Copyright

w:copyright

• w:Copyright collective, w:List of copyright collection societies
  • w:Performance rights organisation (PRO), CISAC
    • rights of composers and authors (lyricists) in most countries expire 70 years after their death
  • w:Reproduction rights organisation (RRO) IFRRO
    • IFFRO represents owners of text and image based rights
• other, needs sorting into the above scheme
  • IFPI
  • w:Sound recording copyright
    • Geneva Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms
  • http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4918214.stm - Q&A: Royalty rights for musicians
    • "Performers in the UK receive royalties from record sales and radio airplay for 50 years after a song is released."
    • "The British Phonographic Industry [IFPI member], which represents record companies, says it is unfair to have different rules for performers and composers. It is demanding parity with the US system, where material is protected for 95 years after it is published."