DURATION OF PERFORMERS' RIGHTS (EDM587)

DURATION OF PERFORMERS' RIGHTS

EDM number 587 in 2007-08, proposed by Neil Gerrard on 13/12/2007.
Categorised under the topics of Arts, Performing arts and Intellectual property.

That this House believes that the term of protection for performers' rights should be increased from 50 years, to ensure that these rights do not expire within the lifetime of the performer; further believes that this change is vital for the unsung heroes of the music industry, not just the stars and household names; considers that it is unfair for performers to lose out on income from their creative work after 50 years, when composers and songwriters can still benefit; understands that upwards of 7,000 artists who recorded songs between 1955 and 1965 have started to lose out on millions of pounds of royalties; and calls on the Government to back the extension of performers' rights at a European level.

This motion has been signed by a total of 38 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Neil Gerrard	13/12/2007	Walthamstow	Labour	Proposed
Janet Anderson	13/12/2007	Rossendale and Darwen	Labour	Seconded
Peter Luff	13/12/2007	Mid Worcestershire	Conservative	Seconded
Pete Wishart	13/12/2007	Perth and North Perthshire	Scottish National Party	Seconded
Kelvin Hopkins	13/12/2007	Luton North	Labour	Seconded
Mike Hancock	13/12/2007	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	13/12/2007	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
Rudi Vis	13/12/2007	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
David Drew	13/12/2007	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Frank Cook	13/12/2007	Stockton North	Labour	Signed
Doug Naysmith	13/12/2007	Bristol North West	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	13/12/2007	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	17/12/2007	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Robert Key	17/12/2007	Salisbury	Conservative	Signed
John Cummings	17/12/2007	Easington	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	17/12/2007	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Ian Gibson	17/12/2007	Norwich North	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	18/12/2007	Gower	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	18/12/2007	Conwy	Labour	Signed
John Austin	18/12/2007	Erith and Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Andrew George	18/12/2007	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	18/12/2007	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	18/12/2007	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Jim Sheridan	18/12/2007	Paisley and Renfrewshire North	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	18/12/2007	Keighley	Labour	Signed
John Robertson	07/01/2008	Glasgow North West	Labour	Signed
Vincent Cable	07/01/2008	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Janet Dean	07/01/2008	Burton	Labour	Signed
Derek Conway	08/01/2008	Old Bexley & Sidcup	Conservative	Signed
John Leech	08/01/2008	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Chris McCafferty	08/01/2008	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Julie Morgan	14/01/2008	Cardiff North	Labour	Signed
John Hemming	17/01/2008	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bill Etherington	21/01/2008	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Mike Gapes	21/01/2008	Ilford South	Labour	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	30/01/2008	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Eric Illsley	05/02/2008	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
David Hamilton	07/02/2008	Midlothian	Labour	Signed

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