PERFORMERS' SOUND RECORDING COPYRIGHT

Early day motion 270, tabled 7 June 2005 by Michael Connarty (Labour). Signed by 70 members.

That this House notes that the copyright of performers and recordings made in the United Kingdom and the European Union is limited to 50 years, whereas performers' sound recording copyright continues for 95 years in the USA and for an average of 75 years in most non-EU countries; recognises that UK and EU recording artists are often denied income from the playing of their recordings during their lifetime; and calls on the Government to recognise this as denial of income due to living recording artists for their work and to alter UK and EU copyright laws to correct this injustice.

Signatures by party: Labour 49, Liberal Democrat 8, Conservative 4, DUP 4, Plaid Cymru 2, Scottish National Party 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.