What was wrong with a trading block of countries harmonising how it deals with such rights?
What was wrong with a trading block of countries harmonising how it deals with such rights?
Nothing. The problem is the way it has done it. Extending copyright beyond life+50 (minium required by the bern convention) was a serious mistake. Introducing moral rights and resale rights into a common law juristiction makes little sense and causes problems with the right to make contracts.
And that is a bad thing?
Nope, I am in favour of both the current H&S regime and (most of) the EU, I answered a question of fact, not opinion.![]()