,
Assistant General Secretary of the British Musicians'
Union, have been debating the copyright term extension
proposal
(2). Additionally copyright creators in the Association
for Fair Audiovisual Copyright in Europe have launched
a petition against the proposal
(3). But right now the most important thing is to contact
your MEPs
(4) and tell them why copyright term extension is a bad idea
(5)! Use our web banners (6) and spread the word.

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