Copyright: Stayin' Alive?
Robin Gibb, best known as a member of the disco trio the Bee Gees, told BBC News that he plans to campaign for a change to copyright laws on behalf of musicians in the United Kingdom. Performers there receive royalty payments for 50 years, at which point their work enters the public domain.
"Artists should be getting royalties for the records that they make for life," Gibb said in an interview. The singer has just been named president of CISAC, a group representing creative artists around the world.
The 57-year-old singer wants to launch a record label for U.K. artists, giving them easier access to digital download stores like iTunes. "There are still many major writers who still don't own their catalogue," he said. "It's a moral issue that people should get a bigger piece of the pie."
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