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Term extension Private Members Bill stopped in tracks

Posted by Becky in Copyright, Intellectual Property, Release The Music at March 7th, 2008

Thanks to everyone who wrote to their MPs over the last few weeks to ask them to object to Pete Wishart’s Private Members Bill to extend copyright term.

I’m pleased to report that an honourable member did indeed object to the Bill when it came round. He is as yet unidentified (although Hansard will hopefully reveal all over the weekend). You can spot him on the far left of the screen, sitting in the front row of the Labour benches at exactly 04:56:57 in this video of the day’s proceedings in the Commons. Look closely - is that your elected representative standing up for your rights?

Because there was no time debate the Bill, the second reading will happen again next Friday. So there’s still time to write to your MP and ask him or her to represent you on this issue. And if you haven’t already, please do sign our petition against copyright term extension in Europe.

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4 Responses to “Term extension Private Members Bill stopped in tracks”

  1. Ian M Says:
    March 7th, 2008 at 9:50 pm

    Not mine (Jim Fitzpatrick) as he said he wouldn’t be there for the debate, but he did say he would write to the Minister responsible on the issue, so it is possibly that person?

  2. Eikoku Says:
    March 8th, 2008 at 12:22 am

    No point in getting exercised by a private member’s bill - any extension must come from Brussels.

  3. Becky Says:
    March 10th, 2008 at 10:43 am

    @Eikoku - take a look at http://www.soundcopyright.eu for our campaign in Brussels.

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    March 15th, 2008 at 4:00 pm

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