[pp.int.general] Protest certain musicians?

[Brian McNeil]

On Fri, 2009-10-23 at 09:12 -0400, Richard Stallman wrote:
> What musicians you are talking about concretely? Okay, Metallica would 
>     match that. Who else?
> 
> Elton John is one, I think.  In the UK there are several prominent
> musicians campaigning to crack down on sharing.

Cliff Richard is another. But, it isn't just sharing, it's perpetual
copyright by stealth.

EC Directives to extend the term [1], EFF & ORG given a chance to
present their case against [2].




[1]
http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/copyright/term-protection/term-protection_en.htm
[2]
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Lobby_groups_oppose_plans_for_EU_copyright_extension



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