A report in Net Music Countdown (and countless other places) states that Excessively rich rock stars like U2, Paul McCartney and Pete Townsend would like to extend their copyright ownership from the current 50 years, to 95.

This is actually quite an old article (December 11th), but still worth mentioning.

The rich guys and gals took out a full page advertisement in the Financial Times backing the campaign to protect their ridiculous financial income for many years after they die.

Yes, that include anti poverty campaigner Bono.  He want to fight poverty while presumably adhering to the old adage that charity begins at home.

Instead of this, why don't we make them earn their copyright.  How about they get their 95 year copyright protection in return for doing the world a favour.  Why not make them promise to not make any more records after (for example) their 30th birthday, keeping popular music a young art.

Just think, no more pretentious anthems.  The world would be spared the paternal moanings of the injustices in the world from the people who have benefitted most from the current set up.

We would have no Barcelona from Freddie Mercury, no U2 after Rattle and Hum, and no more pathetic arthritic performances from the Rolling Stones.  And don't even get me started on the exorbitant prices for tickets for stadium concerts.

Also, Robbie Williams would have had to pack up and retire in 2004.

What do you think?


We could have been spared the pain of this.