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Sir Cliff Richard has backed a new campaign to let performers receive royalties for longer.
According to BBC News Online, Sir Cliff believes performers, who currently receive royalties for fifty years after their performance, should get the same as songwriters, who get royalties for life and seventy years on top.
The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has led the campaign since January 2005. Since then, companies have been allowed to issue songs recorded over fifty years ago in Europe without paying the copyright owners.
According to BBC News Online, Sir Cliff believes performers, who currently receive royalties for fifty years after their performance, should get the same as songwriters, who get royalties for life and seventy years on top.
The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has led the campaign since January 2005. Since then, companies have been allowed to issue songs recorded over fifty years ago in Europe without paying the copyright owners.
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