clipped from: www.eff.org But lawmakers in Brussels are only hearing one side of the story from the Commissioner. That's why the campaign against copyright term extension is holding a public meeting in Brussels next week, for you or your MEP to attend free.
Even Europe's own leading copyright experts say the Commission misleads the Council and Parliament. MEPs have still not heard how it would cost European consumers billions, but pay most eligible musicians less than thirty Euros a year, with most of the profits returning to the major music labels. Nor have they investigated its damage to a robust public domain and democratic access to cultural heritage.
As part of the Sound Copyright campaign, the Open Rights Group is holding a public meeting on January 27th in Brussels for MEPs to learn the honest facts on copyright term extension. Write and ask your MEP to attend -- or better still, come along yourself and give your own views.